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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
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSomeone 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.
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.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSomeone 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.
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostA 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.
Not a good start to the year's exercise
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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.
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Brass Monkeys
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.Tags: None
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