A Cheer for Samuel Plimsoll
99% Invisible
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The Merchant Ship Act of 1876 Was Passed
In rough seas, if you see that horizontal line above the water, you're good. If you don't, well, you could be sunk it. And some form of the plumso lide remains on ships to this day. There's just a slight modification so that in different waters, or salt water or fresh water,you're allowed to load it to different levels. S there's just a couple of different level on the outside. 99 % invisible was produced by me roman mars with help from tristan cook and tom nelson who curate the blog humans in design.
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