So, "displacement" means weight, and "tonnage" means volume. Get your act together, shipping terminology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_measurements …
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@evan_williams That doesn't quite explain why we don't just call it "weight", though, a term which continues to apply even in dry dock
@evan_williams Or "mass", for that matter, which even applies if the ship ends up in space somehow
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@evan_williams (This whole tirade started because of some scifi story which was giving "displacement" measurements for starships somehow)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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