Brass Monkeys

[darmstadt]

A bit non-tepid this morning, its either -11 or -16 or -18 depending upon whichever source (-16 says my thermometer) outside at the moment. Went out for my breakfast fag and it weren't too bad but then again, not much movement is needed there.

[BrilloPad]

Someone once told me that a brass monkey was a triangle used to store cannon balls. In cold the brass would shrink quicker than the balls so the balls would roll off.

[expat]

A bit non-tepid this morning, its either -11 or -16 or -18 depending upon whichever source (-16 says my thermometer) outside at the moment. Went out for my breakfast fag and it weren't too bad but then again, not much movement is needed there.

100% agree with Darmstadt weather report this time. I copped out and took a tram 2 stops this morning instead of walking.

Not a good start to the year's exercise

[TimberWolf]

Someone once told me that a brass monkey was a triangle used to store cannon balls. In cold the brass would shrink quicker than the balls so the balls would roll off.

I heard "brass money weather" was short for "freezing the balls off a brass monkey", so you could be right (especially since balls shrink in the cold).

[dinker]

It`s Global Warming.

[DimPrawn]

It`s Global Warming.

Yes, the revised models show the climate will be whatever it will be, as long as everyone pays LOTS of Carbon taxes.

HTH

[Drewster]

Someone once told me that a brass monkey was a triangle used to store cannon balls. In cold the brass would shrink quicker than the balls so the balls would roll off.

Don't know about "triangles" but I have heard the definition of "Monkeys" being the table/rack used to store/hold cannon balls aboard warships (old warships obviously).

They were made of Brass - because brass doesn't spark (unlike iron) so wouldn't cause the gunpowder magazines to explode if knocked....
Brass would/does expand/contract very differently to iron cannon balls so (theoretically) an iron Ball would/could fall off a "Brass Monkey" in extreme cold.......

But I always had the feeling that this was actually an (albeit old) Urban Myth.

[Pondlife]

It's urban myth.

The cannon balls weren't stored in pyramids as they'd roll everywhere whenever the ship would list. Also IIRC the temp would have to drop by a huge amount in order for the brass to contract by enough.

Google could probably answer this better

[Purple Dalek]

Weather colder in winter shocka!