Space is a bunch of cool shit sprinkled into a whole lot of nothing. You gotta spice things up when staring into the void in search of that grain of non-void.
Besides, just about anyone willing to do that has to be a huge nerd, so it’s only natural that some would indulge in cheesy backronyms and the rest wouldn’t stop them.
This is what happens when nerds get to name things.
It becomes highly problematic when it comes to the medical field and genetics, tho, like imagine telling someone their fetus is going to die because they have a sonic hedgehog mutation.
Astronomy just seems to be full of terrible backronyms. To the point that there’s a list of them: Dumb Or Overly Forced Astronomical Acronyms Site (or DOOFAAS)
Space is a bunch of cool shit sprinkled into a whole lot of nothing. You gotta spice things up when staring into the void in search of that grain of non-void.
Besides, just about anyone willing to do that has to be a huge nerd, so it’s only natural that some would indulge in cheesy backronyms and the rest wouldn’t stop them.
I love it.
Those are wonderful and I love them so much.
This is what happens when nerds get to name things.
It becomes highly problematic when it comes to the medical field and genetics, tho, like imagine telling someone their fetus is going to die because they have a sonic hedgehog mutation.