What is the difference between flotsam and jetsom?
What is the difference between flotsam and jetsom?
user
Good question.  “Flotsam” is the wreckage of a ship after a shipwreck.  “Jetsom” is any old rubbish.  So, jetsom is basically stuff that has come unattached from its original context and has now been torn from the purpose it served.  Flotsam is something that has been cast off from a previous structure, but is still connected in some way, at least on some level.
assistant
Why would a ships crew deliberately throw something overboard and create jetsam?
user