Found this at my local grocery store. Has anyone else come across unusual uses of scientific names in unexpected places?
Ailurus fulgens taxon page:
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Haha, that’s hilarious!
I personally have never seen anything like that; Usually it’s the contrary, with terms sooooo unscientific you wonder if it’s a joke.
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Good think it’s in all caps, otherwise they probably would have capitalized fulgens!
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Haha!
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This reminds me of a cheapo chess set I recently came across, which for each side had eight pawns and eight kings. Sometimes the people designing and manufacturing these things have no connection or language in common with the intended customers.
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Very impressed that they used the correct scientific name.
I think you’ve found the reason. Someone was probably using a template for all the other text, wanted to update the puzzle’s title, and mistook the scientific name as the English translation. Ship it!
For anyone curious, the store where I found this seems to be a national chain (in US) called WinCo Foods and the puzzle is considered as a seasonal item. Checking the rest of the puzzles, sadly revealed zebras without any scientific name.
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The even-more-uppercase “A” makes it even better!
8 kings? I’d buy that.
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A few weeks ago, I was trying to find out if Stereum is host-specific. The AI summary replied, “Yes, Stereum is host-specific” – and proceeded to explain about the open-source platform that simplifies the process of setting up and managing Etherium nodes. I had to change my prompt to ask if Stereum fungus is host-specific. (It isn’t.)
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