Raemon comments on Rationality Quotes November 2011 - Less Wrong

6 Post author: Jayson_Virissimo 01 November 2011 06:28PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 03 November 2011 05:56:58PM *  1 point [-]

To get to the other side?

Comment author: Raemon 03 November 2011 06:59:32PM 0 points [-]

:P

Practical reason (with respect to sailing the ship) for lashing yourself to the mast.

Comment author: dlthomas 04 November 2011 04:55:08PM 1 point [-]

I don't think so - I mean, he was lashed to the mast so he couldn't influence the sailing of the ship. And it's not like he could shout orders, what with everyone else's ears plugged.

Comment author: Torvaun 07 November 2011 04:48:12PM 6 points [-]

When he stopped thrashing about trying to free himself so that he could go to the Sirens, the crew could know the danger had passed.

Comment author: dlthomas 07 November 2011 05:01:08PM 1 point [-]

Ooo, nice!

Although potentially vulnerable, if the song left him with sufficient reason to pretend.