# What's on the USS Michigan's back?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 25, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-the-uss-michigans-back/785222 "2017-04-25T16:21:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-the-uss-michigans-back/785222/41 "2017-05-05T22:05:55Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> The technical term is “target.”

With a dive cycle of 1/2.

😛

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-the-uss-michigans-back/785222/42 "2017-05-06T01:26:54Z")

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“Dive cycle” equals underwater/on water?

I don’t want to put a 😕 here because I’d like to chuckle knowingly with everybody who got the joke…

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-the-uss-michigans-back/785222/43 "2017-05-06T01:33:11Z")

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Dive + Surface = 1 Dive Cycle.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-the-uss-michigans-back/785222/44 "2017-05-06T01:35:57Z")

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Thanks.

FTR, at some time after 6:05 PM and before 9:26 PM **Leo Bloom** chuckled knowingly.

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-the-uss-michigans-back/785222/45 "2017-05-06T01:37:20Z")

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😉

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-the-uss-michigans-back/785222/46 "2017-05-06T01:50:03Z")

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We have the same idea in aviation. As long as takeoffs = landings you’re good. When you start having more takeoffs than landings that’s getting hard on the equipment 🙂

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