2006-12-29 10:04:32 · 21 answers · asked by monkeystar 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Find the largest open field you can. Stand in the middle of it. Now immagine what your standing on is millions times larger, moving, cold and full of things that want to eat you. The sea is mankinds greatest enemy. Every time we think we're winning, it's got an iceburg with our name on it.
Now think about how many ships are on it's bottom.
2006-12-29 12:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by no name brand canned beans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had never heard of that expression and have spent years in the marine industry.
Yes, worse things really happen at sea. It's multiplicative. Imagine getting dumped. Now imagine getting dumped with poor communications when you are in the middle of the Atlantic and 6 days from land.
If you get injured in a storm at sea, you just have to ride out the storm til the ambulance (helo) gets good enough weather to fly.
Figuratively, somebody can always one up us in the misery game.
So, count your blessings. As long as you're still breathing, it could be worse.
Peace
2006-12-29 10:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by zingis 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Is this a philosophical question! If so the subject seems to have been debased. The saying merely means that a sailor was the worst thing to be (why else did the press gangs have to kidnap men?).After all, if you didn't drown, die of scurvy, get flogged to death for looking at some bastard of an officer the wrong way, you be buggered by the bosun anyway. What more could a man possibly want! Brittania my **** and **** the Empire.
2006-12-29 10:32:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had under no circumstances heard of that expression and function spent years interior the marine industry. useful, worse matters particularly ensue at sea. it is multiplicative. think of getting dumped. Now think of getting dumped with undesirable communications as quickly as you're interior the ideas-set the Atlantic and 6 days from land. in case you get injured in a hurricane at sea, you in basic terms might desire to trip out the hurricane til the ambulance (helo) gets solid sufficient climate to fly. Figuratively, somebody can continually one up us interior the misery interest. So, count selection selection your reward. see you later as you're in spite of the undeniable fact that respiration, it relatively is going to be worse. Peace
2016-11-24 23:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by corrie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine yourself making a transatlantic flight. Comfy? Okay the pilot says we must make a water landing. Translation: Crash into the sea. Lots of liquid real estate out there. Now. Does this help th' ol' imagination any?
2006-12-29 10:07:38 · answer #5 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
think about it, if something bad happens on land, youre relatively safe. if something happens on the ocean, youre in the middle of the ocean, youre screwed. so yes and no, the same things can and statistically will happen but theyre worse do to location.
2006-12-29 11:26:01 · answer #6 · answered by sarge_247 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really,i was i the Navy 4yrs And the only scary thing that ever happened to me was,was going through the devel triangle during a hurricane.All the rest was loads of FUN!!!!!!!!!JOHNNY
2006-12-29 11:31:37 · answer #7 · answered by jwalker1597 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're on a luxury cruise bathing in gold tubs and playing table tennis, then no.
If you're stranded on a disintegrating raft, bobbing up and down like a shark apperitif, then yes.
2006-12-29 10:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by district 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Chinese words: " You may bully the mountain but not the water." Well, is really quite hard to tell that. Safety first always!
2006-12-29 10:36:56 · answer #9 · answered by pammy_101 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Theres a possibility of drowning so yes I think so
2006-12-29 10:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by Lou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