Non-Computer Named Objects
From OCE Space Simulation
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. Named after the Canadian sketch comics Bob and Doug McKenzie. 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 |