Stamets@startrek.website to Funny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.world · 9 months agoActually had one of these on my boat when I was growing up. Vital piece of tech.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageActually had one of these on my boat when I was growing up. Vital piece of tech.startrek.websiteStamets@startrek.website to Funny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareInductor@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoI always remember that port and left both are the shorter word, and have the same number of letters.
minus-squarerob64@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoMy grandfather was a bomber pilot and he always remembered it by picturing himself flying north along the east coast, where all the ports would be on the left.
minus-squareKind@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoand even, as in even numbers. Port, left, even…all words an even number of letters Starboard, right, odd…all words are an odd number of letters.
minus-squaresomeguy7734206@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoAlso, the old name for “port” is “larboard”, which starts with an L for left.
I always remember that port and left both are the shorter word, and have the same number of letters.
My grandfather was a bomber pilot and he always remembered it by picturing himself flying north along the east coast, where all the ports would be on the left.
and even, as in even numbers.
Port, left, even…all words an even number of letters Starboard, right, odd…all words are an odd number of letters.
Also, the old name for “port” is “larboard”, which starts with an L for left.