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Misleading title.

• slipframe 5y ago
  > US Navy set off a 40k-pound explosive to test its new supercarrier How is that misleading? Isn't that exactly what they did?
  • teakettle42 5y ago
    The title was previously "US Navy set off a 40k-pound explosive on its new supercarrier". They did not, in fact, destroy a brand new supercarrier by setting off a 40k-pound explosive on it :-)
    • throw0101a 5y ago
      "On" is a flexible word: > preposition, 1c. —used as a function word to indicate position in close proximity with: a village on the sea; stay on your opponent * https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on
      • pdonis 5y ago
        Most words are "flexible" and you have to take them in context to choose which of multiple possible meanings is most appropriate. In the case of explosive weapons, "on" usually means that the object of the preposition is the point of impact, as in "dropping bombs on target X".
        • IntrepidWorm 5y ago
          TL:DR; The phrase "A bird dropped a large splat on my head" generally implies a much more upsetting prospect than simply "A bird dropped a large splat in my general vicinity."
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