"Boaty McBoatface"
is the overwhelming favorite in contest to name 300 million pound sterling research vessel.
Things have a way of backfiring when you trust the Internet to behave responsibly.
Just ask Britain's Natural Environment Research Council, which had an online contest to name its new $287 million polar research ship.
Poll takers ignored suggested august names like Shackleton, Attenborough and Endeavor, instead gleefully voting for "R.R.S. Boaty McBoatface," which is both ridiculous and totally awesome. Assuming Boaty wins the contest (it has a big lead), the Research Council will have to decide whether to honor its own contest or scuttle Boaty in favor of something more dignified.
*Just a reminder to us all to never, ever, never allow the internutz to name your child.