Boaty McBoatface: The New British Polar Research Ship

Kangaroo692 · Post by **Kangaroo692** » March 28th, 2016, 5:42 pm

Here is the link to a NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/europe/boaty-mcboatface-what-you-get-when-you-let-the-internet-decide.html?_r=0

The British Navy decided to open a poll online for a name for a ship of their's. The winner so far: R. S. S. Boaty McBoatface.

Kangaroo

Correction - R. R. S. Boaty McBoatface

Vandermast · Post by **Vandermast** » March 31st, 2016, 8:37 am

I submitted the rather more lyrical Winterheart. But I'd be happy to lose to Boaty McBoatface!

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » March 31st, 2016, 9:48 am

Luckily, they're not obliged to accept the popular vote!.

Peter

catrose · Post by **catrose** » March 31st, 2016, 1:08 pm

My vote went to RRS Notthetitanic

(Seriously though, don't let the British public name anything! We don't take ourselves seriously enough too..)

Kangaroo692 · Post by **Kangaroo692** » March 31st, 2016, 1:51 pm

catrose wrote:(Seriously though, don't let the British public name anything! We don't take ourselves seriously enough too..)

Apparently, votes are open and we in the US can vote too. The website will also let you vote 2 or more times.

Kangaroo