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Re:Salt Water Dimmers by thfuran on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @11:24PM (#41727081)
Is that a euphemism for driving a sub around?
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Re:Salt Water Dimmers by dylan604 on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @11:31PM (#41727122)
or a carrier
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Re:Salt Water Dimmers by dredmorbius on Thursday October 03, 2024 @12:13AM (#41727329)
In which case they might have mentioned the nuclear-powered slingshots.
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Re:Salt Water Dimmers by tbihl on Thursday October 03, 2024 @10:22AM (#41731085)
No, the water wheel ("water brake", they called it) was real, it was for wasting energy, and we didn't go anywhere; but also, yes, it was a submarine, in form, albeit not exactly in function.
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Re:Salt Water Dimmers by dredmorbius on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @09:49AM (#41787966)
If you can reveal, what sort of facility was this, and in what sector (e.g., business, research, government, military, NGO)?
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