Shark Oil Barometers
Traditionally, Bermudians rely on unique shark-oil based "barometers" to predict storms and other severe weather. Small bottles of oil are hung outside.
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Famous quotes containing the words shark and/or oil:
“De god wat made shark must be one dam Ingin.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Is a park any better than a coal mine? What’s a mountain got that a slag pile hasn’t? What would you rather have in your garden—an almond tree or an oil well?”
—Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944)