Should I stop posting SKA News threads?

[AtW]

I don't think that Zips is one of them, that is a joke.

Well, she says she is

Her series has become self aware and developed independence

[Bunk]

Well, she says she is

Her series has become self aware and developed independence

alcoholism

[Zippy]

Nonshensh. I am AtW

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[NickFitz]

Oops, first time I used it...

Says the search specialist

vBulletin's "search" implementation is weird and not particularly wonderful though, so I'll let you off given that you're a self-confessed newbie

[NickFitz]

I don't think that Zips is one of them, that is a joke.

She wasn't the last time I met her

[ctdctd]

She wasn't the last time I met her

.................... or was she?

[RichardCranium]

This picture here: link - is of a three masted sailing vessel, correctly called a 'ship'.

It is drawn to show it flying as many of its sails as possible, and the picture shows some of the sheets (lines for holding the corners of the sails) and other lines used to holding the masts and spars in place. It is a nice picture and some may like to use it as their Windows background for a little while as an educational tool or for decorative purposes.


However, this picture : link - is of a different kind of vessel yet it is also a 'ship' but this is a 'first rate' 'ship-of-the-line'.

This cross-section is a fascinating piece of work; I should love to own a good quality copy of the original. Although I am sure your eye is drawn to the detail inside the vessel, I should like to move your attention further up to the 'lines' (they are not called 'ropes') holding the upper structure together. Is it nor a marvellous feat of human ingenuity that such a spider's web can be designed, let alone constructed and operated in poor weather?


And yet, neither of those vessels is as fully rigged as this poll.

[EternalOptimist]

There's only one rope on a ship.

only one ?

go on, why is that ?

[cojak]

When you really have News then please post it.... but until then......

I must admit I'm with Drewster on this one Atw, but you came up with a corker this morning - well done!

[RichardCranium]

only one ?

go on, why is that ?

Because all the others (besides the one on the b---) are lines, hawsers cables or chains.