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Mooron Country Questions
1. Were do the most iceburgs on earth come from?
2 What is Northing 3. What is Ice Blink 4. What is happening to a vessel when it is nipped 5. Whats a Bergy bit |
"Joe" wrote in message 1. Were do the most iceburgs on earth come from? It's icebergs..... and though a lot come from the arctic, I would assume many more are cleaved from the antarctic pack 2 What is Northing A UTM Coordinate... 3. What is Ice Blink Never heard of it.... 4. What is happening to a vessel when it is nipped That could decribe many things.... but I've heard the reference used to describe ice pack pressure on a vessel. 5. Whats a Bergy bit A floating portion of an iceberg that has cleaved from the main structure Now... what's a Growler? CM |
1. Wrong
2.Wrong 3.N/A --Wrong 4. half right 5. Correct A growler is a small bergy bit. Small but still large enough to hole a vessel. Joe |
"Joe" wrote in message 1. Wrong Prove it.... . 2.Wrong Prove it 3.N/A --Wrong I didn't answer... how can it be wrong 4. half right Hah ha ha 5. Correct You can't even denote the mass required to differentiate between a bergy bit and a berg? A growler is a small bergy bit. Small but still large enough to hole a vessel. Wrong! a growler is an iceberg or bergy bit that contacts the seafloor... thus the name. What's a Ice ridge? What is the minimum depth of ice required to land a Hercules aircraft fully loaded? What is candle ice CM |
A growler get its name from the noise it sometimes makes as it bobs up
and down in the sea, not because it is scraping bottom. A bergy bit is about the size of a house. Both the bergy bit and the growler are usually calved from icebergs. I would guess an Ice ridge is were to masses of ice meet and the pressure forms a ridge. You got me on the candle Ice. What is sea ice, fast ice shelf ice ice islands ice cake pancake ice Ice Floes Ice fields bending ice tenting ice rafting ice pressure ice Hummocked ice weathered ice pack ice and last but not least rotten ice Joe |
Oh... and the Hercules need 36 inches of ice to land fully loaded.
Joe |
"Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Oh... and the Hercules need 36 inches of ice to land fully loaded. Joe Q: What's the second most stupid thing to discuss after icebergs on a sailing newsgroup? A: Sailboats made from steel that are so heavy they are only good as icebreakers up where icebergs live which is where no sane sailor goes in the first place. If you don't live south of latitude 25N, you don't live, and that's the truth. CN |
"Joe" wrote in message ups.com... A growler get its name from the noise it sometimes makes as it bobs up and down in the sea, not because it is scraping bottom. That is incorrect.... A bergy bit is about the size of a house. Both the bergy bit and the growler are usually calved from icebergs. That is incorrect.... I would guess an Ice ridge is were to masses of ice meet and the pressure forms a ridge. That is incorrect... You got me on the candle Ice. "What is rotten ice".... candle ice sounds like glass wind chimes. What is sea ice, - self explanitory fast ice - coarse structure shelf ice - self explanitory ice islands - self explanitory ice cake pancake ice Ice Floes - fractured pan ice Ice fields - self explanitory bending ice tenting ice rafting ice pressure ice Hummocked ice - the above are all tidal ice formations weathered ice -self explanitory pack ice - self explanitory and last but not least rotten ice - see candle ice |
Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke?
