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Seriously! I can't believe that the boat probably won't be named Boaty McBoatface! My nephew would have wanted to learn about it, it would have been something

Seriously! I can't believe that the boat probably won't be named Boaty McBoatface! My nephew would have wanted to learn about it, it would have been something I could keep up to date a bit on what it's doing and he'd love to hear about it. Hell I can't believe the people on the project didn't go 100% for it right away, giving the boat a fun paint-job and maybe even doing something like working with a children's book author to write some stories about what the boat is doing that are geared toward children. It would have been an amazing way to get kids involved and interested in the whole thing.

pbhjpbhj 11y ago
The name already caused it to be mentioned in my kid's school, they found it humourous.
gaius 11y ago
I can think of nothing more likely to turn teenagers off science than being told to study the adventures of Boaty McBoatface.
- wrsh07 11y ago
  You just have to sell it properly -- the boat has a silly name because voters were thumbing their noses at the science authority.
  - gaius 11y ago
    "Adults don't take this seriously so why should we?" they'll ask.