Colonoscopy One and Operation Butt Plug: What Happened When the Internet Was Asked to Name the Uranus Probe?
From a ship named Boaty McBoatface to a whale named Mister Splashy Pants, the public generally doesn’t take things seriously when asked for help in scientific naming contests. So it’s no surprise that the last public naming contest had some ridiculous suggestions, especially given the topic. An unofficial Twitter account, called Ice Giant Missions, asked …