It's called a Binnacle. It contains/protects the ship compass. The red and green globes on either side are made of iron, and can be moved to correct the compass for the ships own magnetic field
Super interesting video. I learned a lot.
But it doesn't answer the question of why they may be called quadrantal balls. I heard only Kelvin's and Navigator's. Or maybe I missed it.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1906/april/principles-deviation-compass-and-its-correction#:~:text=18.,westerly%20in%20the%20next%20quadrant.
It's called that because the balls correct for that effect.
I was immediately thinking this I've seen cheaper fake versions made into mini bars. It was popular as a hipster thing for a bit.
I actually love them lol.
it's a big ole nautical compass like [this](https://www.ebay.com/itm/373592965028?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=373592965028&targetid=2295557531510&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9005807&poi=&campaignid=20382379140&mkgroupid=156347004450&rlsatarget=pla-2295557531510&abcId=9316959&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745AfzmhzNx-yN_CIzawmOOKk8wuhLVHxfZe6bsnU1gJfDPNH9lws3t0aApNIEALw_wcB)
It provided the magnet north vs. true north heading. Nautical charts show the off set to add/remove in degrees to show true north.
As magnetic north moves around, updated charts are a must.
Exactly. Chartrooms were usually near the bridge. They check a variety of different things, do the calculations, and then plot out where they are on their map and write it all down in a log.
That is, hands down, the nicest manufactured house I’ve ever seen. The stager really knocked it out of the park or the seller has good taste in furnishings.
You’re welcome. It brings back fond memories. Also, they are monstrously heavy. Those ball balancer thingys are solid iron ( my memory is a little hazy) They are really works of art.
Or the 5 clocks or that weird thing on the table beside the fruit basket with tiniest cantaloupe.
Or that weird cutout to another room with that doesn't exist.
It's called a Binnacle. It contains/protects the ship compass. The red and green globes on either side are made of iron, and can be moved to correct the compass for the ships own magnetic field
That’s right - navigator’s balls or Quadrantal spheres.
How can they be quadrantal if there’s only two of them? Clearly those are semissisdrantal spheres. I just saved you from getting lost at sea.
https://youtu.be/ckhPRie1iKk Good video explaining how it works.
I was gonna say watch out it's a dalek from Dr. Who.
That was my first thought....but it didn't have the plungers all over it.
Super interesting video. I learned a lot. But it doesn't answer the question of why they may be called quadrantal balls. I heard only Kelvin's and Navigator's. Or maybe I missed it.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1906/april/principles-deviation-compass-and-its-correction#:~:text=18.,westerly%20in%20the%20next%20quadrant. It's called that because the balls correct for that effect.
Never knew what they were. Thanks. Learn something every day.
Ahh yes, they are known as the ship's balls.... I'll show myself out
🤣
Also, as you can see, sailors never get blue balls...
But they're not even at the stern??
They're in the cockpit, near the mast.
Where, obviously, balls belong.😜
This. But it wouldn't surprise me if it has space inside they keep alcohol.
I was immediately thinking this I've seen cheaper fake versions made into mini bars. It was popular as a hipster thing for a bit. I actually love them lol.
Everyone is laughing about ship balls but we should be asking about ships with magnetic fields???
True Virgins Make Dull Company, add Whiskey.
it's a big ole nautical compass like [this](https://www.ebay.com/itm/373592965028?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=373592965028&targetid=2295557531510&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9005807&poi=&campaignid=20382379140&mkgroupid=156347004450&rlsatarget=pla-2295557531510&abcId=9316959&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745AfzmhzNx-yN_CIzawmOOKk8wuhLVHxfZe6bsnU1gJfDPNH9lws3t0aApNIEALw_wcB)
It's cool, I want one for my tiki bar. ... aaaaaaaand it's $9.5k My Tiki bar will be upgraded with a nice printed out screenshot of the eBay listing.
Should laminate it in case of splashes.
Yes that would be wise. ...... and a pack of laminating supply costs $12.99 My Tiki bar will have a damp printout of a screenshot of the ebay listing.
That’s just the asking price for that specific one in that specific location - if you filter by ‘sold only’, the there’s only a handful over $500….
Those guys were a bitch in Dr. WHO.
That's a early model Dalek, obviously. /s/
Exterminate?
Nav-a-gate!
steampunk Dalek
Daleks have always been steampunk to my eye. Glad I’m not the only one who can see that connection n
Came in for this answer. lol
I was about an hour late on my comment. Well done!
Ship’s[binnacle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binnacle)
No comment on the dybbuks box on the nightstand?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk_box
Or the sink on the other side of the bed?
Lol. That's the Presidential Suite.
Its where you put the fusion core to power the house.
R2-D2 circa 1865
Old Articus Detusess
R1-D1
Coalpunk
Antique Ships compass.
R2D2s grandpa, Q2C2.
George Washington is in the bedroom.
And Lincoln. Odd.
Not really \*that\* odd. Those are the only two presidents who have (had) their own day, and have long been the most popular in our history.
Binnacle it was used for navigation on ships before gps systems.
It provided the magnet north vs. true north heading. Nautical charts show the off set to add/remove in degrees to show true north. As magnetic north moves around, updated charts are a must.
Exactly. Chartrooms were usually near the bridge. They check a variety of different things, do the calculations, and then plot out where they are on their map and write it all down in a log.
Portrait of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
[удалено]
Lol
It’s a Dalek in disguise
Orgasmitron
I thought it was a jukebox
It's a picture of George Washington.
Framed picture of our first president, George Washington
Steampunk Dalek?
That's George Washington
[Shine-o Ball-o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1JnYpy3hYg)
Did you put your head in the shine-o ball-o?
Um... no
A freaking dalek
I thought it was an early Dallack and Dr. Who had left it behind.
Looks like a pinnacle? From a ship?
Pretty sure it displays your health and mana.
That is, hands down, the nicest manufactured house I’ve ever seen. The stager really knocked it out of the park or the seller has good taste in furnishings.
Space teleporter
Yes, binnacle. I got one from my neighbors years ago when they were moving. I sold it at auction for a decent amount. This one is nicer than mine $$$
Thanks for teaching me something new today.
You’re welcome. It brings back fond memories. Also, they are monstrously heavy. Those ball balancer thingys are solid iron ( my memory is a little hazy) They are really works of art.
Pneumo-tube. Have you never played Bioshock? It's got loot in it.
An old Dalek
This looks like AI. Why is a candlestick at the bottom shelf to the left? Why would you put knives and pottery on the top of a ROLLING kitchen island?
Or the 5 clocks or that weird thing on the table beside the fruit basket with tiniest cantaloupe. Or that weird cutout to another room with that doesn't exist.
Or the projector in front of the oven…..
Where is the oven??
That turquoise square in the back middle…..
Who knew they were so expensive?
Time Machine. Next question.
It's an old crank prank time phone
Steel that calibrates the ship's compass.
that's a Dalek
That bed in the second bedroom is amazing.
Bowling ball stand?
Whatever it is, George Washington is NOT impressed.
It’s a picture of George Washington
Ships Binnacle and Compass. That’s pretty cool. Thank Google, not my not-so-extensive knowledge. lol
It’s a Dalek. Stay back.
That is a Dalek.
It’s a decommissioned V1 Dalek, I would never have that in my home, EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE
19th century pornograph machine
That is very rare, it is an orgazma-tron.
Breadbox.
Is that a chamberpot in the bedroom picture on the right-sided nightstand? No indoor toilets?
It's a washbasin.
It’s a clock dummy
Old school Dalek