@gkanor to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish • 1 year agoA "toothbrush length" naval gun for cheapsimagemessage-square25arrow-up1188arrow-down111
arrow-up1177arrow-down1imageA "toothbrush length" naval gun for cheaps@gkanor to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square25
minus-squarevorticlinkEnglish4•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-square@starman2112linkEnglish3•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.
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.