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		Mystery shipwreck dating from the 1600s discovered in in central Stockholm. The ship's planks weren't nailed together, but were held together with rope (thelocal.se)		83
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shivashakti		2010-11-25 01:44:39 PM

Well, that explains why it sank...

Dairy King		2010-11-25 02:28:49 PM

in in

She comes in colors everywhere		2010-11-25 02:32:39 PM

Subby is reaching

red5ish		2010-11-25 02:36:20 PM

"We really know nothing about this technique other than that it was used in the east," added Hansson.

Widely used tech in Polynesia.

whereisian		2010-11-25 02:39:37 PM

It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

Bondith		2010-11-25 02:41:25 PM

Rope? I would have expected those weird bolts that require an Allan key.

NorCalLos		2010-11-25 02:42:05 PM

whereisian: It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

That's not where seals come from.

puffy999		2010-11-25 02:43:08 PM

I'll just assume the ship is older than the 1600s. But I am talking out of my ass...

/I'm still probably correct

NorCalLos		2010-11-25 02:43:20 PM

Bondith: Rope? I would have expected those weird bolts that require an Allan key.

well-played

flyingbiscuit		2010-11-25 02:43:32 PM

Go to the arctic, even today there wooden structures are often held together with rope, metal nails are to brittle in the cold

AverageAmericanGuy		2010-11-25 02:45:22 PM

NorCalLos: whereisian: It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

That's not where seals come from.

You see, NorCalLos, when a mommy board and a daddy rope love each other very much, and there is so much love that the two can't contain it all, a seal is created. Now go eat your turkey.

red230		2010-11-25 02:47:07 PM

Let me know when they find one of these (also found in Stockholm).
upload.wikimedia.org

Stahi		2010-11-25 02:47:46 PM

Did anyone hear 5 tones from the sky or have a mysterious desire to get to Devil's Tower?

puffy999		2010-11-25 02:47:55 PM

flyingbiscuit: Go to the arctic, even today there wooden structures are often held together with rope, metal nails are to brittle in the cold

I'd assume many of the "nails" of which this article speaks (300+ year old ships) are actually wood. Not just because of cold, but cost/availability.

fanbladesaresharp		2010-11-25 02:48:06 PM

red5ish: "We really know nothing about this technique other than that it was used in the east," added Hansson.

Widely used tech in Polynesia.

Or at least since papyrus and hemp has been used. Or since evolution kicked out opposible thumbs and jungle vines.

Panty Sniffer		2010-11-25 02:49:37 PM

puffy999: flyingbiscuit: Go to the arctic, even today there wooden structures are often held together with rope, metal nails are to brittle in the cold

I'd assume many of the "nails" of which this article speaks (300+ year old ships) are actually wood. Not just because of cold, but cost/availability.

Wouldn't those be called pegs?

puffy999		2010-11-25 02:50:14 PM

Panty Sniffer: Wouldn't those be called pegs?

Wood nails, trunnels, pegs, dowels, whatever you want to call them.

Friend_Computer		2010-11-25 02:50:58 PM

red5ish: "We really know nothing about this technique other than that it was used in the east," added Hansson.

Widely used tech in Polynesia.

And in the Middle East way back in the day.

/Wasted four years of college for nautical archeology
//At least its trivia that gets me booze
///Dad's still dissapoint

puffy999		2010-11-25 02:51:00 PM

Tree nail is apparently another term that's used.

nandaiyo		2010-11-25 02:51:41 PM

Photo of the ship:
www.lostfan.net

Oznog		2010-11-25 03:01:55 PM

Mystery shipwreck dating from the 1600s discovered in in central Stockholm. The ship's planks weren't nailed together, but were held together with rope (thelocal.se)

I kept reading this headline thinking there was something funny/ironic about it. I don't get it.

Maybe Gene Masseth can explain this joke it to me?

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier		2010-11-25 03:02:47 PM

Bondith: Rope? I would have expected those weird bolts that require an Allan key.

If it was, the damn thing would've fallen apart in 2 years anyway

pziko		2010-11-25 03:03:08 PM

Came for the Vasa but thread over in one.

veracosa		2010-11-25 03:17:17 PM

but was the rope made from hemp?

detroitdoesntsuckthatbad		2010-11-25 03:28:18 PM

red230: Let me know when they find one of these (also found in Stockholm).

Loved me some Vasa - that thing is fricken huge

/lived in Sweden last year
//cold as shiat
///dark as shiat too
//chicks are hot though

Uncorrect		2010-11-25 03:38:12 PM

Purple_Jack		2010-11-25 03:41:12 PM

Came for the IKEA jokes, leaving semi-satisfied.

huffax		2010-11-25 03:44:12 PM

Stupid Swedes! You cannot sail a ship on the streets!

You cannot find 220 year old champagne on the streets either.

