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Thanks for pointing this out. I left 'Nazi rocket' in as I felt it was essential to the point of the article: A story about clamour to obtain wartime tech to re
by williamhpark 11y ago
Thanks for pointing this out. I left 'Nazi rocket' in as I felt it was essential to the point of the article: A story about clamour to obtain wartime tech to repurpose for space exploration.
The reason for the change is simple. The one misleading term in the title is the word 'Briton'. A Briton is not a British person, but rather an archaic term for a Celtic person who inhabited ancient Britain.
I thought it would be FAR more click-baity to suggest an ancient Celt tried to reach space in a rocket.
- notahacker 11y agoThe OED and common usage both agree that Briton is a standard term for a British person, and incidentally also an archaic term for Celtic people who inhabited ancient Britain...
- quarterto 11y agoI'm pretty sure the BBC know what "briton" means.