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Re: Simulating platform instability on land?
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 Jul 28, 19:14 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 Jul 28, 19:14 -0400
Bill B wrote: > "I saw long dining tables (no legs) hinged to the bulkhead. The inboard ends > were suspended from overhead lines. (Not familiar with the proper > nautical term for that particular rope.) As a ship in those days would > most likely stay one one tack for a good many days, the lines were > adjusted to keep the tables level on that tack." -Bill B > On 7/27/2013 7:45 AM, Sean C replied: > Like in the attached picture? Yes, like that. I checked my "Passport" with names of the boats boarded, but the Endeavour was not on the list. The Bounty mess was not as artfully staged. I don't recall hula-skirt-like decorations (aka fire hazards) on the lines. For extra credit did the lamps used for the "candle-light dinners" burn (whale?) oil or did they use tallow candles?