Fark Master Flex		2010-11-25 03:46:03 PM

NorCalLos: whereisian: It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

That's not where seals come from.

If the seals swell too much will they blow?

images.cheezburger.com

CygnusDarius		2010-11-25 04:03:50 PM

Vikings?.

PhiloeBedoe		2010-11-25 04:05:15 PM

It's exactly 497 and 1/2 feet of rope. Also two changes of BVDs, a guitar, an address book, a pair of socks, four Mask Marvel comic books and a tennis racket.

Gavino		2010-11-25 04:19:06 PM

CygnusDarius: Vikings?.

Nope. They used Clinker from about the 7th century onwards.

Dwreck		2010-11-25 04:31:45 PM

Stockholm? Well, eventually they won't even need the rope, the planks will develop an attachment to the archaeologists and stay together on their own.

Bondith		2010-11-25 04:33:07 PM

Dwreck
Stockholm? Well, eventually they won't even need the rope, the planks will develop an attachment to the archaeologists and stay together on their own.

Nicely done, although it took me a moment to work out Vasa hell you were talking about.

Fano		2010-11-25 04:34:27 PM

The wreck of the Skaarsgaar Fitzgeraarld?

Marley		2010-11-25 04:38:41 PM

shivashakti: Well, that explains why it sank...

Dammit, I came in here to say that. Guess I've got to re-up if I'm going to beat you to things like that.

pete1729		2010-11-25 04:39:11 PM

AverageAmericanGuy: NorCalLos: whereisian: It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

That's not where seals come from.

You see, NorCalLos, when a mommy board and a daddy rope love each other very much, and there is so much love that the two can't contain it all, a seal is created. Now go eat your turkey.

Your said rope twice.

AverageAmericanGuy		2010-11-25 04:44:00 PM

pete1729: AverageAmericanGuy: NorCalLos: whereisian: It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

That's not where seals come from.

You see, NorCalLos, when a mommy board and a daddy rope love each other very much, and there is so much love that the two can't contain it all, a seal is created. Now go eat your turkey.

Your said rope twice.

I was quoting NorCalLos who used it once. I suppose my using the word against would make it twice. But it's not really me saying it twice, since I was quoting the original which said it once before me.

CygnusDarius		2010-11-25 04:54:55 PM

Gavino: CygnusDarius: Vikings?.

Nope. They used Clinker from about the 7th century onwards.

Ahh.

das		2010-11-25 05:10:31 PM

AverageAmericanGuy: pete1729: AverageAmericanGuy: NorCalLos: whereisian: It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

That's not where seals come from.

You see, NorCalLos, when a mommy board and a daddy rope love each other very much, and there is so much love that the two can't contain it all, a seal is created. Now go eat your turkey.

Your said rope twice.

I was quoting NorCalLos who used it once. I suppose my using the word against would make it twice. But it's not really me saying it twice, since I was quoting the original which said it once before me.

Shut up and say you like rope.

Happy Hours		2010-11-25 05:25:30 PM

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: Bondith: Rope? I would have expected those weird bolts that require an Allan key.

If it was, the damn thing would've fallen apart in 2 years anyway

The one piece of IKEA furniture I ever bought is 10 years old and has survived 4 moves. My cat eats and drinks from her IKEA bowls every day. 35 cents each.

At least the people on the ship had good meatballs.

brykmantra		2010-11-25 05:26:54 PM

red230: Let me know when they find one of these (also found in Stockholm).
www.travelooce.com

FTFY

Deacon Blue		2010-11-25 05:35:16 PM

No matter how it was constructed, it was probably only a goddamn herring buss, and a slab of a Dutch built tub.

MikeFallopian		2010-11-25 05:42:35 PM

red5ish: "We really know nothing about this technique other than that it was used in the east," added Hansson.

Widely used tech in Polynesia.

And elsewhere, like the Middle East.

www.jewelofmuscat.tv

GuyCaballero		2010-11-25 05:42:55 PM

das: AverageAmericanGuy: pete1729: AverageAmericanGuy: NorCalLos: whereisian: It was a Norse shipbuilding technique used well before the 1600s. The rope and boards swell with water and create a seal. There was some show about it on Discovery.

That's not where seals come from.

You see, NorCalLos, when a mommy board and a daddy rope love each other very much, and there is so much love that the two can't contain it all, a seal is created. Now go eat your turkey.

Your said rope twice.

I was quoting NorCalLos who used it once. I suppose my using the word against would make it twice. But it's not really me saying it twice, since I was quoting the original which said it once before me.

Shut up and say you like rope.

www.cheapimagehosting.com

It was half-cuddle, half-rope.

girl6		2010-11-25 05:59:14 PM

red230: Let me know when they find one of these (also found in Stockholm).

...they be hatin'...

FuneralGoingChick		2010-11-25 06:15:25 PM

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