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[Emax]

HSQ - nearly all industry freshman have mastered this lingo and use it to describe nearly all "detachable" chairlifts... probably because detachable is harder to spell. What is a (an) "HSQ"? It's a "high-speed", 4-seat chairlift. Were it not for existing code, a fixed grip lift could run at the same or even greater speeds - so "high-speed" just doesn't apply. What about 5-seaters? I guess they'd be HSQs also (high-speed quints). A six-pack would then be a (an) HSH for high-speed HEX... but none of these need be "detachable". A detachable lift uses a system that removes the carriers from the rope at each terminal - a fixed-grip does not. That's it - regardless of the butt-count per carrier. The term "high-speed is relative.

When solid-state radios first came out, they were called by the parent industry "transistor radios" - because that was the salient element in their design. Soon, nearly every freshman was calling them "transistors" - leading to a mass misunderstanding of just what a transistor was.

Other mass nomenclature difficulties include:
4WD or four-wheel drive - a rear drive only pickup with "dualies" is indeed a 4WD... isn't it?
FWD is even worse - it might mean "front-wheel-drive" or "four-wheel-drive"
VFD - for "variable frequency drive". What's really meant is "inverter drive" - one that creates AC wave forms from DC... at a selectable frequency. Worse yet, it's often called an "AC drive".
DC Drive - this might include quite a variety of schemes to control a DC motor. Usually, it refers to a phase-angle controlled SCR unit, but there are many othertypes that are in use.
TURBO - this is a good one. It's really a prefix for any device that employs a "turbine". There is no "turbo" in your computer - or in anything else that does not use turbine power.
CRT - to most today, this means a monitor that is not flat. What does CRT really mean? "Cathode Ray Tube", that's what. It's the picture-presenting element in most existing televisions and radars.

There are lots of others - we mis-use them every day. Eventually, few of us will know what any term really means.

[SkiBachelor]

There are also several products out today that have adopted the manufactures name since so many people were calling it by that than the products actual name.

Some examples are:

Yo Yo
Frisbee (Frisbee created the flying disk, but people like the name Frisbee better)
Xerox (A lot of people use the term "I'm going to Xerox this piece of paper")

[backyard lift]

Or how about 'Magic Carpet'...

SkiBachelor, on Dec 2 2006, 10:28 AM, said:

There are also several products out today that have adopted the manufactures name since so many people were calling it by that than the products actual name.

Some examples are:

Yo Yo
Frisbee (Frisbee created the flying disk, but people like the name Frisbee better)
Xerox (A lot of people use the term "I'm going to Xerox this piece of paper")

[LiftTech]

The one most widely used. (I think) Band-aid. It’s just a sterile fabric bandage.

[liftmech]

I was trying to think of a generic term for the CPS/RPD, and all I came up with was 'derail switch'. Perhaps 'tower safety switch'?

[mikest2]

Emax, on Dec 2 2006, 05:30 PM, said:

Oops - forgot the "Crescent wrench". The name is used to describe nearly all adjustable wrenches - the poorer versions of which give the "Crescent" a bad name (for busted knuckles).

By the way, there's a new Crescent design that sounds pretty good. Here are the details:

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"The RapidSlide™ adjustable wrench helps get jobs done quickly and easily with just a flick of your thumb. The slide control in the handle provides smooth, fast, and accurate jaw adjustment. Simply slide forward to close, back to open. The RapidSlide™ has a large 1" jaw capacity for maximum versatility with precise laser-etched size markers for both SAE and metric-sized fasteners. Plus, it has an extra-wide handle for exceptional comfort, strength, and bolt-busting power.

• 1" jaw capacity
  
• Internal debris shield keeps out contaminants
  
• Extra-wide handle for comfort and more force
  
• Drop-forged construction for maximum durability
  
• Polished head makes cleanup easier"

My theory on the Crescent wrench...........
"If a Crescent wrench fits, you have the wrong tool"

[garthd]

Even "Snowcat" or "Snocat" is an eponym. It should be "groomer" or tracked snow vehicle.

[skierdude9450]

Did anyone mention Poma? Everyone uses that for platter lifts.

This post has been edited by skierdude9450: 03 December 2006 - 12:15 PM

[iceberg210]

In terms of heavy equipment its hilarious in that you can tell if people are from a construction or agricultural background in whether they call machinery a Cat or a Deere.

With forklifts you can see the same thing sometimes with Hyster.

[spunkyskier01]

i see alot of people use the term jeep when it comes to a sports utility vehical

[skiersage]

Another one is with circular saws. Most people refer to them as a "Skil Saw" but that is apparently the brand that invented the circular saw.

[jasdmd0]

Add another one to the nomenclature list, novacaine. There hasn't been an actual "novacaine" made in about 20 years, but just about everyone asks for it whether at the dentist for a filling or in the emergency room for stitches . Nowadys it's all about anesthetics with names like mepivicaine, marcaine, lidocaine and articaine, but no novacaine

[spark's]

"Regen" = U might think it was a president at first... but what is it really? I know... We throw it in a sentence and it become's apparent...This lift??? Ya it's a regen!!! 700 Hp's ... 100% parkin! Not 2 many problem's... Well ya... this lift has got some hr's on 'er" but it run's better than the 1'ns that dont.... and smileeeeee...

[poloxskier]

Another one would be people refering to certain vechicles as "Trucks"
I have heard many people refer to SUVs and even Vans as Trucks.

[mikest2]

Emax, on Dec 3 2006, 08:01 AM, said:

My theory on the Crescent wrench...........
"If a Crescent wrench fits, you have the wrong tool"

You're right, of course. As many a scarred knuckle and rounded hex will testify, no adjustable wrench should be used to make anything tight... or for that matter to loosen anything that is tight. For such jobs, a Channel-Lok plier should be used.

I have to admit, for a guy that hates crescent wrenches, I carry a pair of 4" channellocks(real blue handles), they fit up to 13mm(1/2" for my American cousins), I don't think I could live without them.

[Kicking Horse]

poloxskier, on Dec 3 2006, 09:46 PM, said:

Another one would be people refering to certain vechicles as "Trucks"
I have heard many people refer to SUVs and even Vans as Trucks.

You know. If you have a Chevy Astro it is a "truck".

[liftmech]

Emax, on Dec 5 2006, 01:18 PM, said:

Jake brake (trademark of Jacobs Vehicle Systems)

You'll notice that the signs on the highway referring to the use of these deveices always refer to them as 'compression brakes' - due to the fact that Jake Brake is a registered trademark.

[cjb]

chapstick
walkman (jurassic i-pod)

[mikest2]

cjb, on Dec 5 2006, 06:55 PM, said:

chapstick
walkman (jurassic i-pod)

pre walkman was the "astral tune"

[mikest2]

How about :

Hickey
Come-along
Tirfor
Unibit
Hilti
Klein grips
Fluke
Pyro