Is "flipper" really the wrong word?

[jord1990]

Guys get your oxygen,flippers and goggles today. We are going diving!

Ps: Don't forget your breathe thingy

Jord

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[Davemohio]

Sometimes I will hear the flippers thing from students. On THAT terminology I will correct them.

 

[Diver0001]

Sometimes I will hear the flippers thing from students. On THAT terminology I will correct them.

What's wrong with the word "flippers"?

flip·per

[flip-er]
noun

1.a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.

2.Also called fin. one of a pair of paddlelike devices, usually of rubber, worn on the feet as an aid in scuba diving and swimming.

3.Theater . a narrow flat hinged or attached at right angles to a larger flat.

4.Slang. the hand.

5.someone or something that flips.



I sometimes deliberately use the word "flippers" to make the point that you don't have to be overly serious about things all the time (something we divers are masters at) and that it doesn't need to be, or to sound, more complicated than it is.

You can make anything complicated if you want, and part of that is making it "sound" complicated. Not for me thanks.

R..

 

[AfterDark]

We swim with fins and breath air. We don't use flippers or breath O2 normally.

 

[Diver0001]

This might be the next big taboo that needs undone.

(and I needed a new idea for my sig)

R..

 

[xyrandomyx]

This might be the next big taboo that needs undone.

(and I needed a new idea for my sig)

R..

Happily baiting the 'you're not a real diver' folks, I see.

 

[D_B]

my flippers are split .... am I gonna die?

 

[Diver0001]

Split flippers are actually spelled with 4 P's "Flippppers"

And yes you will die, but only if you go diving with someone who uses "fins".

R..

 

[D_B]

:lol: :laughing:

 

[xyrandomyx]

my flippers are split .... am I gonna die?

You should be OK as long as you remember to put the left flipper on the left foot and vice versa.