The Titanic is really a wreck that's under assault from the environment.

You'd wreck the economy. That's the difference.

Sometimes she makes you very sad....she touches something in you, and you've begun to touch back. - Bob Ballard

One of the things they do is bombard (organic materials, such as leather) with gamma rays radiation to kill whatever bacteria might be lurking inside of it, ... In some cases the artifacts are freeze-dried to achieve the same thing. In other cases they have to be placed in a biocide solution that kills the bacteria.

One of the things they do is bombard (organic materials, such as leather) with gamma rays radiation to kill whatever bacteria might be lurking inside of it. In some cases the artifacts are freeze-dried to achieve the same thing. In other cases they have to be placed in a biocide solution that kills the bacteria.

It's all up front. He just became increasingly uncomfortable in this increasingly transparent environment.