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Missk_2022 said:
Oh i am back up 2 lbs. I fight everyday...today i lost
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It's a long game... daily fluctuations will drive you 🦇

So many variables that can make your body hold calories and water!!

My weight can fluctuate up to 10 pounds at any given time in a 24-hour period.
I don't get excited about weight loss until I hit 20 pounds... and it stays off for at least a month. Then it's real for me.
 
likes2watchU said:
Strap in... you know how I like research... even on topics I know nothing about :LOL:

A few links to start:
Naval History and Heritage Command: Battleships

DMS: Splitting Waves and Hairs: Comparing X-Bow, Axe Bow, and More
DMS Maritime Consulting

Stack Exchange History: Bow shape of WW1 warships

World Naval Ships: Bow Rake Evolution

History and Technology A Survey of the American "Standard Type" Battleship By Joseph Czarnecki
NavWeaps: Naval Weapons, Naval Technology and Naval Reunions

AI Overview:
US battleships evolved from traditional clipper/raked bows for seaworthiness to more modern, fine-entry designs for speed, culminating in the stealthy inverted bows of the Zumwalt-class destroyers, but generally featured Raked (sloped back) and Clipper (sharp, curved) stems for early strength, transitioning to Schooner (fine, cut-away) bows for faster WWII-era ships like the North Carolina & Iowa-classes, and finally the unique Wave-Piercing/Inverted bow on post-battleship designs for stealth and efficiency.
Here's a general progression:
  • Early Battleships (Pre-WWI & Interwar): Often featured classic Clipper or Raked bows for good sea-keeping and to handle heavy seas, providing buoyancy and reducing pitching.
  • North Carolina-Class (BB-55/56) & South Dakota-Class (BB-57/60):* Marked a shift to a faster design, incorporating a more streamlined, Schooner or fine-entry bow for improved speed and efficiency, a departure from older designs.
  • Iowa-Class (BB-61-66): Continued the fast battleship trend with highly refined, fine-entry bows, optimized for high speed and stability in ocean conditions.
  • Post-Battleship Era (Destroyers/Cruisers): The Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) reintroduced an extreme Inverted Bow, inspired by early warships but optimized for radar stealth (low signature) and slicing through waves efficiently, a design controversial but effective for modern needs.
Key Bow Types in US Warships:
  • Clipper/Raked Bow: Sloped backward from the waterline, offering good sea performance.
  • Schooner Bow: A finer, cut-away entry for speed, common on WWII fast battleships.
  • Inverted Bow (or Wave-Piercing): Cuts under waves, reducing slamming and providing a stealthier profile, seen in modern destroyers and earlier designs.
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I knew you’d come through! Great research! Wonderer hit the nail on the head. It’s a throwback to older designs!
 
subdudeme13 said:
There are a few medical professionals here that know more than I so i venture a reply at the risk of getting spanked. Not that that is a bad thing.

The idea is to stop the flow of blood long enoug to let it clot. The platelets are already in the blood so stop the flow and the platelets are there to clot.
Doing it on your self is difficult. Wrapping a ribbon or something like that, around your arm and inserting a stick and twisting it will work. Or so the Boy Scout handbood says. I think I still have mine:unsure:
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The purpose of a tourniquet is to stop massive bleeding from a limb. They are usually needed when the person has an arterial bleed.

A lay person should not loosen or remove a tourniquet once placed.
 
B2fromA2looking4U said:
Slept in to 5, looked outside, and see I am snowed in. I am not doing grandpa taxiing this morning. I can see that the well traveled road outside is very snow covered. The temperature is so cold, the salt is not working. I am sipping coffee by the fireplace.
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That's a good place to stay when it's like that outside! 🥰
 
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