boaty mcboatface

houseofthestars:

houseofthestars:

godspeed to Boaty McBoatface and all who sail in her

“But the bulk of entries were distinctly less sober. Aside from the leading contender, ideas included Its Bloody Cold Here, What Iceberg, Captain Haddock, Big Shipinnit, Science!!! and Big Metal Floaty Thingy-thing.

A slightly more personal suggestion came from one Sandeep Korotana, who modestly put forward the idea of RRS Sandeep Korotana.”

stormsdameron:

so the Natural Environment Research Council has this big fancy new £200m Royal Research Ship which will first head to Antarctica in 2019

and they asked the public for help naming it, because they apparently didn’t learn from every other time that has happened

the result?

yup. £200m Royal Research Ship….Boaty McBoatface.

but that’s not all.

yall i’m fucking D Y I N G 

ROYAL RESEARCH SHIP BOATY MCBOATFACE.