cool scuba diver kite
cool scuba diver kite
yeah, i know this is kinda silly, but...
i was down in the SF bay area last week and saw this kite flying at the berkeley marina. i thought it was pretty darn cool. i love the little fish that follows the diver.
i was down in the SF bay area last week and saw this kite flying at the berkeley marina. i thought it was pretty darn cool. i love the little fish that follows the diver.
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Yeah, but he's got awesome buoyancy control! :rr:
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"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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this is the company that was renting the kites:
http://www.highlinekites.com/
the guy i talked to said the diver kite cost about $500 (!).
i wonder how much the octopi run:
http://www.highlinekites.com/
the guy i talked to said the diver kite cost about $500 (!).
i wonder how much the octopi run:
Ooooh did I get my hand slapped when I used the term "octopi" once!!! I'll save you the embarassment of public capital punishment!!! As I understand it, "octopuses" is the correct term for multiple octos. I think it's more fun to say "octopuseseseses."spatman wrote:i wonder how much the octopi run:
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well, buddy, looks like you may have gotten slapped for naught. according to wikipedia:Sounder wrote:Ooooh did I get my hand slapped when I used the term "octopi" once!!! I'll save you the embarassment of public capital punishment!!! As I understand it, "octopuses" is the correct term for multiple octos. I think it's more fun to say "octopuseseseses."
"There are up to three forms of the plural of octopus: octopuses, octopi and (rare) octopodes."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus
although "octopusseseseses" sure is fun to say!
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Hmmm - Websters says either is fine too.
Janna? John?
Whatever - I'm sticking to octopuseseseseseses.
Janna? John?
Whatever - I'm sticking to octopuseseseseseses.
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I like it!
I like it!
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"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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I think we should get a diver kite and fly it at club events. It will be like our own Bat Signal!
A note on the plural: Fowler states that "the only acceptable plural in English is octopuses", and that octopi is misconceived and octopodes pedantic. Octopi derives from the mistaken notion that octopus is Latin. But it isn't; it is Greek, from oktopous. If the word were Latin, it would be octoped and the plural octopedes, analogous to centipedes and millipedes.
That said, Merriam-Webster now accepts octopi as a plural form. The collective form octopus is also used, but is usually reserved for animals consumed for food.
From here: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.o ... on/octopus
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A note on the plural: Fowler states that "the only acceptable plural in English is octopuses", and that octopi is misconceived and octopodes pedantic. Octopi derives from the mistaken notion that octopus is Latin. But it isn't; it is Greek, from oktopous. If the word were Latin, it would be octoped and the plural octopedes, analogous to centipedes and millipedes.
That said, Merriam-Webster now accepts octopi as a plural form. The collective form octopus is also used, but is usually reserved for animals consumed for food.
From here: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.o ... on/octopus
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