Scotty "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Oh... and the Hercules need 36 inches of ice to land fully loaded. Joe Q: What's the second most stupid thing to discuss after icebergs on a sailing newsgroup? A: Sailboats made from steel that are so heavy they are only good as icebreakers up where icebergs live which is where no sane sailor goes in the first place. If you don't live south of latitude 25N, you don't live, and that's the truth. CN |
Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Straight rum drunk by the bottle is a bulk carrier captain's drink. (Hazelwood). CN "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? Scotty "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Oh... and the Hercules need 36 inches of ice to land fully loaded. Joe Q: What's the second most stupid thing to discuss after icebergs on a sailing newsgroup? A: Sailboats made from steel that are so heavy they are only good as icebreakers up where icebergs live which is where no sane sailor goes in the first place. If you don't live south of latitude 25N, you don't live, and that's the truth. CN |
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? 6 standard cubes... or 8 cubes from the bar fridge! Anything more causes undue displacement and waters down the mix to unacceptable levels. CM |
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. No Florida swamp sailor tells me how to take my drink.... Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hogwash... it's a watered down rum for frail constitutions. Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Better... but I use overproof and mix it 1/3 to 2/3 . Straight rum drunk by the bottle is a bulk carrier captain's drink. (Hazelwood). It's a man's drink... and Hazelwood was a scapegoat! CM |
"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:H0PVd.57$i6.5@edtnps90... Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hogwash... it's a watered down rum for frail constitutions. Perhaps you are right because you live way up north where it's cold most of the time and one needs plenty of strong rum for anti-freeze. But, here in the tropics, one needs to dilute the anti-freeze a little as it is used more as a boiling point elevator rather than a freezing point depressor. Get it? CN |
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Tepid? Day sailor?? Oh my! Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Add some mollasses. |
I chip off a ''bergy'' from my block in the cooler.
"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:LLOVd.54$i6.0@edtnps90... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? 6 standard cubes... or 8 cubes from the bar fridge! Anything more causes undue displacement and waters down the mix to unacceptable levels. CM |
Well well. A Texan has to teach the iceman about what a growler Iceberg
is. I said A bergy bit is about the size of a house. Both the bergy bit and the growler are usually calved from icebergs. Than Iceman said That is incorrect.. So lets look at what the USCG Ice Patrol says about Growlers http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/iip/FAQ/FAQ_Icebergs.shtml Q. What is the extreme range of iceberg locations? A. The grey shaded area is the normal range of iceberg distribution. The extreme icebergs/growlers are indicated. Some of the notable extreme icebergs a In 1926, the southernmost known iceberg (a growler) reached 30-20 N, 62-32 W (about 150 nm from Bermuda). In 1883, a growler was located about 200 nm south of the Azores. In 1907, an iceberg was sighted about 100 nm southwest of Fastnet, Ireland. In 1912, a growler was seen about 75 nm east of Chesapeake Bay, USA. In 1912, the iceberg that the R.M.S. Titanic collided with was located at 41-46N, 50-12W. So Mooron are you telling me growlers are over 1100-over 3000 feet deep dragging across the bottom of the Atlantic? I dont think so. Rotton ice is ice that is honeycombed and very easy to fall apart with little temp change. Joe |
"Joe" wrote in message ups.com... Well well. A Texan has to teach the iceman about what a growler Iceberg is. I said A bergy bit is about the size of a house. Both the bergy bit and the growler are usually calved from icebergs. Than Iceman said That is incorrect.. So lets look at what the USCG Ice Patrol says about Growlers USGC.... Bwahahahahahahahahaaaa BTW - Growlers are bergy remaments.. http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/iip/FAQ/FAQ_Icebergs.shtml Q. What is the extreme range of iceberg locations? [snip useles and irrelevent data to the subject discussed] So Mooron are you telling me growlers are over 1100-over 3000 feet deep dragging across the bottom of the Atlantic? You ignoramus.... they were originally called growlers because of their small size and subsequent shoreside accumulations that did indeed cause noise on the rock beds prevelent in the arctic seabed. They are smaller than bergy bits.... and yes icebergs routinely scour the ocean bed... Do icebergs hit the bottom? Yes. Icebergs often "ground" or contact the seabed and get stuck. This is a frequent occurrence along the coast where icebergs are brought into shore by irregular tidal currents or strong winds. Sometimes icebergs "scour" the seabed creating irregular troughs that may be several kilometers in length. The edges of the Grand Banks are criss-crossed with old and new iceberg scour marks. I dont think so. Try thinking again.... Rotton ice is ice that is honeycombed and very easy to fall apart with little temp change. It is most certainly not honeycombed.... I've used rotten ice as you call it in the US... which we refer to as candle ice.... for drinks. Tell me when you next get a frost and try to pass it off as snow! Difference is Joe... I've been to Texas... you've never been to the Arctic!! CM |
Cut back to a "growler" if using overproof
CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I chip off a ''bergy'' from my block in the cooler. "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:LLOVd.54$i6.0@edtnps90... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? 6 standard cubes... or 8 cubes from the bar fridge! Anything more causes undue displacement and waters down the mix to unacceptable levels. CM |
I TRIeD a GLKass WITH 6 cubes....thEN ONe WITH 8, next a
bergYYyyYyYy, nOw Im on the groooowler.........hoooobuyyy,ThIs iS FuN........... Scoooooo tter............nITy nitE "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:brQVd.72$i6.52@edtnps90... Cut back to a "growler" if using overproof CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I chip off a ''bergy'' from my block in the cooler. "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:LLOVd.54$i6.0@edtnps90... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? 6 standard cubes... or 8 cubes from the bar fridge! Anything more causes undue displacement and waters down the mix to unacceptable levels. CM |
You and Neal are even more perfect for each other than you and Scotti Potti.
