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5 Sep 2024 23:17:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Mysteries of the universe  
From: nemesis
Date: 4 Sep 2009 17:30:00
Message: <web.4aa186bf39795a7282f38840@news.povray.org>
Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> > >   The emergency gesture underwater must be one of the most confusing
> > >   ever:
> > > It's the "thumbs up" gesture.
>
> > I understand what it is that makes it confusing, but it also kinda makes
> > sense - a "thumbs up" gesture is a way of pointing up, as if to say "I'm
> > going up" or "I need to surface".
>
>   Yes, but couldn't they have chosen a gesture which is *not* commonly used
> for "everything's fine" in other situations?

BTW, I guess I finally understand the ending scene of Terminator 2.  Arnold was
actually calling for help! :))


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