A brain teaser for you

[HandyAndy]

ok, picture the scene........ a ship leaves berth 105 from southampton docks & sails around the world, upon return to the uk the ship is berthed at the same 105 berth in southampton docks.

the question / teaser

What part of the ship travels the furthest????? :confused: ;)

any idea,s?

lets see who can work this one out then i,ve got a few more if you wish.

andy

[Bonzo]

The crew & passengers, them's got to embark & the disembark !! :confused: :confused:

And it's goodnight from me :)

[HandyAndy]

Ronnie , sadly incorrect, tho it does sound like you know what the berth 105 is used for ;)

i assure you i will not change the answer to keep you guessing.

as some of you may know i was in the Merchant Navy so have a few brain teasers to do with the sea.

keep trying :D

andy

[davidimurray]

Is it the tallest point? i.e top of the chimney, crows nest etc?

[HandyAndy]

spot on David, top marks to that man, :D :D

do you want another one ?:o

andy

[davidimurray]

yipee - do I get a prize?

Yeah, keep em coming!

[HandyAndy]

prize = a beer from me at next years Stoneleigh kit car show. ;)

here,s another.......

in the old days when ships were built with iron & rivetted together, there being 10.s of thousand of rivets,

where did the last rivet go ?


andy
ps the next one if you get this will have you pulling your hair out :D :eek:

[davidimurray]

in the last hole :confused:

[HandyAndy]

you,re too good !!! i,ll have to bring an extra beer now :D :D

right give me a minute to type the next one, & if you get that i,ll be very impressed, i,m confident this one will break you David. :D :eek:

andy

[HandyAndy]

next one.

what part of the ship goes from forward to aft on the port side, aft to forward on the starboard side & port to starboard on the stern ? & its the only way it can be done to be logical ?????

lets see how long this one takes you, if you get this David i,ll bring you a six pack.:eek: :p

andy

[davidimurray]

well, there is only one thing I can think of - and it comes back to someone taking the p*ss out of me when I was fixing some builders plates to the side of a steam engine and they asked me whether I had got a handed pair of name plates.I did fall for it hook line and sinker!

Is it the ships name / identification as a long shot?

[HandyAndy]

what beer do you drink????? a six pack has your name on it !!!

well done that man , CORRECT :D :cool:

well even tho they took the whizz from you, it taught you something useful eh???? :D :cool:

3 out of 3 to David. far too clever at this time on a friday night.

sad git aren,t i for posting such waffle??? i,m bored as haven,t worked on my Roadster today, full weekend on it now tho , smiles.

cheers
andy

[MightyMouth]

Actually the correct answer to the first question would have to be the tip of the propeller or possibly a part of the engine as we are talking distance through space not distance between the start and finish point as they are the same point. The tip of the prop would make a corkscrew path along the route traveled which if extended out and measured would be far longer than the top of the ship's path.

Also the answer to the second question is also most likely incorrect as unless they ordered the exact amount of rivets required and none were lost then the last rivet would actually go back in the box with the rest of the left overs. :)

And finally its the third question that is incorrect or only correct in part of the world. Can anyone tell me why?

[HandyAndy]

Actually the correct answer to the first question would have to be the tip of the propeller or possibly a part of the engine as we are talking distance through space not distance between the start and finish point as they are the same point. The tip of the prop would make a corkscrew path along the route traveled which if extended out and measured would be far longer than the top of the ship's path.

Also the answer to the second question is also most likely incorrect as unless they ordered the exact amount of rivets required and none were lost then the last rivet would actually go back in the box with the rest of the left overs.

And finally its the third question that is incorrect or only correct in part of the world. Can anyone tell me why?
you are totally correct, these always creates discussion on each persons point of view or understanding of the "question", i was waiting to see how long this would take to open debate :D :p

and also the third question as you say has a "fault" in it & yes i,m keen also to see who knows why? as Mightymouth obviously knows as i do but who else does???? :confused: :D

smiles
andy
ps the first question could be put like this..... which part travels the furthest in a nautical sense, but hey ,it makes it interesting.

