K. Smith wrote:

You've missed the point completely, lets try again???

A. No, I didn't.
B. I disagree
C. Not worth a long-winded argument .... especially if I have to waste
time downloading your "Krause Diatribes".


Again when the boat "rolls" it is actually accelerating up down etc
as the wave effects it with no external reference of what is true
horizontal you'll never know, an inclinometer won't help because it
reacts to the various acceleration just the same as your ear does.

Again, I disagree.

Well you can believe as you wish but where is the reference?? The
fact water is getting on deck means nothing whatsoever as to wave
height, it's just a function of the boats motion in a fluid. Note in pic
one it's taken to confirm a belief, but not seascape even so it means
nothing.

Disagree ...

The old blown porthole story so what???

If you knew the ship and this particular porthole (one of two in that
lounge), you'd understand.



4. Second picture .... seas, 30'-40' range.


Same boat in the same sea state but you've dropped the waves by
half, just a bit of seascape crept into the pic, if you saw a wide angle
with lots of seascape you'd get closer to the reality a steady say 20
with the occasion wave atop a swell giving you the 30.

Same ship, different day, different set of conditions.
Have you considered that your powers of observation may not be all that
good?

It seems even you accept this is nothing more than a very bumpy day
& most of the action is being caused by the boat itself rolling pitching
& ploughing along.

LOL I consider these pictures to show a frequent set of conditions on
the "TAPS" trade route, where all of the action is caused by the ship's
normal motion.

otn ..... deleted the crap which came after this, without reading.
Thanks for wasting my time.