I'm interested, nay fascinated, by the inroads being made by religion into the province of science. Although most noticeable in the USA, I see it creeping into the UK. I am consequently following with admiration the activities of Dave souza & Hrafn and others as I find them.
| “ | So that's the tune they play on their fascist banjos | ” |
| — Roger Zelazny: Lord of Light | ||
Wikipedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism
Note to self:
Where the transverse sections of the vessel's shape are fuller, the strakes are wider. They taper toward the ends. In many larger vessels, to avoid ending with very narrow strakes, two are normally converted to one toward their ends. This one is known as a stealer or stealer strake. It was one of these which was also shaped to fit the concave line of the hull, under the counter at the sternpost. Historically, these had to be shaped by carving from an especially thick plank of wood (known as a short strake or plank). When someone was describing the epitome of thickness, he thought of the metaphor, thick as two short planks. strake