It is ... and to think it was designed just 12 years after the Lancaster bomber ... blows your mind.
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It is ... and to think it was designed just 12 years after the Lancaster bomber ... blows your mind.
Cracked a tooth last night. Perhaps I should join the UK military?
How about I blast you off this porch?
Wasn't the Vulcan designed around the same time?
The Ottoman train T.E. Lawrence ambushed in 1917 still lying in the Arabian desert 108 years later.
Good scene
If that had been in the UK that would no doubt rusted away
It’s also probably too remote for anyone to strip it for scrap metal.
Very curious how that's played and what you have to do to win ?
Wow. Sometimes I get quite astounded by what you can find on the web.
I did a search “hounds and jackals how to play” expecting the search to come back saying “cannot be found” instead I got the rules articles and even a video or two.
You can even by a game. (but not the ancient Egyptian one
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The link for the Metropolitan Museum of Art puts it together well.
"Hounds and Jackals is an ancient Egyptian game played with two players, each controlling five pegs (either dogs or jackals). The goal is to be the first to move all your pegs around a track on the board and off the board. Players move their pegs by rolling stick dice, with a flat side up counting as one and a result of five when no sticks land flat. Moves are dictated by the dice roll, and certain spaces on the board may offer shortcuts or penalties."
www.metmuseum.org
I did a search “hounds and jackals how to play” expecting the search to come back saying “cannot be found” instead I got the rules articles and even a video or two.
You can even by a game. (but not the ancient Egyptian one
)The link for the Metropolitan Museum of Art puts it together well.
"Hounds and Jackals is an ancient Egyptian game played with two players, each controlling five pegs (either dogs or jackals). The goal is to be the first to move all your pegs around a track on the board and off the board. Players move their pegs by rolling stick dice, with a flat side up counting as one and a result of five when no sticks land flat. Moves are dictated by the dice roll, and certain spaces on the board may offer shortcuts or penalties."
Hounds and Jackals: A Game from an Ancient Egyptian Tomb - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Danielle Zwang, MuSe Intern in the Department of Egyptian Art, shares the rules of the game of Hounds and Jackals.
Wow... Good shot TedWow. Sometimes I get quite astounded by what you can find on the web.
I did a search “hounds and jackals how to play” expecting the search to come back saying “cannot be found” instead I got the rules articles and even a video or two.
You can even by a game. (but not the ancient Egyptian one
The link for the Metropolitan Museum of Art puts it together well.
"Hounds and Jackals is an ancient Egyptian game played with two players, each controlling five pegs (either dogs or jackals). The goal is to be the first to move all your pegs around a track on the board and off the board. Players move their pegs by rolling stick dice, with a flat side up counting as one and a result of five when no sticks land flat. Moves are dictated by the dice roll, and certain spaces on the board may offer shortcuts or penalties."
Hounds and Jackals: A Game from an Ancient Egyptian Tomb - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Danielle Zwang, MuSe Intern in the Department of Egyptian Art, shares the rules of the game of Hounds and Jackals.
“A cyanometer is a device used to measure the intensity of blue in the sky, often used in meteorology and atmospheric studies. It typically consists of a series of blue color patches or a color gradient, allowing the user to compare the sky's color to these reference colors.
The cyanometer was invented by the Swiss scientist Jean-Pierre M. A. de L'Aleman in the 18th century. By comparing the color of the sky with the patches on the cyanometer, it provides a way to quantify and document the depth or saturation of the sky's blue.
This instrument can help in understanding atmospheric conditions, such as the presence of clouds, air pollution, or the angle of the sun.”
The cyanometer was invented by the Swiss scientist Jean-Pierre M. A. de L'Aleman in the 18th century. By comparing the color of the sky with the patches on the cyanometer, it provides a way to quantify and document the depth or saturation of the sky's blue.
This instrument can help in understanding atmospheric conditions, such as the presence of clouds, air pollution, or the angle of the sun.”
Nice.
I'm going to send this to my nephew is in to art and computer graphics kind of thing.
I'm sure he'll get a kick out of it.
I read a book awhile back called Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore.
It's a fun book, not serious, at all but does touch on history as most of his books do.
In it the color blue, in the history of the art world, is central to the theme.
"In the novel Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore, "Sacré Bleu" is the name of a particularly vibrant and expensive blue paint made from the gemstone lapis lazuli. The color, also known as ultramarine blue, is historically significant for its use in depicting the Virgin Mary's cloak and its enduring quality. The fictional story revolves around the mystery of this unique paint and its impact on the art world."
I'm going to send this to my nephew is in to art and computer graphics kind of thing.
I'm sure he'll get a kick out of it.
I read a book awhile back called Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore.
It's a fun book, not serious, at all but does touch on history as most of his books do.
In it the color blue, in the history of the art world, is central to the theme.
"In the novel Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore, "Sacré Bleu" is the name of a particularly vibrant and expensive blue paint made from the gemstone lapis lazuli. The color, also known as ultramarine blue, is historically significant for its use in depicting the Virgin Mary's cloak and its enduring quality. The fictional story revolves around the mystery of this unique paint and its impact on the art world."
It's really fascinating.
"Azure" might be a synonym.
There is evidence that the ability to see the color Blue may be a recent thing.
D.
"Azure" might be a synonym.
There is evidence that the ability to see the color Blue may be a recent thing.
D.
Wow, really interesting!
Fascinating ... I'm guessing colour perception in humans is probably strongly determined by environment ... ancient people living in say dark tropical forests, polar regions, deserts or alongside seas and oceans (say med or pacific) all see/perceive colours differently.
Colour after all doesn't exist ... it's your brain interpreting light wave lengths.
Colour doesn't exist, he hears!
Colour after all doesn't exist ... it's your brain interpreting light wave lengths.
Immediately has existencial crisis! Is nothing I think really real?
I heard the scientist Brian Cox comment something along the lines of 'Real scientists love being proven wrong, it means they can set about discovering something new' . I think being open to new concepts and challenges of our world view are what make us so adaptable.
We need facts but also to know they are presumptions.
Currently reading 'How to change your mind' by Pollan and feeling a bit philosophical
We need facts but also to know they are presumptions.
Currently reading 'How to change your mind' by Pollan and feeling a bit philosophical