Are you surprised at the lack knowledge and understanding of the science concerning the Sinking of the Titanic?

There are frequent Questions on Yahoo Answers regarding the Titanic. I find it most incredible that there are so many participants that have so little knowledge of the History of the Titanic and even more so the basic dearth of any concept of just what it means to having sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic at more than 13,000 feet. One person believed the Titanic is "over 200 years old". Another suggested "we build a Plastic box over it" I'm guessing like the National Aquarium. Even more startling is the suggestion by the man who found her in 1985, that he as applied for permission to "paint" her to keep her from further deterioration. He even suggest "to many tourist" are damaging her. Ignoring the fact that there are only 7 deep submersibles in the world.

There have been questions about "building a Titanic II", making an exact duplicate. One person thinks it would only cost a "million dollars".

Has our educational system failed to such an extent that even Robert Ballard thinks we can paint a ship at a depth of 13,000+ feet.

Are you surprised or like me just shocked?