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[[Crazy Ivan]] was a  Russian submarine manoeuvre in the Cold War, popularised in the ''The Hunt for  Red October'', in which a rogue Soviet sub-commander from Dundee would unexpectedly turn hard left<ref>Ironic, isn't it.</ref> to clear his baffles and ascertain whether he was being followed. Sample dialogue:

:'''''Jones''': Russian captains sometime turn suddenly to see if anyone's behind them. We call it "[[Crazy Ivan]]." The only thing you can do is go dead. Shut everything down and make like a hole in the water.''

:'''''Beaumont''': So what's the catch?''