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merc 
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so 1st weeks over. finally getting a chance to serve my country. (tried to join the marine corps when i turned 18 but was denied)
im set up on my way to being a hole technician for the department of the navy. 1st week was all intro. the most important question i had no one could answer... why do they paint the bottom of the subs red? |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:06pm |
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To be like The Red October. Duh |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:08pm |
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how come corps denied you?? and what are the steps going toward joining? i.e aptitude test?, physical? interview?
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tallen702
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:09pm |
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Well, I figure it's a cost thing. Red Paint, being a cheap primary color to produce, is probably very inexpensive. No one is going to see the bottom of the hull unless it's in dry-dock, so it's not as if it's a tactical or strategic issue.
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PaiNTbALLfReNzY
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:39pm |
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Maybe the red paint has an effect on the algae, stops is from attaching?
Anywho, you still down in Norfolk? |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:03pm |
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USMC denied me because i had my GED instead of my diploma
probably partly cost, maybe algae. alot of ships/boats are red below/around the water line still in norfolk area NNSY shop 26 apprentice. |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:07pm |
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my friend was just sent home on discharge from the marines cause of asthma...was only in boot camp for 2 weeks.
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:24pm |
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It's a physics question. Water tends to disperse red light, meaning, once you get below a certain depth, no red light filters through, so anything that is colored red cannot reflect the red light that isn't there, so it appears black, as it absorbs the other wavelengths in the spectrum. It's probably a camouflage thing, much as a lobster is colored red.
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:36pm |
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It's red because it's a type of copper based paint. Barnacles and other marine life cannot grown on copper, which is why the bottom of ships are also "red".
Red contains the largest percentage of copper as opposed to blue and green, so it's stronger. It's called "anti-fouling paint" |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:39pm |
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/waits for whale. |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:54pm |
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Hole technician? WTH is that? |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:55pm |
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I dunno if you've ever seen a live lobster, but they aren't red. Only when you cook 'em. TRUST ME. |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 10:34pm |
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I had a physics teacher tell me that one. Upon inspection of various lobster pictures on the internet, they seem to be a dark dark reddish color, that almost appears black. Wikipedia states they can also be green, blue, and various other colors. Edited by ThatGuitarGuy - 22 August 2008 at 10:36pm |
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:50pm |
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The answer is quite simple, the bottom is red so that if the sub flips over you see the red and go hey ! That subs upside down !
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 12:36am |
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Ah . . . I guess that explains the undercarriage of your Mustang as well. |
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 12:40am |
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i work near the seafood dept. pure truth. funny seeing them crawling around...jim gaffigan anyone? |
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So you're saying cartoons are not a reliable source of informatiom? What are you a flat-earther? Edited by JohnnyHopper - 23 August 2008 at 12:49am |
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 12:53am |
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None of you have seen a freakin' live lobster??????? Are you serious???
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 7:44am |
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welder...we make holes then patch them back up... |
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