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Hilwo — 10 years ago(October 07, 2015 12:54 AM)
No, Del just sort of latched onto Neal because he liked him and didn't want to be alone.
http://www.trespasser.nl/misc/pta/pta.pdfPlanes, Trains and Automobiles script
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jpowers4667 — 10 years ago(November 21, 2015 09:44 PM)
I think it was more or less a matter of blind luck. Up until the entire credit card scenario, that is. It wasn't really until that point that Dale found a friend in Neil, and somewhat latched onto him out of loneliness. Which we don't realize until the third act.
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the_la_baker — 9 years ago(July 12, 2016 09:11 PM)
You want to see too coincidental? Check out 'Futility', or the 'Wreck of the Titan'(1898).
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Although the novel was written before the RMS Titanic was even conceptualized, there are some uncanny similarities between both the fictional and real-life versions. Like the Titanic, the fictional ship sank in April in the North Atlantic, and there were not enough lifeboats for the passengers. There are also similarities between the size (800 ft (244 m) long for Titan versus 882 ft 9 in (269 m) long for the Titanic), speed (25 knots for Titan, 22.5 knots for Titanic) and life-saving equipment.
Beyond the name, the similarities between the Titanic and the fictional Titan include:
Both were triple screw (propeller)
Described as "unsinkable"
The Titan was the largest craft afloat and the greatest of the works of men (800 feet, displacing 75,000 tons, up from 45,000 in the 1898 edition), and was deemed "practically unsinkable" (as quoted in Robertson's book).
Shortage of lifeboats
The Titanic carried only 16 lifeboats, plus 4 Engelhardt folding lifeboats, less than half the number required for her passenger and crew capacity of 3000.
The Titan carried "as few as the law allowed", 24 lifeboats, which could carry less than half of her total complement of 3000.
Struck an iceberg
Moving at 22 knots, the Titanic struck an iceberg on the starboard side on the night of April 14, 1912, in the North Atlantic, 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) away from Newfoundland.
Moving at 25 knots, the Titan also struck an iceberg on the starboard side on an April night in the North Atlantic, 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) from Newfoundland (Terranova).
Sinking
The Titanic sank, and more than half of her 2200 passengers and crew died. Of the Titanic's crew and passengers, 705 survived.
The Titan also sank, and more than half of her 2500 passengers also drowned. In fact, only 13 ultimately survived the disaster.
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