Battleship 100 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AJ Oliver 154 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 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.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregW 28 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 As long as they don't start naming countries in the same fashion....ie. .Country Mc Cxxxface Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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