gkanor@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA "toothbrush length" naval gun for cheapslemmy.worldimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down111
arrow-up1173arrow-down1imageA "toothbrush length" naval gun for cheapslemmy.worldgkanor@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareDellyjonut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHow is it poorly worded? You refer to guns by their bore size.
minus-squarevortic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoIf it confused a bunch of people, I’d say it’s poorly worded. “A gun the length of a toothbrush” made me think of a small pistol not a cannon.
minus-squarestarman2112@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThat’s because british journalists are incredibly stupid. Industry standard is to refer to weapons by their bore–you don’t call a Glock 19 a 185mm handgun, after all.
How is it poorly worded? You refer to guns by their bore size.
If it confused a bunch of people, I’d say it’s poorly worded. “A gun the length of a toothbrush” made me think of a small pistol not a cannon.
That’s because british journalists are incredibly stupid. Industry standard is to refer to weapons by their bore–you don’t call a Glock 19 a 185mm handgun, after all.