You guys are a stupid foul mouthed mental midget and a pathetic wannabe who can't find a woman. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:H0PVd.57$i6.5@edtnps90... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. No Florida swamp sailor tells me how to take my drink.... Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hogwash... it's a watered down rum for frail constitutions. Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Better... but I use overproof and mix it 1/3 to 2/3 . Straight rum drunk by the bottle is a bulk carrier captain's drink. (Hazelwood). It's a man's drink... and Hazelwood was a scapegoat! CM |
Scotti Potti needs even more sugar. He's not yet reached his target weight
of 400 pounds. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Tepid? Day sailor?? Oh my! Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Add some mollasses. |
Come on Scotty.
Try it with candle ice. You can down one more pint you wuss. Joe |
Both of us???
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa Gaylord Ganz!!! Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa.... CM "JG" wrote in message ... You and Neal are even more perfect for each other than you and Scotti Potti. You guys are a stupid foul mouthed mental midget and a pathetic wannabe who can't find a woman. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:H0PVd.57$i6.5@edtnps90... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. No Florida swamp sailor tells me how to take my drink.... Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hogwash... it's a watered down rum for frail constitutions. Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Better... but I use overproof and mix it 1/3 to 2/3 . Straight rum drunk by the bottle is a bulk carrier captain's drink. (Hazelwood). It's a man's drink... and Hazelwood was a scapegoat! CM |
Right on..... he's down but not out... and suffered bravely researching
ice formations and their effects upon alcohol immersion. Well Met... I salute you! CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I TRIeD a GLKass WITH 6 cubes....thEN ONe WITH 8, next a bergYYyyYyYy, nOw Im on the groooowler.........hoooobuyyy,ThIs iS FuN........... Scoooooo tter............nITy nitE "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:brQVd.72$i6.52@edtnps90... Cut back to a "growler" if using overproof CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I chip off a ''bergy'' from my block in the cooler. "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:LLOVd.54$i6.0@edtnps90... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? 6 standard cubes... or 8 cubes from the bar fridge! Anything more causes undue displacement and waters down the mix to unacceptable levels. CM |
Yes. Both of you. Which one are you... the mental midget or the pathetic
wannabe? I know it's a tough choice. Take your time..... bwahahahahaaaaaaa -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:pKQVd.77$i6.16@edtnps90... Both of us??? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa Gaylord Ganz!!! Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa.... CM "JG" wrote in message ... You and Neal are even more perfect for each other than you and Scotti Potti. You guys are a stupid foul mouthed mental midget and a pathetic wannabe who can't find a woman. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:H0PVd.57$i6.5@edtnps90... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. No Florida swamp sailor tells me how to take my drink.... Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hogwash... it's a watered down rum for frail constitutions. Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Better... but I use overproof and mix it 1/3 to 2/3 . Straight rum drunk by the bottle is a bulk carrier captain's drink. (Hazelwood). It's a man's drink... and Hazelwood was a scapegoat! CM |
Gaylord Ganz the Gay has Spoken...... Bwahahahahahahaaaaaaa!!!
