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tptacek
on June 22, 2023
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Debris found came from missing Titan sub, says fri...
... and that was like, a couple hundred feet. The Titanic is at 12,500 feet. An unfathomable amount of pressure.
ikiris
on June 22, 2023
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objection, that is clearly 2083 1/3 fathoms of pressure.
tibbon
on June 22, 2023
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12500 ft is 2083.33 fathoms.
interestica
on June 23, 2023
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This reply is leagues ahead.
What other nautical-related terms are a part of common speech?
jackcosgrove
on June 23, 2023
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I'm tying myself in knots trying to think of one.
qzw
on June 23, 2023
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Those are two different meaning of the same word though, and the one in your usage is not specifically nautical, so I’m not sure it qualifies. But a good pun nonetheless.
lelanthran
on June 23, 2023
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> Those are two different meaning of the same word though, and the one in your usage is not specifically nautical,
So it was ... notical?
elromulous
on June 23, 2023
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These puns are so deep
MongoTheMad
on June 23, 2023
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There is so much pressure to come up with one.
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