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TIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[โ€“] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even the English channel is vast in comparison to even the largest ships. It's still ridiculously coincidental that this could happen.

[โ€“] pgp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I am aware, but it's not "fantasticly huge" as the ocean. Of course it's still a remarkable coincidence, just not as remarkable.