To: Captain Rhino
Do you recall that the explorer Thor Heyerdahl (of Kon Tiki fame) built a couple of reed boats to duplicate the Phoenician explorations? If memory serves, the first one sunk!
To: capitan_refugio
As in many worthwhile endeavors, the path to success is often littered with the bones of the now forgotten heroes that tried and failed.
28 posted on
03/11/2005 9:31:18 AM PST by
Captain Rhino
("If you will just abandon logic, these things will make a lot more sense to you!")
To: capitan_refugio
The first boat sank because the modern-day builders ignored ancient carvings clearly showing ropes from the top of the mast supporting the stern and prow.
32 posted on
03/11/2005 10:08:36 AM PST by
Grand Old Partisan
(You can read about my history of the GOP at www.republicanbasics.com)
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