Question:
True or false: SOS means "Save Our Souls"?
anonymous
2011-12-17 09:37:43 UTC
Good afternoon.
I'm Brazilian.
Kisses.
Seven answers:
anonymous
2011-12-17 17:22:40 UTC
False.



An SOS is a Distress Signal sea, used between 1908 and 1999. Currently the system is used Global Maritime Distress Safety System.

Many people believe that SOS is an acronym for "Save Our Ship" (save our ship), but that does not correspond to reality. The SOS signal back to the early days of radio, when there was no voice and the messages were sent using Morse code.



The S and the characters are represented in Morse code by 3 rapid beeps (3 points) and time-consuming three beeps (three dashes). The signal was then heard as "beep beep beep beep beep beeeeep beeeeep beeeeep beep." , Which produced a very distinctive sound and this is why the use of these two letters. It is this new idea of assigning meaning to an SOS.
?
2011-12-17 17:39:54 UTC
False, it means Save Our Ship.
RAY G
2011-12-17 18:28:59 UTC
False.



It means nothing whatsover, though various meanings have become popularly attached.



See Wikipedia / SOS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS
Joseph Ducreux
2011-12-17 17:46:15 UTC
true sometimes. other times its "ship" instead of "souls"
granny
2011-12-17 18:38:52 UTC
false!
thresher
2011-12-17 17:40:06 UTC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS

Não brasileiro mas sabe abundância deles
Menard K
2011-12-17 17:39:03 UTC
how about



SAVE OUR SHIP



or?



whatever .....


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