Fins vs flippers
They are man made equipment, they are not part of an animals body.
Who cares? What you call them tells me something about you. If you say fins, you're an experienced diver or you learned from someone who was careful about such things. If you say flippers, you're not a diver, or you had an instructor who did not pay attention to details, or you've been diving a very, very, long time. In most circles, folks think I've been diving a long time. One of my early mentors, who started diving about the time I was born, calls them flippers. Who the hell are we to correct his terminology of dive equipment?
They are man made equipment, they are not part of an animals body.
Who cares? What you call them tells me something about you. If you say fins, you're an experienced diver or you learned from someone who was careful about such things. If you say flippers, you're not a diver, or you had an instructor who did not pay attention to details, or you've been diving a very, very, long time. In most circles, folks think I've been diving a long time. One of my early mentors, who started diving about the time I was born, calls them flippers. Who the hell are we to correct his terminology of dive equipment?