{"id":8023,"date":"2024-06-30T16:32:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T20:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/aerodynamic-figureheads-seths-blog\/"},"modified":"2024-06-30T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T20:32:15","slug":"aerodynamic-figureheads-seths-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/aerodynamic-figureheads-seths-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerodynamic figureheads | Seth&#8217;s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>That\u2019s sort of an oxymoron.<\/p>\n<p>The original figureheads were carved into the bow of a ship. They exist to express the spirit of the boat and to demonstrate its power and resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an AI recreation of the most famous one:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-11-11-16.06.43-A-detailed-historically-accurate-representation-of-the-figurehead-of-HMS-Victory-Lord-Nelsons-flagship.-The-figurehead-should-depict-Hercules-a-cl.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-11-11-16.06.43-A-detailed-historically-accurate-representation-of-the-figurehead-of-HMS-Victory-Lord-Nelsons-flagship.-The-figurehead-should-depict-Hercules-a-cl.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-11-11-16.06.43-A-detailed-historically-accurate-representation-of-the-figurehead-of-HMS-Victory-Lord-Nelsons-flagship.-The-figurehead-should-depict-Hercules-a-cl.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-11-11-16.06.43-A-detailed-historically-accurate-representation-of-the-figurehead-of-HMS-Victory-Lord-Nelsons-flagship.-The-figurehead-should-depict-Hercules-a-cl.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seths.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-11-11-16.06.43-A-detailed-historically-accurate-representation-of-the-figurehead-of-HMS-Victory-Lord-Nelsons-flagship.-The-figurehead-should-depict-Hercules-a-cl.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The sailors were wise enough to understand that the purpose of a figurehead isn\u2019t to steer the boat, trim the sails or do much of anything at all.<\/p>\n<p>Now that most of us don\u2019t sail in schooners, it\u2019s possible we\u2019ve lost the thread. When we organize around leaders, it\u2019s easy to imagine that our goal is to have a thoughtful and resilient long-term thinker, who just happens to be the well-carved powerful avatar of our dreams.<\/p>\n<p>It might be that we need one without getting the other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">June 30, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\/\/ Delaying FB pixel script to load after 4 seconds to not affect on initial page load.\n\t\tsetTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t!function ( f, b, e, v, n, t, s ) {\n\t\t\t\tif ( f.fbq ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tn = f.fbq = function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tn.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply( n, arguments ) : n.queue.push( arguments )\n\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\tif ( !f._fbq ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tf._fbq = n;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tn.push = n;\n\t\t\t\tn.loaded = !0;\n\t\t\t\tn.version = '2.0';\n\t\t\t\tn.queue = [];\n\t\t\t\tt = b.createElement( e );\n\t\t\t\tt.async = !0;\n\t\t\t\tt.src = v;\n\t\t\t\ts = b.getElementsByTagName( e )[0];\n\t\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore( t, s )\n\t\t\t}( window, document, 'script',\n\t\t\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js' );\n\t\t\tfbq( 'init', '221651354884486' );\n\t\t\tfbq( 'track', 'PageView' );\n\t\t}, 4000 );\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That\u2019s sort of an oxymoron. 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