[davidimurray]

Damn you all, I was doing sooo well :p

[minimad]

question three would be written in Arabic then

[HandyAndy]

i,m saying nowt :D lets see what "mightymouth" says eh????:p

andy

[fabbyglass]

All gobbledeegook too me.......:confused:

[dogwood]

I know someone thats still looking for the "Golden rivet" :D



He never did find the "Foxhole!....:D :D

[HandyAndy]

I know someone thats still looking for the "Golden rivet" trust you David :D but the question is.... who knows what the "golden rivet" refers to ??????:

here,s one for you,....... whilst working on cruise ships i once got asked by a new crew member " why isn,t there a pool table available for the crew?" :D
or a question from a passenger " do you go home every evening?" :D

ahh those were the days :cool:

andy

[minimad]

the golden rivet is the last one to be fitted

[flyerncle]

All the nice girls love a sailor.......

[HandyAndy]

Minimad, you are correct........... but the term "golden rivet" also has a , how shall i put this ??????? another meaning onboard some ships where "some" (not all) crew are of a different orientation when it comes to their personal likings :eek: :D i,ll leave it for you to work it out,

Flyerncle....... maybe thats why i,d go back to sea if i didn,t have my dogs & family ;) :D

andy

[flyerncle]

I used to cross the channel every other week and used to sit on the docks looking at the sea and thinking "I dont feel well ",getting on the ship and being sick. Crazy thing is I did it for two years, at least I got to see some different places and got paid as well even for the nights away from home.
Sailing aint for me.

A friend of mine was steward for a salvage company and invited me to see the crane he was on in Boro docks,guess what ? Thats right, I felt sick ! Sea sick inland.

[HandyAndy]

:D try being in a force 10, waves so high sea water going DOWN the funnel :eek:
i once did a maiden voyage from Southampton to Miami on a cruise ship that was 45000 tonnes ( thats fairly big ) & we were in a bad storm, so bad we lost radio comms for 2 days & the BBC reported us missing at sea :eek: :D
i,d go back to sea if didn,t have family & dogs, got paid to see the world & had a great time too.

andy

[dogwood]

Yea, tell me about it Flyerncle...

I spent the odd year or two at the mast. (Marine Engineer)
I was fine all the while we were underway.
It was when we had to "Lay off" it got to me..

Skipper...(Oops sorry "Captain" :D ) Would say go down the engine room and just check the...........too late hooooooopppppppp :eek: :eek:

David

[HandyAndy]

Yea, tell me about it Flyerncle...

I spent the odd year or two at the mast. (Marine Engineer)
I was fine all the while we were underway.
It was when we had to "Lay off" it got to me..

Skipper...(Oops sorry "Captain" :D ) Would say go down the engine room and just check the...........too late hooooooopppppppp :eek: :eek:

David
David,
which company did you work for ?
i come from a large family background with the sea, my father was a marine enginneer & my brother still is, currently chief eng on ship based in Japan, tho he,s home on leave at the mo.
my family,s background is P&O.

andy

[Bonzo]

Me !! I have been known to get seasick in the harbour ?? .....Even got sea sick coming over from St Michaels Mount on a choppy day :o

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj266/Bonzoronnie/st-michaels-mount.jpg

I used to love giong onboard ship & asking where's the kitchen at !! :D

Once asked what the difference was between a ship & a boat . I was told a boat is something you get into when your ship is sinking. :eek:

[HandyAndy]

simple answer to the boat/ship question..... a ship carries boats , a boat can,t carry a ship.
most people get seasick as usually their first time at sea is on a cross channel ferry, well for design of use reasons they are generally known as "flat bottomed" & would roll on wet grass :D & thats what puts most people off going to sea.
tho yes i admit i was sick on my first deep sea voyage, so my sympathies are with those that can,t stomach it but you do eventually get your "sea legs", when you finally hit dry land you tend to walk slightly odd at first, expecting a rolling motion thats not there :D

andy

[Bonzo]

Yep, i have had loads of my fishing trips ruined by seasickness. :(

Unless the bay is like a sheet of glass, i know i am in for a rough ride :eek:

The very reason I sold my boat :( :(

[dogwood]

David,
which company did you work for ?
i come from a large family background with the sea, my father was a marine enginneer & my brother still is, currently chief eng on ship based in Japan, tho he,s home on leave at the mo.
my family,s background is P&O.

andy


Nothing so exotic I'm afraid...R lapthorne & Co.
Local (Kent) company running a couple of dozen Coasters
Mainly West France Through to Holland and Germany.

David.