With a wind load square to the beam inbound and outbound you either (a) have
a very small beam (balanced loads will cancel each other); (b) were worried
about stress-reversals (particularly if you overlooked the need for a unity
check); or (c) you didn't go anywhere -- as we all know a body at rest (or
in motion) tends to stay at rest (or in motion) unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force. Which, in layterms (for Ralph and Ken) means: MASS of Mr.
Gray was placed opposite mass of Mrs. Gray and the Graylettes to keep the
boat from turtling while at rest. MASS of Mr. Gray was to windward to keep
the boat upright undersail. Mrs. Gray and the Graylettes got wet. Which
explains the second item on the list: stress reversals. Mrs. Gray and the
Graylettes thought the boat ride just before the Naushon left for Woodshole
was a great idear (spelled like a good New Englander); Mr. Gray was not so
excited. When the boat heeled, Mr. Gray stayed high and dry. Mrs. Gray and
the Graylettes did not. It being the end of the season, they were not only
wet, but cold. They no longer felt the boat ride was a good idea. Mr. Gray
proceeded to the otherside of the pond nonetheless, surpressing his smile
all the way. Q.E.D. And, as Mr. Newton so aptly remarked, the Gray family
ultimately never moved -- despite the wind, the water, and the whining.

The moral of the story: never tell stories on BP if you ever want to be
taken seriously again?

Sign me,

Mr. Meta-Science

-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 4:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: My BM Complex(ion)


Sherwin & Esther Williams write:

<< Concurrent with all this we became aware of LEAD. >>

So, paint-guys, tell me about lead.  Who/what said/commanded that you
couldn't have all-wonderful lead in your paint any more?  And what is to
prevent me from asking Heidi to save all the foil from her Chardonnay
bottles
and melting it down and putting it in my own, private-label paint for my own
house* in the Vineyard, where it will last more than one rental season
before
it flakes off?

Rollered by, Christopher Gray

*Disclosure:  actually my wife's house; but I am allowed to pay for
painting,
shingling and windows, and also permitted to get the boat into the water
about 36 hours before we leave the island for the year, so I can take
everyone on a "ride" - Ralph, you should try taking a 900 pound boat with
800
pounds of payload on a ride across a 1 mile wide lake against a 3 knot nw
wind [ = square on your beam outbound and inbound], using (as a motive
power)
the propellor of your 25 HP Johnson operated ONLY REPEAT ONLY by continuous
pulling of the starter cord.  Gets you in shape for the delete key on the BP
list.