Taniwha420

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[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, the introduction of steel to sail boat construction allowed bullders to blow previous size constraints out of the water. They were considered big and ugly. IRC Windjammer was an insulting name because they didn't look like elegant craft that rode the wind, but wind jammers.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

These are not windjammers though, are they? They look like pretty vanilla, small sail boats (IDK sloops ketches, or yawls... (Wrong ... Too many masts. They're schooners.) Windjammer was a derogatory moniker for the sailing ships built after steel construction became common. Much much taller masts, wire rigging etc.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd expect a much larger hull and 3 or 4 very tall masts, with something like four square sails per mast.

The Windjammers outcompeted steam vessels for many transoceanic trade routes because they don't require the constant input of coal to operate.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windjammer

Picture on that article depicts a ship with six square sails.

EDIT: looked at the picture again. I believe they are schooners.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Listen here, Zac. The meme is addressed to "Mom", a representative parental figure of - let's assume - Gen X. Now, Gen X was not really into anime, which is the butt of the joke. They weren't a bunch of weebs and probably also refer to group of the Japanese warrior class as 'samurais'. HOWEVER, they called lots of little bricks 'lego'. It was Millennials that started calling them 'legos'.

So, I'm pointing out the hypocrisy.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Go play with your Legos, child.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're having an honest conversation here, the appeal to common sense is a fallacy.

You're coming off pretty self-righteous and judgmental. If you're wanting to change minds I doubt a accusatory stance is helpful.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Canned tuna fish.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

IRC one of mushrooms' main effects is to increase seratonin levels, so ... Yeah, same basic thing.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Laundry Pile.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

No. That is not a member of the order of Hemiptera at all. It is an Orthopteran.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IMO it's tennis for Boomers who can't hack tennis anymore.

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They used a drone to spy on the New Zealand women's team. That violated fair play. The article mentions the coach (?) saying that drone use was not limited to the women's team or soccer. I wonder what else will come out?

EDIT: I got a couple things wrong. Here's the actual quote: The head of Canada soccer has acknowledged the drone use was not limited to the women's team or to Paris.

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