reltbracco on Nostr: Seeing the height of this bridge compared to the boat made me wonder… We can trace ...
Seeing the height of this bridge compared to the boat made me wonder…
We can trace the width of our modern road lanes and railroads back to the width of Roman roads because the modern systems were based on the ancient one, in turn based on the width a carriage pulled by two yoked horses had to be.
Is there the same thing for boating and sailing culture? Are the heights of various boats based on the clearances of various ancient bridges, for example?
Boating culture has always seemed like such a rich and alien world, full of its own traditions. From the outside looking in, at least, it seems distinct cross-culturally as well.
It’s one thing I wish I could’ve learned more about from my mom.
#sailing #boat #history #asknostr #thoughts #art #artstr #sailstr
We can trace the width of our modern road lanes and railroads back to the width of Roman roads because the modern systems were based on the ancient one, in turn based on the width a carriage pulled by two yoked horses had to be.
Is there the same thing for boating and sailing culture? Are the heights of various boats based on the clearances of various ancient bridges, for example?
Boating culture has always seemed like such a rich and alien world, full of its own traditions. From the outside looking in, at least, it seems distinct cross-culturally as well.
It’s one thing I wish I could’ve learned more about from my mom.
#sailing #boat #history #asknostr #thoughts #art #artstr #sailstr
quoting note1a45…yq27
Arriving from a nice walk in Christ Church Meadow, I crossed the narrow pedestrian passerelle that leads to the punts parking spot behind the Head of the River. I sat there and drew Folly Bridge. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland originated as a story told on a boating trip which began from this very spot.
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