The finding of Musashi and from the creatures they have come to think of Musashi as a mother being the reef she became. They seem to fear that her discovery mean that she will be recovered hence taken away from them. I cannot tell if she is happy to be found but I am leaning towards she does not want to leave these children
Just my take, but this is referring to the discovery of IJN Musashi's wreck by one of the co-founders of Microsoft two months ago. The sealife there calling Musashi "Mama" is referring to the fact how sunken battleships, after so many decades of sitting on the ocean floor, become part of the deep-sea habitat environment themselves and become home to lots of different sealife, so much so that if the wrecks are moved or salvaged, that sealife would be destroyed.
Just my take, but this is referring to the discovery of IJN Musashi's wreck by one of the co-founders of Microsoft two months ago. The sealife there calling Musashi "Mama" is referring to the fact how sunken battleships, after so many decades of sitting on the ocean floor, become part of the deep-sea habitat environment themselves and become home to lots of different sealife, so much so that if the wrecks are moved or salvaged, that sealife would be destroyed.
I cannot tell if she is happy to be found but I am leaning towards she does not want to leave these children
I am leaning more towards that she has been down there since forever, and that she's been weeping ever since she was blasted to hell by the enemy. I also think that Musashi is unaware of the deep sea probe.
Well, who knows what nearly a century of isolation could do to your psyche. Poor Musashi. ;__;
I am leaning more towards that she has been down there since forever, and that she's been weeping ever since she was blasted to hell by the enemy. I also think that Musashi is unaware of the deep sea probe.
Well, who knows what nearly a century of isolation could do to your psyche. Poor Musashi. ;__;
Here sinking was noble so I don't think she was weeping the whole time, one way or the other her discovery is making someone sad in this
Her sinking was noble so I don't think she was weeping the whole time, one way or the other her discovery is making someone sad in this
I had forgotten how scary the Japanese and their nationalism is. Every time I read about Operation Ten-Go and their other "noble" battles it sends a shiver down my spine how they are willing to sacrifice everything for their country, no matter how futile it might be.
Isn't she classified as a war grave? I don't think they can recover her.
If she has a bell, then chances are, that they'll recover that and bring it to a museum for cleaning, preservation, and restoration. We do it here in England quite a bit, since mariners have long-since believed that a ship's bell is it's soul.
Not to mention, that even if she wasn't a war-grave or covered in sea-life, it'd be pretty damn hard to recover her. She's 1.2km down, and weighing over 70,000 tons even BEFORE marine growth, dirt, silt, and other contributing factors. She likely weighs about 80,000 tons. Unless they were to bring her up in pieces, there's no way they've got a floating crane with over 1,200 metres of cable, that can lift that much weight.
Of course, that is all moot, because she IS a war-grave. Though, she's got it easier than HMS Repulse, and HMS Prince of Wales. Not even 300 metres down, listed War Graves, and they're being illegally ripped apart by scrapmongers. They've already taken all the phosphor bronze propellers, the prop-shafts, and have gone for all the aluminium, brass, nickel, etc, they can get as well as the steel from the hulls. As a British citizen, it makes me appalled, that people are even DARING to do that.
As a British citizen, it makes me appalled, that people are even DARING to do that.
In not-so-developed countries, the mentality for the not so endowed are "have to keep the family feeded"
There's not much in helping you secure a minimum life standard to be able to put much concern on anything else (and that includes animal rights, making beautiful city, doing art, etc) because you could be starving on the street begging the next day. The mentality creeps upward and even the rich don't feel much importance for history, animal rights, enviromental concern, etc (except when they can use it for their public image, for profit)
In not-so-developed countries, the mentality for the not so endowed are "have to keep the family feeded"
There's not much in helping you secure a minimum life standard to be able to put much concern on anything else (and that includes animal rights, making beautiful city, doing art, etc) because you could be starving on the street begging the next day. The mentality creeps upward and even the rich don't feel much importance for history, animal rights, enviromental concern, etc (except when they can use it for their public image, for profit)
Phosphor Bronze is about £3800/tonne. Each of those propellers was about 8 tons. This goes BEYOND "Have to keep family fed". They're ripping apart two War Graves, simply to make over ten grand a trip. Ships over a hundred metres below the surface, and 21 miles off the coast of Malaysia, hardly a not-so-developed country. Not something an islander can do on the coastline.
