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Alright, so for decades Steve was called aurora as well, possibly for ages by natives observing it; yet now scientists decided to slap another sticker on it as
by bitL 8y ago
Alright, so for decades Steve was called aurora as well, possibly for ages by natives observing it; yet now scientists decided to slap another sticker on it as the original scientific aurora explanation doesn't fit this class of what was traditionally called aurora as well; and we ended up with 'Steve'...
- anonytrary 8y ago"Quark" and all of its generations[0] have unusual names as well. If STEVE actually is a new phenomenon, then eventually the name will stop sounding weird. The acronymization of the name also helps. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark#Etymology
- nasredin 8y ago"name will stop sounding weird." I think it will just confuse a lot of people. I know people love hip generic names, but this is a bridge too far IMHO.
- aedron 8y agoPretty sure the name is from the movie Over the Hedge [1]. [1] https://youtu.be/amwaFNZYUUY https://youtu.be/amwaFNZYUUY
- dwd 8y agoYes, enjoy the joke, then give it a real name when you know what it is. Steve? was Notch's name for the default Minecraft player skin. There may be earlier references as well.
- svachalek 8y agoIt's reminiscent of the second moon they named "George" in Dhalgren.
- erikpukinskis 8y agoAnd Carl the Fog
- chongli 8y agoFor centuries people called whales fish. Then scientists came along and said "No! Whales are actually mammals." Those pesky scientists and their new categories!