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Poker Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: duke3016 on May 30, 2008, 15:42:14 PM
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What is the definition of a hill, and when does it become a mountain. Scholars differ on this and it intrigues me. Encyclopaedia Britannica has no real geographical definition that I can find. The better webmasters of you lot could probably find one.
Now I always understood a mountain to be classed as over 2,000 feet and have a "definable" summit. However in America this is somewhat lower, so low in fact that if an average American lay on his back his belly would be classed as a mountain.
So come on all you scholars and answer these important questions
1. Definition of a Hill
2. Definition of a mountain
3. When does a hill become a mountain ?
4. When does a gentle slope become a hill ?
It's bugging me !!!
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Everything I know I learnt from films - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112966/) - which I think says 1000ft
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My understanding was that any peak of 3,000 feet or more is deemed a mountain.
I seem to remember seeing somewhere recently, however, that some official body in the UK has deemed anything over 600 metres as a mountain, which works out at 1,968 (plus a few inches) feet.
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My understanding was that any peak of 3,000 feet or more is deemed a mountain.
Unless it"s on the good side of the border, then it"s a Munro ;)
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IIRC Griff Rees Jones said this week on his mountain show that a mountain in the uk was over 600m . It was defined in some law concerning walkers/ramblers rights.
The first google hit (so it must be true) on "uk mountain definition" threw up
this http://www.go4awalk.com/mountains/ (http://www.go4awalk.com/mountains/).
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Mayfa1r
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Isn"t a mountain when you have a nut flush but your opponent has a full house :o
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My understanding was that any peak of 3,000 feet or more is deemed a mountain.
I seem to remember seeing somewhere recently, however, that some official body in the UK has deemed anything over 600 metres as a mountain, which works out at 1,968 (plus a few inches) feet.
It"s like what defines a "city". In the UK, this is different to what defines a city in other countries.
For me though, a mountain is what the missus makes out of a molehill.
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I anyone manages to answer this question logically could they also please find out the following:
1. Definition of a boat
2. Definition of a ship
3. When does a boat become a ship ?
4. When does a ship become a liner?
This has bugged me for years.
Doesn"t bug me quite so much now because I"ve got the whole hill/mountain thing to occupy my mind but nevertheless an answer would be nice.
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I anyone manages to answer this question logically could they also please find out the following:
1. Definition of a boat
2. Definition of a ship
3. When does a boat become a ship ?
4. When does a ship become a liner?
This has bugged me for years.
Doesn"t bug me quite so much now because I"ve got the whole hill/mountain thing to occupy my mind but nevertheless an answer would be nice.
I don"t think there"s a proper definition just that a ship is a big boat.
But a liner is a ship that travels a "line" - i.e. a regular route (that might be regular as in once a year - but it"s still regular).
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I anyone manages to answer this question logically could they also please find out the following:
1. Definition of a boat
2. Definition of a ship
3. When does a boat become a ship ?
4. When does a ship become a liner?
This has bugged me for years.
Doesn"t bug me quite so much now because I"ve got the whole hill/mountain thing to occupy my mind but nevertheless an answer would be nice.
I don"t think there"s a proper definition just that a ship is a big boat.
But a liner is a ship that travels a "line" - i.e. a regular route (that might be regular as in once a year - but it"s still regular).
This is a question I asked my dad many years ago when I was a slip of a lad - he was ex Royal Navy and used to talk about boats and ships, hence my question at the time.
His answer at the time was that if a vessel can be carried by another vessel, then it"s a boat. If it cannot be carried by another vessel then it"s a ship. I suppose size would come into this as well. He also mentioned that the US navy had a different definition, but I can"t remember what it was.
Jon"s definition of liner is spot on.
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everyday is a school day! ;D
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His answer at the time was that if a vessel can be carried by another vessel, then it"s a boat. If it cannot be carried by another vessel then it"s a ship. ...
So what ship would this boat be carried on? ;)
(http://www.riverboatdiscovery.com/design/riverboat.jpg)
I have heard that definition before - but this is the reason why I"d stick to my guns by saying that their isn"t a proper definition.
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His answer at the time was that if a vessel can be carried by another vessel, then it"s a boat. If it cannot be carried by another vessel then it"s a ship. ...
So what ship would this boat be carried on? ;)
(http://www.riverboatdiscovery.com/design/riverboat.jpg)
I have heard that definition before - but this is the reason why I"d stick to my guns by saying that their isn"t a proper definition.
Ah, that would be an American vessel, yes ? As I said, the US navy have a different definition that I can"t remember.... :D
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Sorry, you"re all missing the critical and most fundamental difference between a boat and a ship, that being the fact that you would sound really silly if you won a big hand in a poker game and stood up to shout "BOAT IT"!!
It"s obvious really!!!
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His answer at the time was that if a vessel can be carried by another vessel, then it"s a boat. If it cannot be carried by another vessel then it"s a ship. ...
So what ship would this boat be carried on? ;)
(http://www.riverboatdiscovery.com/design/riverboat.jpg)
I have heard that definition before - but this is the reason why I"d stick to my guns by saying that their isn"t a proper definition.
Ah, that would be an American vessel, yes ? As I said, the US navy have a different definition that I can"t remember.... :D
I don"t think the US Navy have many paddle boats in their fleet though ;)
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Just had a chat with my dad (I think he"s been to the pub) and he said "A boat is what you get into when the ship is sinking".
I think somebody must have told him that one because he"s not usually that funny ;D
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His answer at the time was that if a vessel can be carried by another vessel, then it"s a boat. If it cannot be carried by another vessel then it"s a ship. ...
So what ship would this boat be carried on? ;)
(http://www.riverboatdiscovery.com/design/riverboat.jpg)
Maybe this one?
(http://static.flickr.com/129/319387071_ca16112306.jpg)
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The paddle boat is an inland vessel, ships are always sea going.
That"s a complete guess by the way.
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A life boat and a tug boat are both sea going.
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I"d rather be in a lifeboat Dan.
Unless i needed a good Tug ::)
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They"re both ships................
except for the boat ???
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A life boat is carried by a ship, the previous explanation still holds true.
Not sure about a tug boat, but there"s a joke in there somewhere.
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saying boat is not nearly as bad as saying I"ve got a ship.....so boat it!
;)
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If you hit a boat on the river, ship it!!
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I"m over the hill apparently :D