Building Code question: Rail height for a deck - Straight Dope
2009年2月11日 · What is the new building code requirement for rail height on a deck? Is it 42" regardless of the distance to the ground, or is it 36" as long as that distance is less than “x”. This site says: But I’m not sure if this info complies with the latest changes to the code (effective Jan 1 last year). Thanks.
Exterior railing/safety for a second story door with out a deck ...
2007年10月28日 · What is this called? I am finishing up our 2 story addition and want to put off the second story deck. In fact we may never put a deck on the second story. Change of plans, now we have a door to a 10 foot drop. I’d rather not switch it over to a window. And who knows, perhaps a deck someday. I’ve seen this on small hotels and such. It’s usually a decorative, wrot iron piece about 4 feet ...
Nautical lore: Removing your hat on the mess deck
2007年2月9日 · In the Coast Guard, we have a bit of nautical lore that goes like this: You should never wear your cover on a mess deck out of respect for the wounded, dying, and dead. Of course, you normally do not wear a cover insid…
How Far can you see from tall bulidings? Or, how far can they be …
2007年12月20日 · Cecil once wrote a column on how far you can see out to sea when standing on a beach. The same formula (derived by defining a right triangle with one adjacent side equal to the earth’s radius and the hypotenuse equal to the earth’s radius plus the observer’s height, and then solving for the third side with the Pythagorean theorem) applies here.
Daffy Duck: 'We're shoving right off agiiiiiiiin!' - Cafe Society ...
2010年5月15日 · Fenris: “Duck Amuk”. Thanks, but it’s not that one. He does sing the song, but not in the way I remember it. In the one I’m thinking of, he sings ‘We’re shoving right off again’ three or four (or more) times, stretching out the ‘agiiiiiiiiin’. He might have been drunk, or struck on the head, or just crazy. Biffy_the_Elephant ...
Some of the Ugliest Dolls in Creation - Straight Dope
2024年10月9日 · It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Its total height is 103 metres (338 ft); the main observation deck is at a height of 91 metres (299 ft). The current tower is the second to occupy the site. The original tower, patterned after …
Smoking out raccoons - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope
2004年8月14日 · Live traps are probably your best bet. Racoons can be very stubborn and/or agressive when cornered, and you may never get them out. Or when you do, you might not want to be anywhere in the vicinity. BarnOwl August 16, 2004, 2:35pm 11. Partial quotes. Seven. You may want to reconsider pissing a family of raccoons off.
If you jumped from a 10 story building, what positon should you …
2004年5月28日 · Suppose you want to survive, whats the best position to fall with? Cannonball? Straight body? Land knees first?
Could an aircraft carrier reach Chicago? - Straight Dope
2007年7月8日 · There are (according to Wiki) lake-only ships that are moving in the direction of supercarrier size, but I doubt that any of them have the draught of 37’ that appears to be the minimum for American aircraft carriers. Regardless, the proper answer is yes, an aircraft carrier can make it to Chicago, but only one such carrier is active right now ...
Mega Cruise Ships: Tragedies Waiting To Happen? - Straight Dope
2011年2月10日 · Small over-loaded passenger ships can capsize because everybody stacked on the highest deck, but for an ocean-going cruiser that’s impossible. And there is no wind that could make the new post-panamax cruises keel over. A question of waves is a bit more interesting. We don’t know what is the upper limit to the height of a single freak wave.