So what times are the Tyfons sounded? I'd like to know that in case I ever pay the old girl a visit some day. I hear tell they used to have longer notes sounded on them, but it's all short blasts now.
@Rocky54167 They are steam horns, technically Tyfon steam sirens. Due to the fact the boilers were removed when she was converted into a floating hotel/restaurant/museum, there's no steam source left, hence why they use air now
how often do they sound that horn? i stay on campus at CSULB and I sometimes hear a loud horn... I'm wondering if it's coming from the Queen Mary? I hear it now. 12/29 @8pm
I was on the Oosterdam on an Alaska cruise. One morning like 7 am I was out on the deck and we were coming into a big fog bank and they were blowing those fog horns every 30 seconds or so. it was L.O.U.D.
Good lord. I was at the Queen Mary once and when it sounded I dropped my camera in the water. Had to ask the dock manager if I could dive and get it. :P Amazingly, it still worked, probably cause it had a waterproof cover on it xD
@spongegob28 So say the rumors. But one of us wandered the QM's decks and closed public rooms for several hours late one night and saw nothing but a few raccoons.
@MasterVideoStudios On the promenade and boat decks (topside), we saw one. We didn't mean to suggest they were belowdecks, or that there was an infestation.
@ThePhantomFanatic It's amazing. We were so ready for it, and I *still* couldn't keep my hands from shaking when it went off. Fully involuntary; that's how much power the sound carried. One can only imagine what it would have sounded like with steam, and with both horns firing!
So what times are the Tyfons sounded? I'd like to know that in case I ever pay the old girl a visit some day. I hear tell they used to have longer notes sounded on them, but it's all short blasts now.
Shipwright1918 1 week ago
I always thought the Queen Mary had a steam horn i guess not
Rocky54167 3 weeks ago
@Rocky54167 They are steam horns, technically Tyfon steam sirens. Due to the fact the boilers were removed when she was converted into a floating hotel/restaurant/museum, there's no steam source left, hence why they use air now
Shipwright1918 1 week ago
@Shipwright1918 Thanks for the info! Please keep sharing what you know - these horns deserve to be talked about.
Rapidnadion 1 week ago
@Shipwright1918 i knew about the boilers but not about the horns thank you very much
Rocky54167 1 week ago
did queen mary sink? or is it still afloat today?
legoman8271 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from Rapidnadion
@legoman8271 She's still very much afloat and is currently a hotel on Long Beach, CA.
Rapidnadion 1 week ago
That is the Kockums 575 ship horn for you :)
JDemon553 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from Rapidnadion
R.I.P headphone wearers
ChaseFilms8 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from Rapidnadion
Ouch
djmixeR2000 3 weeks ago
That wouldve scared the living crap out of me.
Bannanasbreakdance 1 month ago
@Bannanasbreakdance It certainly did that to us! Notice the hand-shake.
Rapidnadion 1 month ago
@Rapidnadion 0.o whoa.......
Bannanasbreakdance 1 month ago
how often do they sound that horn? i stay on campus at CSULB and I sometimes hear a loud horn... I'm wondering if it's coming from the Queen Mary? I hear it now. 12/29 @8pm
purtygurl92 1 month ago
@purtygurl92 Pretty sure it's every day.
Rapidnadion 1 month ago
dude im like tired as heck and that made me jump thanks a lot
LazyNightz 2 months ago
I like this, My grandad worked on the queen mary, the storys he tell's :-)
orangebro22 3 months ago in playlist More videos from Rapidnadion
hey i challenge you to make a sinking model of the britannic
thetitanicisdead 3 months ago
Too bad they didn't let you stick some cameras to it and sink it.
Zebonka 3 months ago 11
@Zebonka If only we could give this more than one thumbs-up.
Rapidnadion 3 months ago
I was on the Oosterdam on an Alaska cruise. One morning like 7 am I was out on the deck and we were coming into a big fog bank and they were blowing those fog horns every 30 seconds or so. it was L.O.U.D.
kingnor2 4 months ago
Good lord. I was at the Queen Mary once and when it sounded I dropped my camera in the water. Had to ask the dock manager if I could dive and get it. :P Amazingly, it still worked, probably cause it had a waterproof cover on it xD
starwarsfandude 5 months ago
One day i will make it over there! Thanks for the amazing video rapidnadion :D
toacamater 5 months ago
@toacamater We highly recommend it! You're welcome!
Rapidnadion 5 months ago
Good video! I wish I lived anywhere near the Queen Mary. I'm in NY across the country from it. :(
britannic192 5 months ago
@britannic192 So were we- it only took a 4,000-mile drive! Surely you can do it. :)
Rapidnadion 5 months ago
Isnt that ship haunted???
spongegob28 5 months ago
@spongegob28 So say the rumors. But one of us wandered the QM's decks and closed public rooms for several hours late one night and saw nothing but a few raccoons.
Rapidnadion 5 months ago
@Rapidnadion There are Raccoons on the Queen Mary
MasterVideoStudios 5 months ago
@MasterVideoStudios On the promenade and boat decks (topside), we saw one. We didn't mean to suggest they were belowdecks, or that there was an infestation.
Rapidnadion 5 months ago
@spongegob28 Yes it is.
Bannanasbreakdance 1 month ago
somebody cut the cheese
henryblazer20 5 months ago
pmsl at your reaction!! but shit, that almost blew me off my chair!
timtam20292 5 months ago
The way the camera shakes has me doubled over laughing...that thing must have been REALLY obnoxious.
ThePhantomFanatic 5 months ago
@ThePhantomFanatic It's amazing. We were so ready for it, and I *still* couldn't keep my hands from shaking when it went off. Fully involuntary; that's how much power the sound carried. One can only imagine what it would have sounded like with steam, and with both horns firing!
Rapidnadion 5 months ago