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Gonzako@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

If we put enough wave energy generators on the sea. Is there ever a way we get the seven seas to be completely still?

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If we put enough wave energy generators on the sea. Is there ever a way we get the seven seas to be completely still?

Gonzako@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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    They want to stop the oceans from wobbling.

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      What does he mean by “seven seas”?

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        The seven seas is an old term, basically meaning “all the seas”. It’s been around for a time.

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        • The North Pacific Ocean
        • The South Pacific Ocean
        • The North Atlantic Ocean
        • The South Atlantic Ocean
        • The Indian Ocean
        • The Arctic Ocean
        • The Antarctic Ocean
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          Thank you, I never heard it before. There are five oceans as far as I know.

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            It’the term is kind of old fashioned, more used in poetry. Also there isn’t really consense over what the seven seas are. Some count Atlantic and Pacific as one each and add stuff like the carribbean, the gulf of Mexico America or the Mediterranean.

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            Oceans aren’t seas, seas are now generally considered smaller bodies of water. It’s fairly arbitrary though so not really an important distinction. Language changes

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