Entremet Originally shared by Kam-Yung Soh "“Like most people in the US, I grew up knowing the words to this carol and even (shudder) singing them occasionally (singing is not a strong point of mine), but never really thought about what they meant, how the carol originated, or what birds were involved”, says Dr Rasmussen in email. So she decided to figure it out. Dr Rasmussen, who’s tied for third for the most bird discoveries in the world, is probably also the world’s foremost avian sleuth, due to her meticulous detective work a few years ago that uncovered the many ornithological thefts and records frauds in museums that were committed by eminent British ornithologist, Richard Meinertzhagen. But who would ever have thought that an old Christmas carol might also hold an avian mystery? “After all, it’s just a Christmas carol!” Dr Rasmussen points out." https://medium.com/@GrrlScientist/meet-the-real-birds-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-fame-grrlscientist-5a8bc09350c9
We've done this a few times. It's kind of amazing how hard it is to do the simplest things when your local vertical is suddenly changed (while remaining attached to the boat).
ReplyDeleteI hope they had spare underwear on board.
ReplyDeleteHeh. Usually too busy for that.
ReplyDeleteWorse is when something major breaks as a consequence of pitch poling/broaching (mast/boom/steerage/keel/hull), or somebody gets tangled up in parts that are under major wind load. That's a really bad day.