Richard Ringenbach
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Has anyone heard any recent news on Disney's " 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea "?
Thank you!
Richard Ringenbach
Thank you!
Richard Ringenbach
Justin, sorry to burst your bubble but the 20,000 leagues under the sea is referring to the DISTANCE traveled under the sea, not the depth.That was a great SNL skit with Kelsey Grammer.
What 2.55:1 films have been transfered to DVD at approximately 2.55:1?Actually, there are quite a few. For example:
Rebel Without a Cause
The Seven Year Itch
A Star is Born
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Bridge on the River Kwai
It may only seem like there aren't many as the 2.55:1 CinemaScope ratio was only in use for a relatively short period of time (approx. 1954-1957ish) so there are fewer films in that ratio to begin with.
That was a great SNL skit with Kelsey Grammer.All the more reason to be a little bothered that someone really was making that mistake, especially when they are smart enough to be aquiring knowledge on varieties in the measurement.
Sorry Justin, but "YEEE-IIIKEES".
I just hope this is your one big mulligan for life (which we all have) and not some regular thing.
But yes, a league is a measurement of distance, and should never be used as a unit of depth. Now, 20,000 leagues is approximately 2.5x the circumference of the earth, so they must done a lot of traveling (almost said "a ton" but we don't want to start confusing our units again).But how is depth under the surface of the sea measured? It's measured as a distance. American submarines dive to a certain depth that may be 650 feet or 800 feet or whatever. The foot is a distance measurement, measuring the depth. Feet is used to state the depth, or distance below the surface, of the bottom of the ocean, too. Sometimes miles will be used for the same purpose. I didn't realize that the league was specifically not supposed to be used for depth (nor did I see anything in any of the definitions to that effect, in fact), and, not ever using the league as a measurement for anything in the course of my life, I'm not familiar with the subtleties of its meanings. I guess at one time its use was more common that it has been in my lifetime, and I'm sure people in the days of Jules Verne probably knew exactly what he meant without thinking about it. I'm sorry that I don't; as I said, it's something I've never been exposed to, so all I know about it is what I can find in the dictionary, and I never saw that it cannot be used to measure depth (distance under the surface of the ocean).
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Ultimately, whether the meaning is distance below the surface or distance travelled while below the surface, "20,000 leagues" is still a gross overexaggeration, one which, either way, happens to amuse me. I thought I would share that. Sorry if I upset anyone, I'll try to keep the things I find funny to myself (or other message boards) in the future.