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icc97 on Sept 29, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX: Making Life Multiplanetary [video]

Umm was I the only one too assume that BFR meant Big Feckin' Rocket? Oh, no, I see waitbutwhy has a piece on it [0]

I disappointingly see F is for Falcon, but still I really like the lack of marketing in the name.

Plus I like the parallel with Roald Dahl's BFG.

[0]: https://waitbutwhy.com/2016/09/spacexs-big-fking-rocket-the-...

jcriddle4 on Sept 29, 2017 [–]

I was under the impression that for quite a few people, possibly including the people at SpaceX, the 'F' doesn't stand for Falcon or Friendly or Fantastic or ...

Goose90053 on Sept 30, 2017 | [–]

This is not new. Cisco made a big router (BFR) and also a huge router (HFR). Among their designers, the 'F' did not stand for 'fast'.

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