U-505, Chicago

[Growler]

Originally Posted by Hottentot

And let us not forget the effect of "Do not touch the objects" signs.

Poke, poke, poke...

Oh, brother, you said it. I've said to people, when they ask (about anything, sometimes) that, "That takes the boat down underwater," and then watched as they messed with it; if what I told them were true, they would have killed themselves, their family, and everyone else on the boat, and they chuckle it off like it's no big deal. Since, you know, I couldn't have been serious. If there's a particularly obnoxious visitor, I'll hit the klaxon when they can't see me.

There's a reason why the AC panel is screened off from visitors, but that still doesn't stop them from sticking their fingers into live circuit panels after prying the covers off.

Originally Posted by Neptunus Rex

ID!

Torsk's inside diameter (the people tank) is probably that, or less. To the Germans' credit, at least their compartment watertight doors are easier to get through, being round; American boats used smaller, oval-shaped doors that don't necessarily lend themselves to rapid transition for the tall and broad-shouldered among us.