Comments by "Tom in Iowa" (@tominiowa2513) on "The Drydock - Episode 174" video.

  1. Pre-heated bunker fuel is used on modern Clerk cycle 2-stroke marine diesel engines found in merchant shipping.
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  2. John "Wet Start" McCain aka "Hanoi John" had to be transferred to a different ship to keep from being lynched.
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  3. VHF radio with reception limited to line of sight was around by WW2.
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  4.  @Cbabilon675  Ask Katie.
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  5. "Gentleman" was never an official title in Great Britain, but rather something determined by either birth into the recognized gentry, or obtaining employment in certain professions.
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  6. Saving up enough to buy a commission was generally not possible for the working classes.
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  7. Yes, but the wave motion technology was not available until 2199.
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  8.  @johnfisher9692  KMS Bismarck's armor would defeat the Wave Motion Gun fitted to Yamato during her 2199 retrofit, despite the gun being powerful enough to destroy a small moon. 🤣🤣🤣
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  9. And a really bad headache after using the stereoscope for too long.
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  10. How closely did the film follow the book?
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  11.  @benwilson6145  Is not current bunker fuel just a step up from asphalt in energy content and just a step down in average molecular weight?
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  12.  @benwilson6145  Maybe calling it bunker oil is incorrect, since the fuel does need to be heated due to its high viscosity at lower temperatures.
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  13.  @benwilson6145  Who mentioned nuclear fuel?
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  14.  @benwilson6145  We will hunker down in a bunker.
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  15. Bacteria eat petroleum oil if diluted, but are killed by it if too concentrated.
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  16.  @calvingreene90  Algae growing in diesel fuel, or in the water layer at the bottom of a tank below the fuel?
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