#beaufort scale

[ltwilliammowett]

Sailing Wind Pressure- Beaufort Scale

[accidental-poetry-archives]

[hotshoeagain]

storm

I bet we're going to lose power when some lines go down; lights are flickering right now; feeling moderate gale force gusts (Beaufort scale).

I'm looking at the flashlight which has good batteries.

Nothing to worry about.

I might be a little frustrated, though, because I still have a lot of tumblr to catch up on 🙃

[airyairyaucontraire]

IT FUCKEN WIMDY

Doing an oceanography assignment on waves and one of the slides that popped up was the Beaufort Wind Scale and the IMMEDIATE first thing that came to mind was "oh like from twitter."

Thanks for poisoning my brain, internet.

[murderousink23]

05/07/2024 is Day of the Soldier 🇸🇻, Beaufort Scale Day 🌎, National Barrier Awareness Day 🇺🇸, National Paste Up Day 🇺🇸, National Roast Leg of Lamb Day 🐑🇺🇸, National Teacher Appreciation Day ���‍🏫👨‍🏫🇺🇸, National Cosmo Day 🇬🇧, World Beer Pong Day 🏓🍻🇬🇧

[bizarrebazaar13]

thing I learned from my weather book: standardization of weather data began in 1805, with Francis Beaufort’s development of a wind force scale. he was focused mainly on what wind was doing to the water, and how that might affect ships.

in 1831, Robert FitzRoy used the scale to record weather data on a six year trip on the HMS Beagle. it was officially adopted by the admiralty later in the 1830s, so it would have been in use before the fall.

from there, it spread around the world, and it would probably still be used by zailors in london, perhaps with modifications or additions to account for neathy weather.

[malaisequotes]

“Small trees sway, waves break on inland waters. Large branches sway, umbrellas difficult to use. Whole trees sway, difficult to walk against wind. Slight damage to buildings, shingles blown off roof. Trees uprooted, considerable damage to buildings.”

The Beaufort Wind Scale

[tinyshe]

[subby-sab]

Today is 7th of May.

Today is World Asthma Day, National Roast Leg of Lamb Day, National Cosmopolitan Day, Beaufort Scale Day.

[iwilltrytobereasonable]

This is so unnerving for me to watch. I think I first saw this before Loma Prieta but I’m not sure. I may have only seen this one scene of it in museums, after. I certainly haven’t watched the full movie in at least 30 years, and Loma Prieta was 34 years ago next month.

And this scene was filmed only 30 years after 1906. The reason it’s so very well done is probably because they could ask people who had lived it.

Like - I know some of those buildings. The end scene of the movie is full of buildings I know intimately.

I like to hang out in the Garden Court of the Palace Hotel, which was built in 1909 with a glass ceiling as if in personal defiance, you know?

[jigsaw1974]

guys..... Cyclone.......cyclone's are measured using the Beaufort Scale and Saffir-Simpson scale ...... Beau ..... Simpson ..... Cyclone......

[murderousink23]

05/07/2023 is my birthday, Day of the Soldier 🇸🇻, Mother's Day 🇭🇺, Beaufort Scale Day 🌎, World Laughter Day 🤣🌎, International Dawn Chorus Day 🐦🌎, National Barrier Awareness Day 🇺🇲, National Paste Up Day 🇺🇲, National Roast Leg of Lamb Day 🇺🇲, National Infertility Survival Day 🇺🇲, Small Business Week 🇺🇲, National Cosmo Day 🍹🇬🇧, World Beer Pong Day 🇬🇧, Lemonade Day 🍋🇬🇧

[ancientrome]

Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons. Roman ca. 260–270 CE. x

This highly ornate and extremely well-preserved Roman marble sarcophagus came to the Metropolitan Museum from the collection of the Dukes of Beaufort and was formerly displayed in their country seat, Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England. An inscription on the unfinished back of the sarcophagus records that it was installed there in 1733. In contrast to the rough and unsightly back, the sides and front of the sarcophagus are decorated with forty human and animal figures carved in high relief. The central figure is that of the god Dionysos seated on a panther, but he is somewhat overshadowed by four larger standing figures who represent the four Seasons (from left to right, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall). The figures are unusual in that the Seasons are usually portrayed as women, but here they are shown as sturdy youths. Around these five central figures are placed other Bacchic figures and cultic objects, all carved at a smaller scale. On the rounded ends of the sarcophagus are two other groups of large figures, similarly intermingled with lesser ones. On the left end, Mother Earth is portrayed reclining on the ground; she is accompanied by a satyr and a youth carrying fruit. On the right end, a bearded male figure, probably to be identified with the personification of a river-god, reclines in front of two winged youths, perhaps representing two additional Seasons.

The sarcophagus is an exquisite example of Roman funerary art, displaying all the virtuosity of the workshop where it was carved. The marble comes from a quarry in the eastern Mediterranean and was probably shipped to Rome, where it was worked. Only a very wealthy and powerful person would have been able to commission and purchase such a sarcophagus, and it was probably made for a member of one of the old aristocratic families in Rome itself. The subjects - the triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons - are unlikely, however, to have had any special significance for the deceased, particularly as it is clear that the design was copied from a sculptor's pattern book. Another sarcophagus, now in the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Kassel, Germany, has the same composition of Dionysos flanked by the four Seasons, although the treatment and carving of the figures is quite different. On the Badminton sarcophagus the figures are carved in high relief and so endow the crowded scene with multiple areas of light and shade, allowing the eye to wander effortlessly from one figure to another. One must also imagine that certain details were highlighted with color and even gilding, making the whole composition a visual tour de force.

