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Ember@ember· 29d

i make a decent dragoon (enable audio)

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Ember@ember· Jul 11

or i could follow my bliss…

Ember@ember· Jul 11

netflix and chill

Ember@ember· Jul 9

(unrelated to your very funny screenshot) in 1913 a contemporary sailer defended the titanic's speed as being the safer choice because there was no fog that night, which was apparently an uncommon thing. going slower meant more exposure to icebergs in foggy conditions with less maneuverability

Let us now review the question of the speed of liners. In the article referred to, Mr. Delaney treats of the matter of speed under various conditions. With vessels crossing the ice zone he advocates a reduction of speed as against that maintained in other regions, or during fog. He says, 'But full ahead across the ice track is a different proposition. Under no circumstances is full speed justifiable there.' I think that the writer intended to convey to the public that full ahead in fog across the ice track was not justifiable; for in concluding his treatment of the question of speed he says, ' I can conscientiously say that in all the time I have followed the sea in liners, I have never been with a master who did not slow down in fog' Mark the italics, 'in fog.' That is the vital point. Lord Mersey, the President of the British inquiry into the loss of the Titanic, when investigating the question of speed said, 'The only object in going slow is to avoid objects in your way. If you can avoid objects in your way without slowing down, you don't slow down. It does n't matter in the least if the ship is going eleven knots or fifty knots if it be true that you can avoid the obstacle. But if there is a danger of your not being able to avoid it, then the speed is a most important factor. 9 This is much to the point. In fog there is a danger, a great danger of your not being able to avoid an obstacle; therefore it is essential in crossing the ice track to slow down in fog, but only in fog. Captain Smith stands condemned for the speed of his vessel at the time it met disaster in crossing the ice field in a clear night. As a practical sailor I say that the speed he maintained was the right speed. Furthermore, were I placed under similar circumstances, I should give my vessel the last revolution she could turn even if she could go fifty knots an hour. In the face of what has happened this may seem a rash statement, yet I make it knowing that by practicing what I preach I

Having said so much, I must say more. I must let it be known that clear weather in the ice region is such a rare thing that the commander who does not make use of such a fine slant exposes his vessel to the ice during fog and treats his passengers to serious risks.

The question of the Titanic's speed I have heard discussed over and over again in the wardrooms of many liners, and I have still to meet the officer who condemned the speed maintained by her. I care nothing for the opinions of lawyers who may be elected presidents of boards of inquiry. Seamanship is not taught in lawyers' offices, nor is it handed round at courts of inquiry like sandwiches. Lord Mersey said that if there is danger of not being able to clear an object in your course, then speed is a most important factor. Brilliant legal seamanship if you like! So much is self-evident. A small boy knows that much, and so do the lampposts in the street when small boys bump into them.

Had the berg which caused the trouble been seen in time, then speed, plus helm, plus the handling of the engines, would have been the factors required to clear it. Had the Titanic been proceeding at reduced speed and had the same time been afforded her to clear the berg, could she have cleared it? Possibly yes, probably no. Such monster ships are sluggish in their responses to helm when under reduced speed. And even her reduced speed, as we can see, now that our eyes are opened to the unsinkable ship, would have left the issue the same. Experts estimate the force of the Titanic's blow at 2,000,000 foot-tons per second. A reduced speed say eleven knots would cut the impact in two, and if the proportions are the same we have a blow of 1,000,000 foot-tons per second. What would happen to any vessel suffering such a blow? Bow plates would crumple like eggshells, and watertight bulkheads and doors would be so contorted that their efficiency would be totally destroyed, and, like the Titanic, the vessel would sink bow first.

Ember@ember· Jul 6

good morning bluesky

Ember@ember· Jul 5

a glimpse of her stats. really makes you think

the stats of a girl who definitely only plays support

Ember@ember· Jul 4

dr. manhattan meme, sitting alone on the barren wasteland of another planet. three panels depict his inner monologue, as follows:

It is 1776. The nation I live in gives white wealthy landlords all the power.

It is 1968. The nation I live in gives white wealthy landlords all the power.

It is 2026. The nation I live in gives white wealthy landlords all the power.

Ember@ember· Jul 1

god i wish i was the annual vegetation cycle

> months, half of one octaeteris and one Olympiad (Pausanias, Description of Greece 5:1:4). Thus, in the Classical mythology it was the moon that governed the long calendrical cycles, and the annual vegetation cycle was in this way submissive to the lunar goddess, not to the solar god.

"the annual vegetation cycle was in this way submissive to the lunar goddess" is highlighted. extremely distracting phrasing, frankly

Ember@ember· Jun 28

>click cool bilingual ancient language tablet on wikipedia >look inside >another king list

Ember@ember· Jun 28

pickup artists are alive and well I guess, lmao guy: yeah i'm only into barbies. i'm picky, she has to have big tits, slim, legs same guy: why won't women talk to me really makes you think