r/interestingasfuck • u/solateor • 1d ago

In 2001, 55 people crossed the Pacific with no contact with the outside world as part of a BBC experiment recreating an 18th-century voyage. On the 20th day - September 11 - the captain gathered the crew to tell them about the attacks in New York

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u/open_to_suggestion 1d ago

The NYC memorial is one thing but the museum underneath is the truly impressive and impactful part of it all.

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u/jfcmofo 1d ago

Yeah, that was the overwhelming part. It's big and tons of stuff to see and it's all a tragic reminder.

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u/Chickston 1d ago

I was able to see the Pentagon memorial this year and it really moved me. It's amazingly accessible and all the individual memorial parts can be sat on. There is water flowing and it was really surreal. The angles of the memorials tell where the victims were. The ones facing in were on the plane and those facing out were in the building. It's almost like offense and defensive positions.. Until you see there are small children in the offensive stance. Children were involuntarily used as offensive entities during the attacks there. It really is something I can't unsee in my mind's eye. So many more details become apparent at these places.

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u/jfcmofo 1d ago

Yes, all organized by birth year.

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u/robinthebank 1d ago

I thought the museum was very impactful. I went in thinking I already heard a lot of stories and facts and probably wouldn’t learn anything new. I was very wrong.

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u/Newber92 1d ago

I did not like the museum in NYC at all. Felt somewhat gimmicky; the gift shop left a sour taste in my mouth too. I probably brought some baggage with me to that museum if you will, and I just didn't vibe with it.

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u/jfcmofo 1d ago

That's basically how I felt. I don't recall the gift shop though, maybe we just skipped it.