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Re: Something To Fall Back On
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:33 pm
by DilyV
AnotherFairportfan wrote:FreeFlier wrote:Actually,
dirigible means either
airship or
designed for or capable of being directed, controlled, or steered.
In the airship context, it doesn't specify rigid or non-rigid.
--FreeFlier
Generally, "dirigible" is used to refer to rigid airships; "zeppelin", however, is specifically a term for rigid ships.
(Allegedly, the term "blimp" originated with a British officer on an inspection tour who flicked the tightly-stretched fabric envelope and said "Blimp!" imitating the sound it made.)
Another twist on that was the reported nomenclature applied somewhere down the line... Airship, Type B, Limp.
Re: Something To Fall Back On
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:45 pm
by FreeFlier
DilyV wrote:AnotherFairportfan wrote:FreeFlier wrote:Actually,
dirigible means either
airship or
designed for or capable of being directed, controlled, or steered.
In the airship context, it doesn't specify rigid or non-rigid.
Generally, "dirigible" is used to refer to rigid airships; "zeppelin", however, is specifically a term for rigid ships.
(Allegedly, the term "blimp" originated with a British officer on an inspection tour who flicked the tightly-stretched fabric envelope and said "Blimp!" imitating the sound it made.)
Another twist on that was the reported nomenclature applied somewhere down the line... Airship, Type B, Limp.
The more authoritative sources I've seen give both origins . . . and state that they don't know which - if either - is correct.
Wikipedia has a third version, which in my opinion seems as likely - if not more likely - than the other two.
--FreeFlier
Re: Something To Fall Back On
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:07 am
by AmriloJim
DilyV wrote:Love the old Star Trek for the oh so great classic quotes!
I was also referring to the music, btw.
Re: Something To Fall Back On
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:52 am
by AnotherFairportfan
Hanineal wrote:AnotherFairportfan wrote:I'm sort of ashamed of myself, but, considering her probable center of gravity, it seems more likely she'd fall forward.
In her feral form as a Siren, her wings probably help trim her out.
In my experience, most human women with natural attributes like hers have a little extra "junk in the trunk" to keep them balanced.
Tuesday's page definitely indicates that that second does not apply yo Atsali.