Sanguiney hell!
We've had several would-be stowaways, but blogger Sanguinity is contemplating piracy to get aboard. Forgivable, because through her site I learned about the stormglass:
"This mysterious weather predictor has been used since 1750. Admiral Fitzroy, the famous sailor and meteorologist, used the Stormglass throughout his life, but most notably aboard the HMS Beagle during his historic voyage with Charles Darwin in the 1830s.
After 250 years the way the Stormglass works is still a mystery, but it is believed that it has to do with the electromagnetic changes caused by weather and sun storms. The appearance inside the glass indicates changes in the weather. If the liquid is clear, the weather will be fair and dry. If the liquid is cloudy, the weather will be cloudy and possibly rainy. If there are small fernlike crystals building up, the weather will be cold and stormy. When the fernlike crystals start to disappear, the weather will be warmer. Falling crystals indicate frost."
Made by the wonderfully named 'Weems and Plath', currently on sale for just $99. Less bother than breaking an arm and boring on to people you can predict bad weather because it 'feels funny' the day before.
"This mysterious weather predictor has been used since 1750. Admiral Fitzroy, the famous sailor and meteorologist, used the Stormglass throughout his life, but most notably aboard the HMS Beagle during his historic voyage with Charles Darwin in the 1830s.
After 250 years the way the Stormglass works is still a mystery, but it is believed that it has to do with the electromagnetic changes caused by weather and sun storms. The appearance inside the glass indicates changes in the weather. If the liquid is clear, the weather will be fair and dry. If the liquid is cloudy, the weather will be cloudy and possibly rainy. If there are small fernlike crystals building up, the weather will be cold and stormy. When the fernlike crystals start to disappear, the weather will be warmer. Falling crystals indicate frost."
Made by the wonderfully named 'Weems and Plath', currently on sale for just $99. Less bother than breaking an arm and boring on to people you can predict bad weather because it 'feels funny' the day before.
Labels: HMS Beagle Replica, weather forcasting
1 Comments:
And, of course, FitzRoy later had a barometer named after him. There used to be one in one of my local pubs, but some trendy, lager-swilling arsehole decided the pub needed revamping and got rid of it.
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