Knowledgeispower
Ah I love the smell of missile spam in the morning
Oh come on Brits, you got the first one done fine, and now the 'flagship' of NATO has broken down just after launch.
to be fair new ships always have teething problems.
Oh come on Brits, you got the first one done fine, and now the 'flagship' of NATO has broken down just after launch.
The QE didn't, so kinda embarrassing that the second of the class did.to be fair new ships always have teething problems.
Every new piecing of kit has teething difficulties.to be fair new ships always have teething problems.
the QE had excessive leaks on its shafts for several months so it did have someThe QE didn't, so kinda embarrassing that the second of the class did.
Huh, that's news to me.the QE had excessive leaks on its shafts for several months so it did have some
USS Texas is the only pre-WWI dreadnaught still floating. She doesn't even have steam turbines - which most of her contemporaries did have.Dat's sexy.
Vasa went down more because of being a failed project than because of the weather, but yes.They weren't the first two and they won't be the last two ships to go down because of the weather.
Vasa was built when shipwrights were just guessing and hoping they got it right with the really big ones.Vasa went down more because of being a failed project than because of the weather, but yes.
BTW, I've been to, and reccomend, visiting the Vasa Museum if you have the opportunity.
Vasa was built when shipwrights were just guessing and hoping they got it right with the really big ones.
I didn't know about that.IIRC, Vasa's builder proposed increasing beam of the ship during construction(as they already had an idea the ship would be unstable), but the King rejected the proposal. Furthermore, a test done after completion of the ship(soldiers on the top deck moving from one beam of the ship to the other while Vasa was moored), and she almost capsized. As magnificent as she looked, people knew she was a dog before she sailed, but perhaps they didn't know how short her career would have been.
IIRC, Vasa's builder proposed increasing beam of the ship during construction(as they already had an idea the ship would be unstable), but the King rejected the proposal. Furthermore, a test done after completion of the ship(soldiers on the top deck moving from one beam of the ship to the other while Vasa was moored), and she almost capsized. As magnificent as she looked, people knew she was a dog before she sailed, but perhaps they didn't know how short her career would have been.
I'm sure there have been a few politicians like that. not many though.Politics with self-awareness of their own limitations in practical knowledge ...
In what world do you live? Not this one for sure.
Oh, statistically, sure they exist. But, I have never seen one in the places of power.I'm sure there have been a few politicians like that. not many though.
no no. I think they may actually be statistically irrelevant. probably above 1% but not sure if they breach 10%.Oh, statistically, sure they exist. But, I have never seen one in the places of power.