Photo A Day: Buoyant
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Not a very interesting shot but then it wasn’t a very interesting day….life’s like that of course, and thus so is the Photo365.
I present, a very dull lifebuoy found nestling by our local watermill. Interesting facts about lifebuoys, via Wikipedia:
A lifebuoy, ring buoy, lifering, lifesaver or lifebelt, also known as a “kisby ring” or “perry buoy”, is a life saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in the water, to provide buoyancy, to prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted with a seawater-activated light, or lights, to aid rescue at night.
The lifebuoy usually is ring-shaped or horseshoe-shaped and has a connecting line allowing the casualty to be pulled to the rescuer. They are carried by ships and are also located beside bodies of water that have the depth or potential to drown someone. They are often subjected to vandalism, which can lead to heavy fines of up to £5000 and/or imprisonment in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as a lack of this essential device has been, in the past, the cause of deaths.
The “kisby ring”, or sometimes “Kisbie ring”, is thought to be named after Thomas Kisbee (b: 1792, d: 1877) who was a British naval officer.
Lifebuoys are not considered suitable by the Royal Life Saving Society for use in swimming pools during emergencies, because they are heavy and hard, whereby throwing them into a crowded pool has the potential to cause more harm than good by injuring either the casualty or nearby pool users. In these locations lifebuoys have been superseded by more modern devices such as the torpedo buoy.
I’d not heard of a ‘kisby ring’ before and certainly didn’t know of its potential to cause more harm than good. I’ve learnt something. So, an uninteresting but educative shot for today. That’ll do.
[...] [5] Spud over at Spudballoo is doing a Photo 365 project. She is quite talented and takes such lovely photos and usually includes wonderful prose. I selected this week’s photo because my favorite color is red and I love photos of red objects like this red buoy. [...]
Thanks for this great post and I will try to get more here.