What a bunch of hucky-pucky!

[dreadnut]

Tie the scurvy dog to the yardarm! (Cheech & Chong)

 

[MLBob]

Guess VR, like anything else, has the potential to engender good or be used for things not so good.
Interesting that many people have commented about individual perception of reality. Found this article thought provoking. Great comment to end it: " What happens in the virtul world doesn't always stay in the virtual world."

Watch the video's in the link: thought provoking!

https://theconversation.com/what-yo...irtual-reality-can-manipulate-our-minds-63652

 

[Midnight Toker]

Hey, now there's a nautical term I never heard before. As if "port" weren't unique enough. Speaking of that, I always wondered about the etymology of "port"... Why would "port" be left and starboard be right? Makes no sense to me. Of course, I'm an ex-flyboy, not a squiddie.

origin of the nautical terms ‘starboard’ and ‘port’

image: nageur-sauveteur MEANINGS The noun starboard denotes the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when one is facing forward, while port denotes the opposing side. ORIGINS F…

wordhistories.net

I thought aircraft used the same terms for l/r sides as well.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

So "limit f(x) -> 18 as x -> 21" kind of means f(x) is virtually 18?

Which is still too young to buy booze in this state!

 

[chazmo]

origin of the nautical terms ‘starboard’ and ‘port’

image: nageur-sauveteur MEANINGS The noun starboard denotes the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when one is facing forward, while port denotes the opposing side. ORIGINS F…

wordhistories.net

I thought aircraft used the same terms for l/r sides as well.

Excellent. Starboard explained! Did I miss where "port" comes from? I get that it's the left side, but I just don't understand where the word comes from. Please note, I'm speaking from memory, without the aid of internet searching.

And, yeah, I've heard starboard and port used on aircraft, as well as "knots," but it's understood that these terms came from nautical origin.

 

[Prince of Darkness]

Excellent. Starboard explained! Did I miss where "port" comes from? I get that it's the left side, but I just don't understand where the word comes from. Please note, I'm speaking from memory, without the aid of internet searching.

And, yeah, I've heard starboard and port used on aircraft, as well as "knots," but it's understood that these terms came from nautical origin.

I always took it that on an old ship with a steerboard, if the ship was moored in a harbour, the left side would have to be adjacent to the jetty in order to avoid fowling the steering oar. So the port would be on the left

 

[Midnight Toker]

Excellent. Starboard explained! Did I miss where "port" comes from? I get that it's the left side, but I just don't understand where the word comes from. Please note, I'm speaking from memory, without the aid of internet searching.

And, yeah, I've heard starboard and port used on aircraft, as well as "knots," but it's understood that these terms came from nautical origin.

Port is explained further down in that link.

 

[chazmo]

Port is explained further down in that link.

Not really, MT. I understand that "larboard" could be confused with "starboard", but my question is... why the word "port?"

I actually think Prince of Darkness has this correct. Since the rudder on these old ships in dock would be on the side facing seaward, "port" would actually be a good choice. Cool. That's a good theory. Of course, we know that in practice, language development doesn't always have anything to do with rational explanations.

 

[Midnight Toker]

Not really, MT. I understand that "larboard" could be confused with "starboard", but my question is... why the word "port?"

I actually think Prince of Darkness has this correct. Since the rudder on these old ships in dock would be on the side facing seaward, "port" would actually be a good choice. Cool. That's a good theory. Of course, we know that in practice, language development doesn't always have anything to do with rational explanations.

That would be correct. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_starboard

Stearboards were always on the right side to counter most oarsmen being right handed. Loading ramps were always on the port side.

 

[walrus]

​

A sailor walks into a bar and sits down next to a pretty woman.

Sailor: Do you like men in uniform?

Woman: I like the army and the air force, but sailors annoy me.

Sailor: Why's that?

Woman: They just overuse nautical terminology so much. That sort of thing is really irritating.

Sailor: I guess you're starboard about that. My wife said the same thing when she port me.


walrus

 

[walrus]

And some usage in the aircraft world:

"This is Captain Sinclair speaking. On behalf of my crew I'd like to welcome you aboard British Airways flight 602 from New York to London. We are currently flying at a height of 35,000 feet midway across the Atlantic.
If you look out of the windows on the starboard side of the aircraft, you will observe that both the starboard engines are on fire. If you look out of the windows on the port side, you will observe that the port wing has fallen off. If you look down towards the Atlantic ocean, you will see a little yellow life raft with three people in it waving at you. That's me your captain, the co-pilot, and one of the air stewardesses. This is a recorded message. Have a good flight!"

walrus

 

[Guildedagain]

When the ship yaws excessively, the port all goes to starboard ;]

 

[dwasifar]

Hey, now there's a nautical term I never heard before. As if "port" weren't unique enough. Speaking of that, I always wondered about the etymology of "port"... Why would "port" be left and starboard be right? Makes no sense to me. Of course, I'm an ex-flyboy, not a squiddie.

Because centuries ago, in a nighttime naval battle, a warship was lost because the muzzle flash of cannons out of both sides of the ship dazzled the navigator. Unable to see the stars, he accidentally steered the ship onto some rocks, where it sank with all hands, losing the battle. It was subsequently decided that there should be an area on one side of each ship that would be kept clear of cannons so that the navigator could see the stars, and they picked the right side of the ship because most people (and thus most navigators) are right-handed. So the left side, which still had cannon ports in that area, became the "port" side, and the right side, where the navigator was free to observe the stars, became the starboard side.

Nah, I'm just kidding. I have no idea.