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Cotton bales on a 19th century steamboat (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[โ€“] khannie 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"No smoking" ๐Ÿšญ

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Imagine one of these loaded up with tobacco bales. No smoking indeed

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is the tree branch floating midair infront of the bales, a drawing glitch?

[โ€“] kyle1320 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You got me curious, so I did some research -- this paper is pretty informative. The most likely explanation seems to be that it is a "snag" that was lifted out of the water, to prevent other boats from running into it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for digging, that might indeed be what this branch depicts. Interesting story told by a seemingly random piece of wood for sure!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I suppose it must be. I didn't even notice it XD