Travel fins

[lexvil]

and this guy?

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That’s his name not a description of his anatomy

 

[Fastmarc]

Shall we rename these “flipper” whales? Fin whale - Wikipedia

It's likely named for the dorsal fin and not the flippers. I did say for propulsion.
This is from the Wiki, "Its flippers are small and tapered and its tail is wide, pointed at the tip, and notched in the centre.[16]"

 

[lexvil]

It's likely named for the dorsal fin and not the flippers. I did say for propulsion.
This is from the Wiki, "Its flippers are small and tapered and its tail is wide, pointed at the tip, and notched in the centre.[16]"

Maybe we should call them “Flukes”

 

[tarponchik]

Mammals with external air supply use fins.

What about sea turtles?

 

[lexvil]

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What about sea turtles?

ot mammals

 

[Green Frog]

I have settled on full foot fins from Mares for boat diving. OTOH, for shore diving I resort to a pair of booties I have with soles like basketball shoes (for walking across rocks, etc.) At present, the only fins I have that will accept my feet in these booties are an old XL pair of Dacor fins that are stiff as boards and in serious need of replacement. A good pair of smaller fins for shore diving are on my wish list (which is why I started reading this thread! Thanks to the OP for starting it.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

I have settled on full foot fins from Mares for boat diving. OTOH, for shore diving I resort to a pair of booties I have with soles like basketball shoes (for walking across rocks, etc.) At present, the only fins I have that will accept my feet in these booties are an old XL pair of Dacor fins that are stiff as boards and in serious need of replacement. A good pair of smaller fins for shore diving are on my wish list (which is why I started reading this thread! Thanks to the OP for starting it.

what? you didn't come for all the snark and bickering?

 

[David Wilson]

Here's a further factor to complicate the fin/flipper debate. US military standard MIL-S-82258 of 15 February 1965 entitled "Swim fins, rubber" contains the following table:

Here the term "swim fin" applies to the whole foot appendage, while the term "flipper" designates the latter minus its pocket and strap, i.e. its blade. Fin/flipper nomenclature has been fluid during recent decades.

 

[lexvil]

Here's a further factor to complicate the fin/flipper debate. US military standard MIL-S-82258 of 15 February 1965 entitled "Swim fins, rubber" contains the following table:

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Here the term "swim fin" applies to the whole foot appendage, while the term "flipper" designates the latter minus its pocket and strap, i.e. its blade. Fin/flipper nomenclature has been fluid during recent decades.

I just call it the blade of the fin, maybe we should call them foot blades or perhaps this should be linked to the semantics thread?

 

[Fastmarc]

I've just bought a pair of Eddys, so from hence forth I'll be pissing people off by calling them flippers. lol