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A "toothbrush length" naval gun for cheaps (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If it confused a bunch of people, I'd say it's poorly worded. "A gun the length of a toothbrush" made me think of a small pistol not a cannon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's because british journalists are incredibly stupid. Industry standard is to refer to weapons by their bore–you don't call a Glock 19 a 185mm handgun, after all.