Why is BBL the abbreviation for barrel?

[Redhorse719]

Now you know .... the rest of the story.

The term "sitting duck" comes to mind.

 

[khryslerkid]

That just Quacks me up!!

I always heard, when they fly upside down they "quack up!"

 

[Budnicks]

entertaining & informative thread, all in one place

 

[petieg383]

funny thing is , I was wondering about it myself when I put these decals on my scoop, but I kept forgetting to look into it

WP29440SE, where did you buy that sticker? I recently saw someone with a 440+4 sticker on a 70 Roadrunner and I would love to find that one, was hoping you might know.

Here's a pic of what I'm talking about:

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[D575]

funny thing is , I was wondering about it myself when I put these decals on my scoop, but I kept forgetting to look into it

I hate those, why couldn't Plymouth have something cool like Dodge ? I left mine off.

 

[kb67mopar]

I think they decided to follow the oil industry BBL because with a 6 barrel you need 6 BBL's of crude every mile!

 

[super-bee_ski]

Same reason you,

Park in your Driveway

and

Drive on a Parkway.

Too funny!
"We" use these terms everyday BUT we never realize how the term(s) originated NOR do we notice the peculiarities of certain words/phrases.

 

[satman72]

Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?

 

[moparcanuck]

Why are pounds, when used as a weight, abbreviated*lbs?

A*If I’m to be strictly accurate in my reply (which you may construe as being pedantic if you wish, but there’s a serious point here)*lbs*isn’t an abbreviation of “pounds”. It’s shorthand for “pounds weight” but isn’t an abbreviation of the wordpounds.

The form*lb*is actually an abbreviation of the Latin word*libra, which could mean a pound, itself a shortened form of the full expression,*libra pondo, “pound weight”. The second word of this phrase, by the way, is the origin of the English*pound.

You will also know*Libra*as the astrological sign, the seventh sign of the zodiac. In classical times that name was given to rather an uninspiring constellation, with no particularly bright stars in it. It was thought to represent scales or a balance, the main sense of*libra*in Latin, which is why it is often accompanied by the image of a pair of scales.

Libra*for a pound is first found in English in the late fourteenth century, almost at the same time as*lb*started to be used. Strictly speaking again, this was the Roman pound of 12 ounces, not the more modern one of 16. And just to consolidate my reputation for careful description, modern metrologists, scientists who study units of measurements, would prefer that we don’t use*lbs*at all; in scientific work, all units are singular.

Incidentally, another abbreviation for*libra*became the standard symbol for the British pound in the monetary sense. In modern times it is usually written*£, an ornate form of*L*in which a pair of cross-strokes (often just one these days) were the way that a medieval scribe marked an abbreviation. The link between the two senses of*pound, weight and money, is that in England a thousand years ago a pound in money was equivalent to the value of a pound of silver.

QUOTE=A383Wing;910100206]How come "lb" is abbreviation for "pound" and there is no "L" or "B" in the word?

Copied from the internet[/QUOTE]

Where were you when I was in high school?

 

[Budnicks]

where was the internet when I was in HS...LOL...
we had the Local Library & Encyclopedia Britannica
& the Dewey decimal system sucked, to find stuff...
spoiled kids/people today, that didn't/don't really have to actually look for stuff,
it's at their fingertips now, Google, Wikipedia etc.
Some don't know how much better attaining available information is today,
the good & the bad, remember don't believe everything on the W-W-W either...
allot of really bad/wrong information out there too...

 

[Dako]

Where does the 'White' go when snow melts?

 

[cr8crshr]

Then I guess the proper way is this...AFB/4bbl....??????:werd:

 

[WP29440SE]

WP29440SE, where did you buy that sticker? I recently saw someone with a 440+4 sticker on a 70 Roadrunner and I would love to find that one, was hoping you might know.

Here's a pic of what I'm talking about:

actually , I had a guy on another site take a "440 6BBL" sticker and turn the "6" into a "4" on his computer , then he reprinted them on vinyl decal sheet. they came out awesome .

 

[samedaze]

Now your making my head hurt

 

[Richard Cranium]

Years ago (more like decades now), Submit and I came up with BBL as an abbreviation for belly button lint. True story.

 

[daredevil]

pretty deep man! Richard youre off the chain,lol

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Now you know .... the rest of the story.

The term "sitting duck" comes to mind.

Maybe a one legged duck doesnt swim in a circle cause he cant walk to the water.What do you call a dog with no legs. Doesnt matter,hes not coming anyway.

 

[300]

Name word that rhymes with (Orange). Hint there's only one

 

[Redhorse719]

Maybe a one legged duck doesnt swim in a circle cause he cant walk to the water.What do you call a dog with no legs. Doesnt matter,hes not coming anyway.

:rolling::rolling:

 

[aldal]

You guys all just make my day and I learn a thing or two in the process....Thanks.

 

[moparcanuck]

Name word that rhymes with (Orange). Hint there's only one

borange :grin: