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In a move to compete with McDonald’s and convenience stores, Starbucks is testing a new size for iced beverages, named “Trenta.” Just one ounce shy of a Big Gulp, the Trenta, which means thirty in Italian, will hopefully quench all larger thirsts with 31 ounces of iced drink.
For the rest of March Topeka, Kansas will be going by another name, after the mayor signed a proclamation asking people to call the city Google. This isn’t the first time Topeka, whose name means “to dig good potatoes,” has temporarily given up it’s moniker. In 1998 the city’s mayor asked people to call the city “Topikachu.”
Nokia recently attempted to clarify its confusing naming conventions. Apparently, the letters and numbers on those phones really do mean something, even if the unschooled consumer has no idea. Here’s a quick lesson: the numbers indicate the range of functionality and price, from 1 to 9. And the letters? Well, I’ll let Nokia explain, “N series remains the flagship and most advanced range of products. X series comes next and focuses on social entertainment. E series remains focused on productivity and business whilst C series represents the core range of products.” Is anyone else still confused?
Kilo-, Mega-, Giga-…now, Hella? A physics student at UC Davis is campaigning for a new SI prefix for very, very, very, very, very, very, very (you get the idea) large numbers. The new prefix, which he proposes should be named Hella, would designate 10^27, and would be large enough to represent the sun’s wattage or distances between galaxies.
Proximo, a spirits company based out of New York, is in the middle of a naming controversy, after it was revealed that RangTang, the name of their recently released Vodka flavored with “outrageously juicy oranges and tangerines,” has an unfortunate entry in the Urban Dictionary. The slogan for the liquor, “What’s your O-Face?” suggests that perhaps Proximo was well aware of the naked truth.
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