33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names

[NiteWulf]

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18. NEF
An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.

:Q

 

[orakle]

22. PEEN
The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.

Obviously they don't read ATOT.

 

[vizkiz]

22. PEEN
The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.

That is wrong. Peen is the head opposite the striking face of a BALL-PEEN hammer. A claw hammer obviously has a claw on the opposite side for removing nails.

 

[vizkiz]

I knew 4 of them. I'm sure others here knew more than that.

 

[Jawo]

The names of those giant bottles of wine/liquor:

Rehoboam: 4.5 L
Methuselah: 6 L
Salmanazar: 9 L
Balthazar: 12 L
Nebuchadnezzar: 16 L

 

[mugs]

7. FERRULE
The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.

I knew that.

8. HARP
The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.

And that

9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER
A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)

And that

22. PEEN
The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.

And that.

28. SCROOP
The rustle of silk

What the hell is a rustle of silk? 😕

 

[eldorado99]

I can't help but think they made a lot of those words up.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Jawo
The names of those giant bottles of wine/liquor:

Rehoboam: 4.5 L
Methuselah: 6 L
Salmanazar: 9 L
Balthazar: 12 L
Nebuchadnezzar: 16 L

Melchior (or Solomon) = 18 liters (and Nebuchadnezzar = 15 liters)

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1972933&enterthread=y

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: vizkiz
22. PEEN
The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.

That is wrong. Peen is the head opposite the striking face of a BALL-PEEN hammer. A claw hammer obviously has a claw on the opposite side for removing nails.

No, you're wrong. The Ball is the peen, hence the name ball-peen. The flat face is the striking face and the opposite side for peening work. There are other types of peens too other than ball depending on how fine a point you want.

 

[NiteWulf]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1972933&enterthread=y

🙁

 

[skyking]

from a link on that page:

Obscure and obsolete words:

22. RESISTENTIALISM - Seemingly spiteful behaviour manifested by inanimate objects.

ROFL!

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: skyking
from a link on that page:

Obscure and obsolete words:

22. RESISTENTIALISM - Seemingly spiteful behaviour manifested by inanimate objects.

ROFL!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the term was created by an author as a satirical poke at existentialism.

 

[Rastus]

Originally posted by: mugs

7. FERRULE
The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.

I knew that.

8. HARP
The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.

And that

9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER
A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)

And that

22. PEEN
The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.

And that.

28. SCROOP
The rustle of silk

What the hell is a rustle of silk? 😕

If you went to a geisha house, you would know. Scroops abound.