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What are some inanimate (non-living) objects that ONLY function* properly when COMPLETELY submerged in water?

 

 

*Submarines do not count because they can also function when partially surfaced. 

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Posted - March 23, 2022
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  • 874
    depth charge

    /ˈdep(TH) ˌCHärj/

    noun

    an explosive charge designed to be dropped from a ship or aircraft and to explode under water at a preset depth, used for attacking submarines. This post was edited by Flint Ironstag at March 24, 2022 8:50 AM MDT
      March 24, 2022 12:52 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Non-living objects are inanimate by definition. REPORTED to the Department of Redundancy Department. For a moment there, you had me thinking this was a Kittigate Extra Words Production, or KEWPie.
      March 24, 2022 1:30 AM MDT
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  • 53519

     

      There, edited. 

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      March 24, 2022 5:14 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    But not so as to eliminate the redundancy.
      March 24, 2022 8:44 PM MDT
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  • 34416
    Sump-pump
      March 24, 2022 5:46 AM MDT
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  • 6023
    boat/ship propellors
      March 24, 2022 7:15 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Scuba equipment.
      March 24, 2022 12:19 PM MDT
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  • 1633
    Jacuzzi jets
    Drain plug/stopper
    Bubble bath
      March 24, 2022 4:23 PM MDT
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  • 17612
    pump
      March 25, 2022 1:30 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    Some types of pump.

    Sonar (marine type).
      May 2, 2022 3:50 PM MDT
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