tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307322303758388123.post3577104893101821005..comments2024-03-27T03:43:29.375-07:00Comments on Vern's Stories : An interesting article about a submarineFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598268556068863183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307322303758388123.post-72942223855241217982023-03-11T19:13:59.713-08:002023-03-11T19:13:59.713-08:00Sorry that was me above, seems I was logged out of...Sorry that was me above, seems I was logged out of the google...Cederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307322303758388123.post-13679280044358649472023-03-11T19:11:58.644-08:002023-03-11T19:11:58.644-08:00When I was looking to to the join the service, I a...When I was looking to to the join the service, I asked the Navy recruiter if I could be exempt from serving on any boat or ship... the recruiter and the Marine recruiter started laughing hysterically. I moved on to the Army and asked out loud so they could hear if they had any boats. I wasn't looking at joining the Navy, just screwing with them. I definitely would not get into a sub.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307322303758388123.post-57226036207264686232023-03-11T17:23:08.435-08:002023-03-11T17:23:08.435-08:00Statistically sub service is safer than surface sh...Statistically sub service is safer than surface ship service. Fewer injuries and deaths. The difference is if something goes wrong on a surface vessel you have somewhere to go. On a sub if things go south you're stuck. Even a surfaced sub is a challenge to evacuate quickly.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307322303758388123.post-36987311627226987002023-03-11T17:14:32.372-08:002023-03-11T17:14:32.372-08:00That seems like it would be a complicated calculat...That seems like it would be a complicated calculation.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598268556068863183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307322303758388123.post-63317389304728160972023-03-11T17:04:07.171-08:002023-03-11T17:04:07.171-08:00I heard a slightly different version of the stretc...I heard a slightly different version of the stretched wire on the sub story.<br /><br />Subs have redundant navigation systems. One of them relies on the fact that the gravitation has been mapped around the globe and the system reconciles the gravitational data with the dead-reckoning method.<br /><br />One way to measure gravity is to stretch a horizontal length of music wire with a weight in the middle and measure the sag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com