CM "JG" wrote in message ... Yes. Both of you. Which one are you... the mental midget or the pathetic wannabe? I know it's a tough choice. Take your time..... bwahahahahaaaaaaa -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:pKQVd.77$i6.16@edtnps90... Both of us??? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa Gaylord Ganz!!! Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa.... CM "JG" wrote in message ... You and Neal are even more perfect for each other than you and Scotti Potti. You guys are a stupid foul mouthed mental midget and a pathetic wannabe who can't find a woman. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:H0PVd.57$i6.5@edtnps90... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. No Florida swamp sailor tells me how to take my drink.... Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hogwash... it's a watered down rum for frail constitutions. Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Better... but I use overproof and mix it 1/3 to 2/3 . Straight rum drunk by the bottle is a bulk carrier captain's drink. (Hazelwood). It's a man's drink... and Hazelwood was a scapegoat! CM |
Keep spewing your filth. It really makes you look like the LOSER you are.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:7LSVd.107$i6.40@edtnps90... Gaylord Ganz the Gay has Spoken...... Bwahahahahahahaaaaaaa!!! CM "JG" wrote in message ... Yes. Both of you. Which one are you... the mental midget or the pathetic wannabe? I know it's a tough choice. Take your time..... bwahahahahaaaaaaa -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:pKQVd.77$i6.16@edtnps90... Both of us??? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa Gaylord Ganz!!! Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa.... CM "JG" wrote in message ... You and Neal are even more perfect for each other than you and Scotti Potti. You guys are a stupid foul mouthed mental midget and a pathetic wannabe who can't find a woman. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:H0PVd.57$i6.5@edtnps90... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. No Florida swamp sailor tells me how to take my drink.... Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Hogwash... it's a watered down rum for frail constitutions. Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Better... but I use overproof and mix it 1/3 to 2/3 . Straight rum drunk by the bottle is a bulk carrier captain's drink. (Hazelwood). It's a man's drink... and Hazelwood was a scapegoat! CM |
Great questions Joe!
"Joe" wrote 3. What is Ice Blink I remember reading about this, but forgot what it was. Thanks for the reminder. I looked it up. http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/basics/ph...water_sky.html Water sky refers to the dark appearance of the underside of a cloud layer when it is over a surface of open water. (i.e. clouds underside would be light if over ice) Ice blink refers to a white glare seen on the underside of low clouds indicating the presence of ice which may be beyond the range of vision. When other means of reconnaissance are not available, water sky and ice blink can assist travelers in navigating the ice of the polar seas, since they give a rough idea of ice conditions at a distance. |
Yes I have.
"JG" wrote in message ... Scotti Potti needs even more sugar. He's not yet reached his target weight of 400 pounds. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Tepid? Day sailor?? Oh my! Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Add some mollasses. |
"Joe" wrote in message ups.com... Come on Scotty. Try it with candle ice. You can down one more pint you wuss. Apparently not. |
Not sure exactly what I did last night, but the wife thanked me this
morning and said she's buying a case of rum today. :o Scotty "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:xSQVd.81$i6.5@edtnps90... Right on..... he's down but not out... and suffered bravely researching ice formations and their effects upon alcohol immersion. Well Met... I salute you! CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I TRIeD a GLKass WITH 6 cubes....thEN ONe WITH 8, next a bergYYyyYyYy, nOw Im on the groooowler.........hoooobuyyy,ThIs iS FuN........... Scoooooo tter............nITy nitE "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:brQVd.72$i6.52@edtnps90... Cut back to a "growler" if using overproof CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I chip off a ''bergy'' from my block in the cooler. "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:LLOVd.54$i6.0@edtnps90... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? 6 standard cubes... or 8 cubes from the bar fridge! Anything more causes undue displacement and waters down the mix to unacceptable levels. CM |
Well one asa point for you Bart.
Joe |
Answers
1. Greenland 2. The distance you made north. 3. Bart answered 4. Pressure on a hull from ice, Mooron was half right but cliamed it was from Pack ice. 5. An iceburg approx the size of an average house. Joe |
Joe wrote:
Well one asa point for you Bart. IMHO Bart earns at least a point every time he posts his good questions. DSK |
Thank you for being honest. What's you're next goal... 500?
