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Topic: international maritime signal flag of the day: Delta

boof started this discussion 1 year ago #122,665

Today's flag is: Delta
As a letter, that is the letter D.
As a message, it means: Keep clear of me; I am maneuvering with difficulty.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #1,338,424

When you are at a bar and want to hit on a fat girl.

You: "Hey, girl."
Fat girl: "Delta."

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 5 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,523

X4

boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 1 week later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,340,642

When the flag is presented with flags representing two, four, or six numerals, then the meaning is:
DATE.

boof (OP) double-posted this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,341,405

The declassified NATO information for flag Delta:

indication: DEGAUSSING

normally displayed: BY RANGE HUT: At signal yard.
WHILE FLYING: meaning: Range is in operation.

normally displayed: BY SHIP UNDERWAY: At yardarm.
WHILE FLYING: meaning: I am making degaussing runs.

boof (OP) triple-posted this 1 year ago, 5 minutes later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,341,406

this video discusses degaussing and mentions The Philadelphia Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFOY1uXDtI
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