The mentality creeps up. Even the rich are feeling "poor" or they don't feel bothered with many of the "first world" concerns such as history, or art, or rights beyond what's needed and would readily let those go ("sacrifice" wouldn't be a right term because they don't think it's that precious to begin with) to secure more money and power to protect themselves from whatever threat coming.
Although personal luxury seems to be exception. Anyway, for a quick generalisation, the environment creates a selfish mentality. Lots of commercial-propaganda-grade brainwashing is needed to fix the scale of priority.
If she has a bell, then chances are, that they'll recover that and bring it to a museum for cleaning, preservation, and restoration. We do it here in England quite a bit, since mariners have long-since believed that a ship's bell is it's soul.
Not to mention, that even if she wasn't a war-grave or covered in sea-life, it'd be pretty damn hard to recover her. She's 1.2km down, and weighing over 70,000 tons even BEFORE marine growth, dirt, silt, and other contributing factors. She likely weighs about 80,000 tons. Unless they were to bring her up in pieces, there's no way they've got a floating crane with over 1,200 metres of cable, that can lift that much weight.
Of course, that is all moot, because she IS a war-grave. Though, she's got it easier than HMS Repulse, and HMS Prince of Wales. Not even 300 metres down, listed War Graves, and they're being illegally ripped apart by scrapmongers. They've already taken all the phosphor bronze propellers, the prop-shafts, and have gone for all the aluminium, brass, nickel, etc, they can get as well as the steel from the hulls. As a British citizen, it makes me appalled, that people are even DARING to do that.
Kuma and Haguro are meeting the same fate on the other side of the peninsula.
Eh, what else do you expect from a country with a PM who regularly misappropriates public money to fund his wife's shopping habits? And treats ethnic minorities like second-class citizens?
Really, I gave up on voting due to all the gerrymandering and electoral fraud bullshit going on. Should've bailed out of this sinking ship a long time ago, but oh no, I was an idealistic young fool, and my current physical condition doesn't let me travel easily.
I admit, I'm envious that you have a country that you can feel proud of.
NNescio said: Kuma and Haguro are meeting the same fate on the other side of the peninsula.
Eh, what else do you expect from a country with a PM who regularly misappropriates public money to fund his wife's shopping habits? And treats ethnic minorities like second-class citizens?
Really, I gave up on voting due to all the gerrymandering and electoral fraud bullshit going on. Should've bailed out of this sinking ship a long time ago, but oh no, I was an idealistic young fool, and my current physical condition doesn't let me travel easily.
I admit, I'm envious that you have a country that you can feel proud of.
I think I'm in the same country as you are. Your description of the PM fits, and it would be even more if it involves a diamond ring, a submarine that couldn't dive, and is arguing with another politician currently.
Phosphor Bronze is about £3800/tonne. Each of those propellers was about 8 tons. This goes BEYOND "Have to keep family fed". They're ripping apart two War Graves, simply to make over ten grand a trip. Ships over a hundred metres below the surface, and 21 miles off the coast of Malaysia, hardly a not-so-developed country. Not something an islander can do on the coastline.
No, desperate people who are trying to feed their family are not the ones spearheading this sort of grave-robbing. But those are the people who are hired by the people who are spearheading this sort of grave-robbing.
Also, Malaysia isn't the richest country in the world, either - it definitely has its share of the desperately poor.
The finding of Musashi and from the creatures they have come to think of Musashi as a mother being the reef she became. They seem to fear that her discovery mean that she will be recovered hence taken away from them. I cannot tell if she is happy to be found but I am leaning towards she does not want to leave these children
I'd like to think that our Musashi would be happy to know that her 'old self' became a source of life in the end, thus ultimately enriching the ocean.
