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To: zeestephen

The headline is misleading. The boat is not 417 feet tall.


6 posted on 04/11/2023 2:40:41 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: HighSierra5

Misleading?

Yes, possibly.

However, most people reading the article are interested in sail boats, so they instinctively understand the footage is a reference to length, not height.


10 posted on 04/11/2023 3:06:24 AM PDT by zeestephen (43,000)
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To: HighSierra5

When discussing feet in ships and boats one is referring to length.


19 posted on 04/11/2023 4:28:37 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are spearhheading the Genocide against conservatives. )
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To: HighSierra5

The boat is 417 feet tall if it sinks vertically. Sarc


61 posted on 04/11/2023 8:29:44 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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