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Poop deck (en.wikipedia.org)

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In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Well yes, but only insomuch as it’s more efficient to push vs pull, but if they orient their asses towards the rear they’ve effectively created front poop drive