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Rope bracelets were used by sailors as good luck charm, among a few other things.
They would wear them to protect again dead seas and doldrums.
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What is sailors eye?
A type of knot use to make a loop at the end of a rope. Made by unravelling the end of twisted multicord rope and plaiting the unraveld ends back into the rope.
Where does knots come from?
Knots is the form of measurement of the speed of boats. It was originally measured by a board being dropped in the water with a rope tied to it, the other end of the rope was tied to the stern of the boat. This rope had knots tied into it at 14.4 meters apart. The one sailor would use a 30 second glass sand timer while another would let the rope out behind the boat. When 30 seconds were up the number of knots on the rope that had gone thru the sailors hands were the speed they were traveling. Dividing that 14.4 meters by 30 seconds told them that one knot equaled 1.85166 kilometers per hour, or one nautical mile.
Why are the bracelets with rings attached called slave bracelets?
Because the ring is attached to the bracelet, i.e: the ring is a slave to the bracelet.
How many sailors died in 911?
Of the 2,999 people who died because of the attacks on 9/11, 55 were listed as military personnel at the Pentagon. No sailors were listed as active sailors but may have been sailors acting in a different capacity.
What skills do sailors need?
Sailors deffinately need to know how to tie their shoes. Aslo, sailors need to know how to swin, hunt, bike, rin, and how to saddle a whale.
What is sailors eye?
A type of knot use to make a loop at the end of a rope. Made by unravelling the end of twisted multicord rope and plaiting the unraveld ends back into the rope.
Do CHARM IT bracelets break?
Yes. Most bracelets brake unless they are like very expensive or have diamonds, then the possibilities of it braking are very uncertain. For example if the bracelet is like a rope type material then once it gets wet a lot of times. So my answer is yes, charm bracelets DO brake.
How do you make Vietnam era bootlace bracelets?
Just braid them together like any line (rope, etc.). That's how the GI's did it.
How does Odysseus' survive?
He is tied to the mast of his ship by rope, while his fellow sailors (with wax in their ears) row quickly away.
How did lanyards get started?
Much of the rope work, macrame and lanyards were originated by sailors. They would find themselves with a great deal of free time on their hands at sea, and little to do with it. They became quite proficient at using their rope splicing skills to create works of art using string and ropes readily available to the sailors.
Does the chandelier have a significance in the Phantom of the Opera?
yes, it does have the significance when gerard butler was almost caught by the policemen he cut the rope and he brought emmy rossum with the chandelier was broken into pieces.
How did Tudor sailors measure speed?
They measured using a log and Knots on a rope (from History: Teacher Book Bk. 5 by T. Whiteford )
What is the significance of Dali's 'Girl with Hoop'?
The Girl with a hoop is actually a jump rope; it's Alice from Alice in Wonderland!
How did sailors stop the water entering between the planks on a wooden ship?
The sailors tamped 'ropes' of twisted rags along with tar into the seams between the planks. ********************************** More info: The process is known as 'caulking', and untwisted old rope was also used.
Which type of knot could you tie if you only had access to one rope but no rope ends?
Constrictor knot * There are many, depending upon what you are trying to do - the most common is a Slip Knot, which can be made with one hand in the middle of a rope in 1 second. A more secure loop that can be made and if often used by sailors, is a Bowline on the Bight.
Where did the word junkie come from?
"Junkie" originally meant a heroin addict, but its meaning has since been expanded to include any kind of addict. The word comes from the slang word "junk" for heroin, which was slang in the 1960s. The word "junk" means a broken or discarded item, especially one for which a use can be found, and derives from an old sailors' term for old rope, in use at the time of Columbus. Old bits of rope were no use as rope any more, but sailors found a number of other uses for them.
Are shamballa bracelets for guys or girls?
Shamballa bracelets are unisex bracelets
