Hint: It’s Not a Verb
Sat-Nav wristwatches have been around since 1920.
OK, the idea of a small chart scrolling on one’s wrist is clever, but the “sat” part of “sat-nav” stands for satellite, as in artificial satellite. What artificial satellites are involved here?
Yes, I have a peeve about using acronyms and abbreviations where one obviously doesn’t know what the terms stand for. Like saying “Please RSVP,” “LCD display,” “ATM machine” or “PIN number,” though these are examples of pleonasms rather than the first example, which is merely incorrect. But I digress …
Original article has several pictures of interesting inventions.
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Comment from Uncle al
Time: August 17, 2008, 3:18 pm
A major violator is the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. The The Tar Tar Pits.