Difference between revisions of "Non-Computer Named Objects"
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!A Power Supply with an abnormally large, red power switch that was jury rigged to a makeshift [[simulator]] switch box meant to turn of lights in sections of the [[Habitat]]. Harolde was part of the box of objects left on comet Kenny-Kumar during the [[2008-09]] mission to Iapetus. | !A Power Supply with an abnormally large, red power switch that was jury rigged to a makeshift [[simulator]] switch box meant to turn of lights in sections of the [[Habitat]]. Harolde was part of the box of objects left on comet Kenny-Kumar during the [[2008-09]] mission to Iapetus. | ||
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| + | !The fridge and freezer within, respectively. Named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin the physicist] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen the arctic explorer] | ||
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Revision as of 21:38, 8 February 2010
Spacesim has many objects that are given names for sentimentality and notability. Names are practical for computers, but for other objects they are simply a matter of fun.
Examples
| Bob and Doug (Deceased) | A set of small speakers used at worksessions to play music. Currently non-functional |
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| Betty and Veronica | A set of 4-foot speakers formerly used to amplify CAPCOM transmissions, named after the comics characters |
| Planck | A plank of 2x4 wood, affectionately known as "Planck the Plank" |
| Doyle | A large television in Mission Control used to monitor a Control Room camera. During Mission Genesis 2009, Doyle was used to watch the horror movie Cloverfield |
| Pumpkin | A small television in the Control Room used to view Mission Control. It is named Pumpkin because it only displays in orange-tinged grayscale. It formerly lived in the Simulator Loft and in the Hawking II's Mission Control. |
| MC Hammer | A hammer that resides in Mission Control eponymous to Brian Foo's nickname, itself a joke referencing rapper MC Hammer |
| Harolde (Deceased) | A Power Supply with an abnormally large, red power switch that was jury rigged to a makeshift simulator switch box meant to turn of lights in sections of the Habitat. Harolde was part of the box of objects left on comet Kenny-Kumar during the 2008-09 mission to Iapetus. |
| Kelvin and Amundsen | The fridge and freezer within, respectively. Named after the physicist and the arctic explorer |
