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Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
 
I never really thought about where Roddenberry got the name "Vulcan" from, but I was reading something on Einstein's theory of relativity (trying to understand that one teeny concept I don't quite understand...not knowing math doesn't help either...) and it mentioned that the precession of Mercury's orbit, until explained by Einstein, seemed quite anomalous. In fact, some scientists predicted another planet on the opposite side of the sun, unseen by us, that would cause these 40 arc seconds/century of discrepancy... and they named this imaginary planet Vulcan. I wondered if this is where the name came from? Anyone know?
 

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Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
 
Rather from mythology instead.
 

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Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
 
Yeah isn't the word "Vulcan" associated with things that are extremely hot, like the Vulcan homeworld.
 

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Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan
 

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Posted by HopefulNebula (Member # 1933) on :
 
Yeah, what Mr. Simian up there said. ^^ You're both right, though; the imaginary planet was named after the god.

(I once named a stray kitty Hephaestos because he had a bit of a limp, and I tend to name cats after Greek gods.)
 

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Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
 
TEND to? How many cats have you named?

Mark
 

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Posted by HopefulNebula (Member # 1933) on :
 
Four. Only one of whom was mine. *stares at Athena, who is currently depositing copious amounts of fur on my pillow* There's Athena, Zeus (my uncle's; he was friggin HUGE), Hephaestos (that stray I mentioned) and Artemis (one of my aunt's old barn cats).
 

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Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
 
My old roommate had a cat named Isis. Yes, I know, Egyptian...just thought I'd contribute...
 

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Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
 
My brother names his after Formula 1 personalities. So far he's used Bernie, Mac and Lewis.
 

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Posted by WizArtist II (Member # 1425) on :
 
Best pet name is from the movie "Big Jake".

John Wayne (the title character) had a dog named "Dog".
 

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Posted by HopefulNebula (Member # 1933) on :
 
I knew a cat named Flea once. One named Mouse, too.
 

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Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
 
I have a cat named Kali and another named Julius.
 

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Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
 
What was this thread about again?
 

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Posted by HerbShrump (Member # 1230) on :
 

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Originally posted by Reverend:
My brother names his after Formula 1 personalities. So far he's used Bernie, Mac and Lewis.

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Originally posted by Reverend:
What was this thread about again?

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I think somebody named their cat Vulcan or something.
 

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Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
 

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Originally posted by HerbShrump:

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Originally posted by Reverend:
My brother names his after Formula 1 personalities. So far he's used Bernie, Mac and Lewis.

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Nice.

I wanted to name our dog Gordy. My wife and step-son like hockey (Gordy Howell) and I like Indy Cars (Gordy Johncock).

Unfortunately I was nixed. Our dog's name is Tyrone.

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Originally posted by Jay the Obscure:
vulcan= greek mythology

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