Ships ahoy.This is one monster arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. project. "Captain Rob" McDonald, a sailing enthusiast who lives in the Netherlands, built an exact replica of an 8th century Viking boat--using 15 million Popsicle sticks. Don't underestimate the power of this primitive-looking boat. The sticks are fastened together with leakproof superglue superglue Noun an extremely strong and quick-drying glue superglue n → cola de contacto, supercola superglue n . And unlike a modern ship, this Viking-style boat features a relatively flat keel keel 1. the ventrally directed large surface of the bird's sternum, the site of attachment of the major muscles of flight. Called also carina. 2. the prominent area over the sternum in Dachshunds. , or bottom, that barely dips below the water. That means less water pushes against the keel as it sails, and the Viking boat experiences limited drag (resisting force). Having little resistance means that wind-blown sails can easily send the vessel soaring at high speeds across the waves. "Viking boats can outrace out·race tr.v. out·raced, out·rac·ing, out·rac·es To surpass in speed or performance. modern boats," says McDonald. |
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