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Boaty McBoatface Rejected as Name for New Polar Research Ship


We all love funny or weird names, and it’s always fun to suggest such names to others. But when we suggest a silly name for something, often times we are not being very serious. This is not the case with some of the people in London.

British scientist are currently working on a polar research ship but they couldn’t decide on a name for it. As a result they did what anyone else would do: they asked people online. The scientists set up an online poll so that citizens in London could suggest and vote on a name for the ship. The result shows just how mature a lot of the people in London are when it comes to naming something. By the end of the poll, the name Boaty McBoatface was the number one voted name.

Sadly though, this fun name was not chosen for the boat, even though it was voted on the most. The Department for Business, innovation and skills told the public that they were reserving their right to override the poll. Instead they chose to name the boat after a British naturalist, Sir David Attenborough. This upset the public and there were many complaints on the matter.

As a result of the complaints, the scientists in charge of the research ship decided to give the name Boaty McBoatface to a two hundred and ninety million dollar high tech under water drone. Although this took away a lot of the complaints, it did not stop them completely. There were still some angry tweets and facebook posts about the event, but that was about it. The four hundred and nineteen foot ship will weigh one and a half times the weight of the Eiffel Tower and is scheduled to be completed sometime in 2019.

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  1. UnknownOctober 5, 2016 at 5:09 PM

    I wish it was still named that haha. Good post.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 6, 2016 at 3:37 PM

    It reminds me of those times when you're watching a game show, and someone popular comes on, and even if they're not that good, they keep advancing to the next round. It's funny for a while, but before you know it they're in the finals, and by this point it's no longer funny, and people instead just find it irritating that someone else, who is probably much better, could be standing there, and actually have a chance.

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  3. ChristianOctober 6, 2016 at 5:38 PM

    This post is very amusing, just like the name Boaty McBoatface. It does show how immature a population can be when given the chance to. Hopefully the US government will reserve their right to override the result of this year's election.

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  4. Samuel WhitingOctober 12, 2016 at 11:19 AM

    Good post, I wish the name stuck. I do not think they should have had a poll if they were going to change it in the end.

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