poll to name polar research vessel

[Battleship 100]

For some reason that name just makes me smile.

 

The good news for the Natural Environment Research Council’s decision to crowd-search a name for its latest polar research vessel is unprecedented public engagement in a sometimes niche area of scientific study. The bad news? Sailing due south in a vessel that sounds like it was christened by a five-year-old who has drunk three cartons of Capri-Sun. 

Just a day after the NERC launched its poll to name the £200m vessel – which will first head to Antarctica in 2019 – the clear favourite was RRS Boaty McBoatface, with well over 18,000 votes. The RRS stands for royal research ship.

More here

 

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/20/eccentric-choices-surface-in-quest-to-name-polar-research-vessel?CMP=fb_gu

[wheels 543]

Try and keep up willow. I posted about that several days ago    But then if you are smart like I suspect, you probably don't waste your life reading my posts

[AJ Oliver 154]

I'll see your "Boaty McBoatface" and raise you a . . 

 

(S2 7.9, roughly a Gringo version of an SR-26. Dagger board, trailerable. No longer made -natch! You can get a good one for $ 15K USD  Boats are cheaper here. As far as I know there are none in Aotearoa.) 

[wheels 543]

Sad news. The organisation behind the Research Vessel just can't bring themselves to having Boaty McBoatface as the Vessels name and have opted to call the Remote Sub by that name instead. Even though there was a clear majority for Boaty McBoatface, they are going to call the Vessel, RSS Sir David Attenborough. At least the Cpt won't have to feel slightly red faced each time he calls up on the VHF.

[erice 732]

pillocks

 

the remote doesn't even have a face

 

 

let's all fight back

 

from now on sir david attenborough

 

should be addressed as

 

boaty mcboatface

 

that'll learn'em

[GregW 28]

As long as they don't start naming countries in the same fashion....ie. .Country Mc Cxxxface