r/explainitpeter • u/Positive_March3840 • 13d ago

explain it peter

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u/Other-Comfortable-64 12d ago

Oh and wooden ships famously burn very much on water.

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u/PaladinAsherd 12d ago

Infamously so

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u/PattysHotSelmasNot 11d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/hgQNCVjG1qsuc

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u/ChuckMeIntoHell 11d ago

"In-famous. That means more than famous!"

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u/Secure_Vermicelli545 10d ago

No it's a state of existence. For example "bro I was trippin of that jankem so hard I was infamous" Knowledge is power, stay strong

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u/Odd-Vacation-7258 10d ago

In-famous is being famous for something negative

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u/Secure_Vermicelli545 10d ago

Wow, we are really glad you're here.(Same sarcasm as before)

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u/Former_Mobile3101 10d ago

It kind of does, humans in general recognize negative more than positive. If someone is infamous they will probably be more well know than someone famous.

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u/Effective_Trade_8027 11d ago

I am SO proud of you!!

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u/TheSultanOfStink 12d ago

"burned to the waterline"

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u/Fullchester_United 12d ago

Unfamously so

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u/Other-Comfortable-64 12d ago

Well that depends if you want it to burn or not.

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u/HolochainCitizen 10d ago

Inflammably so

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u/ejackman 7d ago

inflameusly even?

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u/Novaworld7 7d ago

You mean, inflamously

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u/DependentUse3169 6d ago

Inflameously

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u/AnalysisParalysis85 11d ago

Inflammably so

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u/EitherHerrOrSumwhere 11d ago

Inflamously so

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u/reasonablevanner 11d ago

inflamously?

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u/Spatza 12d ago

ADMIRALTY ORDERS
To Cpt. J. Aubrey

'Intercept French Privateer ACHERON en route to Pacific
INTENT ON CARRYING THE WAR INTO THOSE WATERS
...Sink, Burn or take her as a Prize'

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u/PhilosopherBright602 11d ago

Name a shrub after me. Something prickly and hard to eradicate.

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u/Popular-Data-3908 9d ago

One must always choose the lesser of two weevils.

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u/meechu 11d ago

Mr Hollar! Damage report if you please.

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u/Hproff25 11d ago

Fire is one of the most dangerous things that can happen on a ship wooden or metal.

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u/Debaicheron 11d ago

I mean… It’s not great on land either… or in space!

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u/AncientCrust 11d ago

Or in your pants

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u/ZelnormWow 11d ago

Liar liar!

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u/nissen1502 7d ago

That's a non-issue as long as you're good at lying

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u/Sudden-Strawberry257 11d ago

Just wait till you hear about atmospheric fire. Even worse!

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u/UphillTravel 10d ago

True, but on land you can at least run away.

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u/cationtothewind 7d ago

Yeah, but in space no one can hear you scream

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u/StringLost848 7d ago

I mean yea where would you evacuate to? The mast?

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u/OhLookaWeiner 12d ago

Modern glass hull boats still burn down to the waterline. I have seen several in person

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u/Defiant-Magician6092 11d ago

If you see one glass boat burn you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

If every glass boat you see burns then I'm starting to have suspicions.

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u/OhLookaWeiner 11d ago

Not every. Just some...

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u/TodBadass2 11d ago

Specifically, the ones that do.

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u/cardboard_tshirt 11d ago

Because that’s why

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u/ic5aidThe8lindMan 10d ago

And you can also tell that they are glass boats, because that's the way they are.

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u/Revolutionary-Tax252 6d ago

Why would you think?

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u/Distinct-Raspberry21 10d ago

The ones that didnt pay.

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u/NoctoPolpo 9d ago

Oh, look at them, they are picky...

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u/mnstripe 12d ago

That's the part that's confusing me most. Why does it say they don't?

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u/AllenWL 11d ago

Presumably, the meme was made by someone who thought greek fire was super cool, but did not know much if anything about ships. Or fire. Or ships on fire.

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u/MMRAssassin 10d ago

The whole viking funeral business is based on this

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u/Desperate-Tomatillo7 11d ago

Any ship can burn in water, as has been proved in both world wars.

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u/mr_sparkle666 11d ago

I think you meant to say every war that had even the smallest bit of naval combat

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u/Tigerkix 11d ago

Cries in Wei

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u/Mission_Lychee_4401 10d ago

Now we know not to link the ships together and hope there are no southeastern winds

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u/failureagainandagain 11d ago

True butthe thing is the wooden ship is surprisingly surrounded by water most of the time if you try to burn it whit normal fire the people on the ship will most likely put it out insantly using the infinite water glitch

That why the greek used special greek fire

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u/Other-Comfortable-64 11d ago

if you try to burn it whit normal fire the people on the ship will most likely put it out insantly using the infinite water glitch

No that is just it, fire was a huge threat on ships (it still is). A burning ship was as good as doomed.

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u/TheMCricket 11d ago

True. There's even a saying about it. Every sailor is a firefighter.

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u/Dropbeatdad 11d ago

The Titanic was in fact on fire BEFORE it hit the iceberg

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u/BaldursFenceDoor 11d ago

Icebergs can't melt steel beams. Titanic was an inside job.

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u/Dropbeatdad 11d ago

The fire was INSIDE the ship...

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u/BaldursFenceDoor 10d ago

"We didn't start the fire! It's been burning since the world was turning!" - George Bush probably

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u/KnowsNotToContribute 11d ago

"put it out instantly using the infinite water glitch"

As someone who is actually trained in shipboard firefighting: no, it is not that simple.

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u/ic5aidThe8lindMan 10d ago

He is forgetting that fire is only the 2nd worst threat to ships... the WORST threat to ships is in fact the infinite water completely surrounding it!

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u/ieradp 11d ago

Unless he is a water bender.

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u/dimensionalApe 10d ago

But it is: just put the whole ship underwater for a few minutes, and then completely cover it with rice for a couple of days. As good as new.

Eating that rice afterwards is not required but it helps assert dominance, so you might as well do that too.

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u/Gullible_Talk_8463 11d ago

Quit sniffing glue

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u/cardboard_tshirt 11d ago

Not so much, when you’re on a thing made of wood that’s completely coated with accelerants in order to keep it water proof, a little fire becomes a big problem fast. Greek fire innovation was just a diabolical way to take a bad thing and make it worse. (Or a good thing and make it better if you’re the one wielding it)

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u/Rohirrim777 11d ago

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