@gkanor@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoA "toothbrush length" naval gun for cheapslemmy.worldimagemessage-square27arrow-up1185
arrow-up1174imageA "toothbrush length" naval gun for cheapslemmy.world@gkanor@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square27
minus-square@Dellyjonut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoHow is it poorly worded? You refer to guns by their bore size.
minus-squarevorticlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 years 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-square@starman2112@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years 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.