WWLabRat

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About WWLabRat

Location
Jeffersonville, IN
Interests
Cross country running, swimming, hiking, camping, fishing, cycling, and reading.
College Major/Degree
General Studies, Biochemistry
Favorite Area of Science
Biochemistry
Biography
Married, but separated. Father of one. Finally going back to school after being out of it for 7+ years.
Occupation
Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor and Lab Tech

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WWLabRat

Why do people immediately associate the acronym UFO to mean an alien craft? U.F.O stands for Unidentified Flying Object. It could just as easily be a foreign nation's aircraft and not some otherworldly visitor.
- September 26, 2013
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2. Greg H.
  
  This is, once again, the lamentable problem of a term used technically in a specific field (in this case, by pilots) being usurped by the general public for use in a way that wasn't originally intended. Like the word theory.
  
  September 26, 2013
3. WWLabRat
  
  I just don't understand why it's so hard for people to use the correct meaning of a term and in the correct context. Why is it so difficult? /rant
  
  September 26, 2013
4. Amaton
  
  It's not difficult. Most just don't care or are completely ignorant of the fact that there is a proper meaning.
  
  September 28, 2013