So, in the Local.se it said "Fresh research has shed light on what exactly is breaking down the wooden hull of the centuries old Vasa war ship housed in one of Stockholm's’s most popular museums."
As we know (or many do) the infamous Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. Then it lay on the bed of Stockholm's harbour for more than 300 years until being lifted from the sea bottom in the early 1960s, and restored. So I have to ask the obvious question of - why... why did the bother restoring it in the first place?
Is it to celebrate one of the greatest misadventures in Swedish boating engineering that has ever occured in history?
I find it amazing that so much time and energy has been put into restoring something that is, in a nutshell - a complete failure! Of course they make a massive amount of revenue by all the visitors to the museum today, but isn't there something else they could have displayed instead of promoting their shortcomings? Say like largest meatball in the world or an Ikea sofa. At least it would be something to be proud of!
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