• Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Everyone always thinks the ocean is super deep from the beach outward. This is not the case. Just because a boat will float seemingly close to shore doesnt mean the hull is way down in the water

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      5 months ago

      An aircraft carrier only has a draft of some 12 meters. Godzilla is over 100m. Much of the North Sea is only like 40m deep, with shallows much less than that.

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        5 months ago

        That’s how I usually interpret it except in Godzilla Minus One :

        Tap for spoiler

        A whole plot point is that he is in 1500m of water