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Tervell [he/him]@hexbear.net to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day ago

the strait of hormuz

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the strait of hormuz

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Tervell [he/him]@hexbear.net to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day ago
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  • Alaskaball [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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    23 hours ago

    The straits are not okay

    • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      18 hours ago

      Can we have the Gay of Hormuz instead soviet-bottom

    • Alisu [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      21 hours ago

      I think they’re in dire straits

      • HowAbt2day@futurology.today
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        The Iranian Brigade, The Sultans of Swing, are already working on the blockade.

    • Johnny_Arson [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      22 hours ago

      dammit I was going to make this joke.

  • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    21 hours ago

    Portugal produces a lot of cork wood.

    Where are the Portuguese in all of this? We haven’t forgotten, Portugal.

    • spudnik [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_conquest_of_Hormuz

      They want revenge

    • CarmineCatboy2 [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      18 hours ago

      portugal has a strategic monopoly on rare corks. their sanctions regime will make the cork plug of hormuz unsustainable on the long run

  • Bieren@lemmy.today
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    They are going to build a wall in it and make the US pay for it.

  • oliveoil [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    The straits are not okay

    Damn it, too late

  • purpleworm [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    23 hours ago

    The cork just got 10 fathoms deeper

  • FortifiedAttack [any]@hexbear.net
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    22 hours ago

    lol yeah this has been Amerikanets’ running gag for the past week

    The amount of genuine cork-believers is unreal.

  • EveningCicada [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    23 hours ago

    This happens shortly after Saudi Arabia cancelled their super project “The Line”. Coincidence??

    • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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      5 hours ago

      Maybe the line was attached to the cork and the tension in the line was the only thing keeping the strait unplugged

    • 7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      20 hours ago

      virgin renderite based The Line construction vs. chad actually existing unfathomably large cork

  • DogThatWentGorp [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    19 hours ago

    #myplug #corkpilled #meristematic cambium enjoyer #quercus suber head #plug me up

  • bourgeoisie_burgers [none/use any]@hexbear.net
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    22 hours ago

    Are underwater mines out of fashion?

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      Mines work but the problem is demining after the conflict is over. The strait of Hormuz is presumably something that Iran wants to eventually reopen. Removing mines is a dangerous operation and insurance companies don’t really enjoy it when boats go through an area that may have unrecovered mines.

    • SerialExperimentsGay [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      The IRCG actually has an entire class of vehicles just designed for marine mine deployment. They had it for over 20 years afaik. All of this was extremely predictable.

      • Johnny_Arson [they/them]@hexbear.net
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        They don’t even need that. As I stated below, conventional artillery can cover the entire strait.

        • gay_king_prince_charles [she/her, he/him]@hexbear.net
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          Conventional artillery can get taken out by bombing, mines will stick around regardless of who wants them gone.

          • AnarchoAnarchist [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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            Actually mining the straight is a “nuclear option” for Iran.

            They can and will do it, but they would really prefer not too. As long as they can keep traffic out of the straight without dropping a bunch of mines they will. If Trump forces their hand, they reserve the right and the ability to mine the straight, And it will be bad.

  • Lussy [he/him, des/pair]@hexbear.net
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    21 hours ago

    Once the cork is plugged into the strait of Hormuz the Father raises Christ from his Slumber on the third day of April accoriding to Leviticus 4:20

  • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    #mintthecoin #insertthecork

  • Blakey [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Holy fuck, these people have entirely molten brains

    • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      To be faaaaaair…I do recall something a Turkish guy I worked with once told me about one of the battles regarding (Constantinople?) where apparently the Byzantians DID use giant chains to just block the entrance to (according to Google AI) the golden horn.

      • huf [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        ok but the golden horn is like 500m wide at the mouth, while the strait of hormuz is 50km.

        • Crucible [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          I’ll run down to home depot and see if I can get a chain long enough for them

        • Johnny_Arson [they/them]@hexbear.net
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          Conventional artillery has an effective range of up to 55km with rocket assisted muntions.

        • LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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          I feel like you could definitely make a 20 mile long chain and put it up in the strait the only problems is 1) Iran doesn’t control both sides and 2) i’m pretty sure the impact of a big ass tanker on a chain that long would just break it. Maybe fuck up the ship too?

        • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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          Yeah but with modern technology 50km is like 50cm; just pick something up from like home depot or something

      • Crucible [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        Habour chains were a very common defense, running into it with a wooden ship would smash the ship up pretty good and you can let the chain slack to let your friends pass over it then retension it after. Constantinople did have them protecting the golden horn so the Ottomans carried their ships over land and dropped them into the water behind the chain to get around it.

        • LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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          the Ottomans carried their ships over land and dropped them into the water behind the chain to get around it

          At that point it feels like bringing boats at all is just a flex

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        The chain was cool but the Greeks also were throwing fire at anything beyond that chain. Fire is scary and mean.

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    I’m so fucking scared of the cork you guys

  • glimmer_twin [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    BUILD THE WALL

    • LadyCajAsca [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      23 hours ago

      BUILD THE CORK WALL

      • gay_king_prince_charles [she/her, he/him]@hexbear.net
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        21 hours ago

        unintelligible mumbling about rebel county

  • EatPotatoes [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    Read warmonger first not war monitor

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