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csadn
06-05-2013, 14:35
http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130605/9442a142-e18e-4f54-a23f-581f07e047c7

"HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will not be able to surface."

Some things haven't changed in 200-plus years.... :)

Berthier
06-05-2013, 17:17
http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130605/9442a142-e18e-4f54-a23f-581f07e047c7

"HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will not be able to surface."

Some things haven't changed in 200-plus years.... :)

Simple fix would be not to load any torpedoes

7eat51
06-05-2013, 22:36
All due to a wrong decimal place. Math teachers everywhere can now answer the proverbial question, "When will I ever use math?"

And I thought I needed to lose some weight. Well, I still do.

Comte de Brueys
06-07-2013, 10:45
...much more embarrassing like the cancelled German drone project. :bleh:

My advice: Don't make the sub's test run in the Channel. :sly:

RichardPF
06-07-2013, 16:54
The potential jokes from this,

are just too easy...

David Manley
06-08-2013, 02:15
My advice: Don't make the sub's test run in the Channel. :sly:

Trials in the Dead Sea might work I think

Avi
06-08-2013, 12:40
Trials in the Dead Sea might work I think

The roads are horrible :happy: - don't recommend that drive at all...

Dead sea water density is 1.240Kg/L (regular Oceans are about 1.025Kg/L on the surface)
So it will give them (lets round it) about 200gms per litre of Submarine...

Naharaht
06-08-2013, 19:58
I expect someone will end up being sacked.

Cmmdre
06-08-2013, 20:11
Totally sunk, washed up! :smack: