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During the 19th century when ships were haphazardly overloaded and ultimately sunk, sacrificing both crew and cargo, guidlines had to be mandated. In 1875 a British politician named Samuel Plimsoll had an idea that a line be placed on the vessel in compliance with the appropriate load indicating a reference point on the hull in relation to the draft of the ship. This gave anyone that looked an immediate assessment of the safety of the vessel in relation to payload. This "load line" is still being used on watercrafts of all sizes today. Originally called the "Plimsoll Line", today it may be referred to as "Load Line" or "Water Line"
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Why is primsoll called the sailors friend?
The Plimsoll Line is a diagram drawn in white on the side of cargo ships to prevent rascally shipowners from overloading them, which is unsafe.
Different kinds of lines?
*Straight Lines - Horizontal line - Vertical line - Broken line - Wavy line - Dotted line - Zigzag line - Diagonal line - perpendicular line - parallel line *Curved Lines - Concave line - Convex line - Spiral line
What is a line that is not a line but is almost a line?
A line of best-fit.
Do you wait in line or online?
If there is an actual physical line on the floor, and you are on it, then you are on line. If you are in a line of people, you are in line. If you are in a line of people, and also standing on a physical line on the floor, then you are both in and on line. If there is a group of people, standing in a line, and you are standing on top of the group of people standing in line, then you are standing on line.
What is line intersect?
A line intersect is a point on a line where another line or object crosses the line.
What could be a name of a line?
A straight line, a telephone line, a shipping line, a fishing line.
what- line m is perpendicular to line L, line n is perpendicular to line m.?
Line L is parallel to line n.
Is a line segment part of a line or is a line part of a line segment?
In geometry a line is thought of as extending infinitely in both directions. A line segment is part of a line.
How do you draw a line parallel to a given line?
[A Parallel line is a straight line, opposite to another, that do not intersect or meet.] Ie. Line 1 is Parallel to Line 2. ------------------------------------------------- <Line 1 ------------------------------------------------- <Line 2
What is the line snapping in line rider do?
it snaps the line. ex. _______ ______ see the space, with line snapping the secong line will attach itself to the nearest line giving you a line like this ________________ that's what line snapping is.
What is formed by two endpoints?
A line segment.A line segment.A line segment.A line segment.
What is the liquid line and suction line?
The suction line is the big one. This line should be cold when the unit is on. The small line is the liquid line.
