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Sheppardian Gymnastics (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 5 months ago by SatyrSack to c/sigh_fi@quokk.au

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[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

To be fair to Sheppard, "puddle jumper" is a term for very small, manned aircraft. "Ship" has always implied to me something large; small watercraft are more "boats," which I wouldn't call any spacecraft. So puddle jumper fits better to me than gateship.

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If you want more fun, in us navy parlance, boats are only submarines. Everything else is a ship. The easy way to remember it is that if it sinks on purpose, its a boat.

Submariners will tell you this is wrong, and that are only boats, and targets.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So does that mean a ship that is purposely scuttled is now a boat? 🤔

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If you scuttle it, it's just a wreck. The boats have to come back up.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

a ship carries boats. a gateship would need to launch smaller gateboats