Kingcrowing
Kingcrowing t1_j158wz2 wrote
Reply to comment by drunkenknight9 in When this bridge in Fort Benton, Montana, USA was built 1888 it was required to have a swing span to allow steamboats to navigate. It was considered the furthest navigable point on Earth, more than 2,700 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. by triviafrenzy
It is worded kind of oddly, and it's not a phenomenon people usually think about.
I wonder what the largest boat can make it to this point? Clearly fairly large at this point since the bridge needs to move.
Kingcrowing t1_j5k4yfn wrote
Reply to comment by musicvideosonfilm in Reassembling a 15th century ship: "The world's largest 3-D puzzle" by ArtOak
How many 15th century British shipbuilders, sailors, and merchants do you think are watching this? My guess is zero.
How many 21st century people who grow up hearing the adage 'In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue'? My guess is very many.