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... Yes I have. "JG" wrote in message ... Scotti Potti needs even more sugar. He's not yet reached his target weight of 400 pounds. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... Real sailors don't need no stinkin' sissy ice cubes with their rum. That's for girly boys such as Gaynzy and his hoe, BB the sissy pretend sailor. Tepid rum mixed half and half with water is a real day sailor's drink. Tepid? Day sailor?? Oh my! Hot coffee, black - mixed half and half with rum is a midnight-watch sailor's drink. Add some mollasses. |
Hey, wait a sec. All Bart's recent posts are on topic. Oh... Ok, I get it.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "DSK" wrote in message ... Joe wrote: Well one asa point for you Bart. IMHO Bart earns at least a point every time he posts his good questions. DSK |
Must'a been the ICE in the drinks!!!
CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... Not sure exactly what I did last night, but the wife thanked me this morning and said she's buying a case of rum today. :o Scotty "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:xSQVd.81$i6.5@edtnps90... Right on..... he's down but not out... and suffered bravely researching ice formations and their effects upon alcohol immersion. Well Met... I salute you! CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I TRIeD a GLKass WITH 6 cubes....thEN ONe WITH 8, next a bergYYyyYyYy, nOw Im on the groooowler.........hoooobuyyy,ThIs iS FuN........... Scoooooo tter............nITy nitE "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:brQVd.72$i6.52@edtnps90... Cut back to a "growler" if using overproof CM "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... I chip off a ''bergy'' from my block in the cooler. "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:LLOVd.54$i6.0@edtnps90... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Q. How many ice cubes should one put in a 18 oz. glass of rum & coke? 6 standard cubes... or 8 cubes from the bar fridge! Anything more causes undue displacement and waters down the mix to unacceptable levels. CM |
"Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Answers 1. Greenland Due to glacial rather than shelf ice.... Antartic is the opposite I believe. 2. The distance you made north. It's a UTM Coordinate you dufus... like I said! 3. Bart answered 4. Pressure on a hull from ice, Mooron was half right but cliamed it was from Pack ice. Okay Einstein... what type of ice allows passage. It's not like you can negotiate a berg field. The only other ice capable of being broken and still have sufficent pressure to shift and constrict is pack ice! 5. An iceburg approx the size of an average house. Oh jeez... the "expert" spouts second hand info from the USCG site! Joe you haven't seen either icebergs nor bergy bits... you haven't seen the Northwest Passage while I've been on it. You haven't been in pack ice and haven't seen candle ice. I have.!!! CM |
Ok Dufas why did you not say "distance made north" you said UTM.
And I could fill my marina with icecubes and it would exert pressure on my hull, ice cubes aint pack ice...sorry. The information on the size of bergs and proper names comes from my studies in the American Pratical Navigator, as does the description of Growlers and why they are called growlers. Guess you know more about bergs than Bowditch huh? And your wrong I have seen rotten ice and icebergs. I told you I have been to Point Barrow Alaska. Joe |
"Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Ok Dufas why did you not say "distance made north" you said UTM. Look dickwad... Universal Transverse Mercator is a metric coordinate system and Northing as well as Easting is utilized for postioning to whatever decimal accuracy is required. What about this don't you comprehend??? You can't have distance made north unless you have an original coordinate to base it from... it could be distance made south! It's a position... and you had to pass a navigation course??? Good Grief! You said you were in the US forces... who do you think invented the UTM System Joe??? And I could fill my marina with icecubes and it would exert pressure on my hull, ice cubes aint pack ice...sorry. If the ice cubes were 40 feet across and 5 feet thick it would most certainly exert pressure! You don't even know what pack ice is do you? You can have both mechanically formed and naturally formed pack ice. The information on the size of bergs and proper names comes from my studies in the American Pratical Navigator, as does the description of Growlers and why they are called growlers. Guess you know more about bergs than Bowditch huh? Oh good grief Joe.... I've been on ice bergs, pan ice, pack ice, bergy bits and even grappled to candle ice. I thing I know what a growler, bergy bit or iceberg is. And your wrong I have seen rotten ice and icebergs. I told you I have been to Point Barrow Alaska. Alaska.... the Beaufort Sea.... I've sailed in it. I've flown it and I worked North East of there on Banks and Victoria Islands. I've worked on Melville and Devon Islands as well. CM |
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