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Old 02-20-11, 11:27 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Gereke View Post
At least in the real nautical world there is the smell of the ocean (and exhaust), the hum of the engines, and all the other novelties that come with it. At ones computer you have none of that, and the glow of the monitor makes ones eyes tired. I guess that part would remind me of spending hours at a time staring at a AN/SPQ-9 display.
Funny, that's something I never thought about. You're right - even when reading a book or playing chess or cards with friends, the salt smell, the constant rolling of the ship, the sound of the ship and her operations are there with you all the time. You just don't get that playing a game.
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