counter point: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/08/07/430372183/episode-644-how-much-does-this-cow-weigh http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/08/07/4303

counter point: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/08/07/430372183/episode-644-how-much-does-this-cow-weigh http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/08/07/430372183/episo... And since we are presenting opinions as fact: Boaty McBoatface was the better name. It would have made the boat and its research subject more appealing to children. More people would know about it, for better or worse. It would go down in history and take its research subject with it. The only winner in the new name is Sir Attenborough himself. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but my point stands.