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| Thread ID: 84417 | 2007-11-04 21:05:00 | Monday Laughs: Kids......End of school year clearout, 8 of the best... | Billy T (70) | PC World Chat |
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| 608386 | 2007-11-07 21:10:00 | Things you always wanted to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back before missiles, it was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on war ships . How to prevent them from rolling back was a problem . The best storage method devised was 1 on top, resting on 4, resting on 9, which rested on 16, Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon . There was only one problem . . . how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others . The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called a monkey . But, if this plate was made of iron, the iron cannon balls would quickly rust to it . To solve this problem it was decided to make these monkeys out of brass consequently no rust . Few landlubbers realized that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled . Consequently when the temperature dropped to low the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would roll right off the monkey . Thus, it was quite literally, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey . And all this time you thought it was a vulgar expression, didn't you? Shame On You! |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 608387 | 2007-11-07 22:14:00 | Not true Cicero. A bit of research rebuts your fallacious though amusing theory. | Richard (739) | ||
| 608388 | 2007-11-07 22:26:00 | Not true Cicero. A bit of research rebuts your fallacious though amusing theory. Well it was when I served on those galleons.You cheeky monkey.:rolleyes: |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 608389 | 2007-11-07 22:34:00 | Well it was when I served on those galleons.You cheeky monkey.:rolleyes: Not brassy though I hope? |
Richard (739) | ||
| 608390 | 2007-11-08 20:42:00 | Sorry to spoil the joke here, Cicero: en.wikipedia.org(colloquial_expression)#Cannonballs | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 608391 | 2007-11-08 22:01:00 | Sorry to spoil the joke here, Cicero: en.wikipedia.org(colloquial_expression)#Cannonballs But Cicero's story is so much more interesting!! (And entertaining and believeable). |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 608392 | 2007-11-08 23:33:00 | Some get there kicks out of spoiling things for others. :rolleyes: |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 608393 | 2007-11-09 00:56:00 | Sorry to spoil the joke here, Cicero: en.wikipedia.org(colloquial_expression)#Cannonballs (en.wikipedia.org ls) Oh wise and wonderous James, font of all knowledge on the page you link to if you scroll up a bit, would you know the purpose of the fourth monkey, or should we wait for Bozo the wonderchimp to explain it |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 608394 | 2007-11-09 18:01:00 | Heavy science question for the likes of out Terry and B . The Bathtub Sanity Test During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was that defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalised . "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask them to empty the bathtub . " "Oh! I understand," said the visitor . "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the teaspoon and the teacup!" "No," said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug . Do you want a bed near the window?" |
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