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Laughing at underwater grandstanding heralds peril.

My father was in the submarine service prior to and after WWII. At a layover in Pearl, his sub took on a new chief mate fresh out of Annapolis, who dreamed of "rolling the boat". Dad had to remind the fella that the sub's numerous one-ton lead acid batteries were open at the top, filled with sulfuric acid, and held in place entirely by gravity. The chief's idea was clearly not serious, but his order to dive past "test depth" got him bounced off the boat. After the incident, the skipper remarked that he'd wanted to eject the guy through a torpedo tube.

Sailors do indeed laugh.

Edited by Madelaine McMasters
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