Very few Roman sarcophagi of this quality have survived. Although the Badminton sarcophagus lacks its lid, the fact that it was found in the early eighteenth century and soon thereafter installed in Badminton Hall means that it has been preserved almost intact and only a few of the minor extremities are now missing.

[malaisequotes]

“Smoke rises vertically. Smoke drifts with air, weather vanes inactive. Weather vanes active, wind felt on face, leaves rustle. Leaves & small twigs move, light flags extend. Small branches sway, dust & loose paper blows about.”

The Beaufort Wind Scale

[sevenop]

Billie Eilish x Fem!reader: Aquamarine

A/n: You admit to Billie that you miss her presence while she's on tour, and she works with you to find the best solution to ease your worries.

"What about Blohsh? I can make him special, just for you," you feel Billie pulling you closer to him, making himself a little more comfortable on the bed than before: his back against the high wooden headboard, but his arms around your waist. The cozy rustle of the bedclothes and the warmth of the person next to you can't help but bring a smile, "something like engraving with my handwriting or new gems?"

"Sounds good, of course, but I'd like something more... mysterious? You know, something that's only understandable to you and me and no one else," you feel Billie snuggle her nose into your shoulder and snort contentedly. Her measured, warm breath tickles your skin even through the fabric of your voluminous T-shirt, sending a flock of goosebumps. Another, more vivid one follows, triggered by her intimate whisper:

"What do you remember most often when I'm not around?"

You hesitate, because to pick out one thing about Billie is something that's really maddeningly difficult. Eilish doesn't rush you, just strokes your naked thighs, draws patterns on your belly that only she understands, and just enjoys the night's silence, so rare for her, so mind-soothing.

"Your eyes. I remember very often the looks you cast at me."

"And what do my eyes remind you of? What do they look like?", Eilish almost purrs with pleasure as you rest your head on her shoulder, trying to catch a glimpse of her sly, squinting blue seas.

"Aquamarine? Or is it still blue topaz?"

"Thought about it that often?" - The singer clarifies, surprised by your so quick response.

"That's insulting, Eilish", you hum and lift yourself up a little, your palm fumbling for the phone buried in the huge blanket. It's not easy to do in the semi-darkness of the bedroom, but you manage it successfully, "I'm always thinking of you."

A gentle kiss on the top of your head as you assume your original position, returning to your girlfriend's arms. Compliment counts.

The pleasant click of the unlock takes you straight to the gallery on your phone, echoing your thoughts. A click on a recent photo, an attempt to zoom in with a gesture that almost immediately fails: Billy gently takes the phone right out of your palm. Followed by a click and a husky chuckle.

"You can look me in the eye, baby. Why do you need pictures when I'm literally behind your back?"

You freeze for a second, only then realizing the absurdity of the situation. Covering your face with your hands, you only provoke another wave of good-natured laughter.

"Look at me, my love."

The sheets rustle again: you turn obediently toward her, meeting her gaze. Then the silence fills the room again, broken harmoniously only by your breathing together. And the more you stare, the more the cool ocean blue in her eyes seems to be obscured by a misty haze, becoming several shades darker and more intense, which portends a storm of at least six points on the Beaufort scale - Eilish is getting excited, because the realization that all your attention and curiosity is now directed only to her is so pleasantly exhilarating. You realize that you feel as if you are the only white-sailed ship that the sea itself has allowed to ply her surface on this endless moonlit night. You realize you're about to drown. Because you want to.

"So what's the bottom line...?" - her whisper is practically at your lips. And even though she's lost all sense of patience, the gambling is much stronger now. - "What stone shall I present?"

"Aquamarine."

It's the last thing you say before you meet Eilish's hot lips, drowning in hot and assertive kisses.

The calm of your bedroom has been replaced by passion as quickly as the weather at sea.

[ltwilliammowett]

Special sails

We are more familiar with ships that go up to the topgallant sail (t'gallant or t'garns'l), but there are still some special sails that are above it, these are the Royal, the Skysail and above that the Moonraker. Because of the height they reached, these ships were also called skyscrapers, but please do not confuse them with the skyscraper sail, which was hoisted above them in a triangular shape on much larger ships like clipper or steal barques during the 19th and early 20th century.

Royal

A royal is a small sail flown immediately above the topgallant on square rigged sailing ships. It was originally called the "topgallant royal" and was used in light and favourable winds. Royal sails were normally found only on larger ships with masts tall enough to accommodate the extra canvas. Royals were introduced around the turn of the 18th century but were not usually flown on the mizzenmast until the end of that century. It gave its name to a Dutch term for a light breeze-the Royal Sail Breeze or bovenbramzeilskoelte was a Force 2 wind on the Beaufort Scale.

Skysail

In the course of the 18th century (although the first written records do not exist until 1807), skysails began to be hoisted over the Royal, again in good weather and light winds.

Moonraker

The word itself dates back to the 18th century and was the name for a sail that was hoisted directly above the sky sail, and it was only hoisted when there was very little wind, because if the wind was too strong, it would simply tear off.

The Regina Maris, a danish barquentine from 1908 with a watersail ( red circle)

Watersail

A watersail is a sail hung below the boom. It is used mostly on gaff rig boats for extra downwind performance when racing. Often a watersail will be improvised from an unused foresail. Its psychological effects may be more effective than its aerodynamic ones. Surprisingly, its use can be traced back to as early as 1373. Possibly even earlier, since the 12th century.