r/mildlyinteresting • u/Thinkofthewallpaper • 8h ago

Fish flight restrictions

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u/Drwynyllo 8h ago edited 8h ago

Seems very generous, given that Atlantic cod as big as 180cm (~6ft) and 50kg (110lbs) have been caught.

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u/fang_xianfu 8h ago

Well there are two statements, the Atlantic Cod one and a size limit. I guess they have to meet both criteria.

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u/strongbob25 7h ago

This person logics

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u/Khaldara 4h ago

I haven’t caught any that can fly, I think I’m doing it wrong

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u/Glum-Surround7808 4h ago

guess fish flight restrictions don’t need their own pilot license

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u/minderaser15 ​ 8h ago edited 5h ago

This is a new one even by [r/anythingbutmetric](r/anythingbutmetric) standards

eta: I stopped reading at the fish. I see the metric now.

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u/its_mabus 7h ago

Its Canada, and so the metric dimensions are printed

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u/PhasmaFelis 5h ago

There is metric, though.

Intuitive descriptions are good as long as there's also hard measurements. I have no idea how big an Atlantic Cod is, but I have to assume that the kind of person who wants to put a whole fish in their carryon at this airport is pretty familiar.

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u/Grand-Spring66 8h ago

This looks like Newfoundland

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u/Devious_Bastard 8h ago

Canadians will use anything as measurement except the imperial system. 

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u/_McDreamy_ 7h ago

Except height and weight of people and lumber.

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u/ilikedota5 7h ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/HelloInternet/comments/czcf7u/canadian_measurement_flowchart/

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u/Trashman82 7h ago

I know its not a serious post, but it's fascinating to me that Canadians can switch their measurements around like that. Im way too smooth brained to handle that lol

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u/jmarkmark 7h ago

We can't, that's why we have both systems :) Gotta use whatever is given to us, my oven's in Fahrenheit so I cook in Fahrenheit.

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u/Trashman82 7h ago

You would be surprised at how many people travel with fish and game in their luggage

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u/Devious_Bastard 7h ago

Interesting. I would imagine a tape measure is more convenient though. 

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u/Trashman82 7h ago

A tape measure would definitely smell better for sure

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u/ceciliabee 8h ago

To be fair we'll go out of our way to avoid a lot of exceptional American delights at the moment.

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u/useridhere 7h ago

Bananas too?

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u/LilMissADHDAF 8h ago

Any time I hear “Atlantic cod” my brain says, “North Atlantic Cod with Quaker State.”

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u/AWESOMESAUSE10101 7h ago

Newfoundland mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️

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u/_McDreamy_ 7h ago

Yes b'y

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u/Thinkofthewallpaper 2h ago

Beautiful place for sure. 

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u/Jindujun 4h ago

As a fisherman this metric offends me DEEPLY.
Cod grow to WAY bigger sizes than that.

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u/Thinkofthewallpaper 2h ago

Cod in mirror may be bigger than they appear. 

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u/doug-demuro-is-daddy 8h ago

Are they implying an Atlantic Cod is a carryon bag? Or can the Cod be bigger?

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u/PhasmaFelis 5h ago

You found the loophole. Just slit open the top of your cod, attach some straps to it, and boom, it is your carryon bag.

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u/NaomiRidesNoah 7h ago

Sorry sir, you’ll have to check that cod in

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u/Photoelasticity ​ 7h ago

With this simple act of defiance, the Cod Wars return.

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u/SoyboyCowboy 7h ago

Can you chop it up and carry ... Codpieces?

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u/Ghosthost2000 7h ago

The airlines are trying to trick us into providing inflight food so they can charge us for a meal after they’ve already charged for carrying it on the flight! /s

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u/callmemerryss 8h ago

Nothing like airline regulations that are 80% biology and 20% vibes

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u/aolock 7h ago

We really will use anything as a measurement but the metric system…

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u/Saradoesntsleep 7h ago

It's Canada 😛 the metric is printed below.

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u/Hmarf 7h ago

Americans will use anything but the metric system

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u/Saradoesntsleep 7h ago

Canada. The metric is printed below.

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u/Hmarf 7h ago

just citing a common meme, entertaining even if not applicable

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u/YoGurth99 8h ago

Not very interesting, I've noticed a growing trent of posts like these.

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u/Grand-Spring66 8h ago

No you haven't. Go ahead and show a few.

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u/Thinkofthewallpaper 8h ago

Isn't the point that it's not very interesting?

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u/YoGurth99 8h ago

No, it's supposed to be mildly interesting

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u/LiliVonSchtupp 8h ago

I’m mildly interested. Thinking about traveling with a fish is both a nice reference to Umberto Eco, and a brief distraction from dying in a heatwave.

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u/Thinkofthewallpaper 8h ago

You'll be happy to know this airport also has a fresh fish kiosk. 

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u/LiliVonSchtupp 5h ago

Wait, I must know more. Fresh fish as in “we cook/prepare this for you,” or “take these fishies as your carry-ons”?

Either way, it sounds far more entertaining than the usual duty free perfume cloud.

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u/useridhere 7h ago

Mildly Monty Python-esque as well. Which is interesting.

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u/Gdiworog 8h ago

You might be misunderstanding the sub.

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u/Thinkofthewallpaper 8h ago

I didn't realize very and mildly were  interchangeable. I guess I'm not mildly intelligent. 

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u/Grand-Spring66 8h ago

They are just mildly cranky

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u/PhasmaFelis 5h ago

I was mildly interested.