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Explain Like I'm Five

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If we put enough wave energy generators on the sea. Is there ever a way we get the seven seas to be completely still? (lemmy.world)
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[–] Knuschberkeks@leminal.space 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  • The North Pacific Ocean
  • The South Pacific Ocean
  • The North Atlantic Ocean
  • The South Atlantic Ocean
  • The Indian Ocean
  • The Arctic Ocean
  • The Antarctic Ocean
[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Thank you, I never heard it before. There are five oceans as far as I know.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Oceans aren't seas, seas are now generally considered smaller bodies of water. It's fairly arbitrary though so not really an important distinction. Language changes

[–] Knuschberkeks@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago

It'the term is kind of old fashioned, more used in poetry. Also there isn't really consense over what the seven seas are. Some count Atlantic and Pacific as one each and add stuff like the carribbean, the gulf of ~~Mexico~~ America or the Mediterranean.