Astronomers And Hotel Managers: Masters Of Cryptic Naming

Astronomers And Hotel Managers: Masters Of Cryptic Naming
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The epic handshake of cryptic naming conventions! Astronomers are notorious for their bizarre object-naming systems—just look at that SDSS J114833.14+193003.2 monstrosity at the bottom. It's basically a celestial address that pinpoints exactly where to find this object in the sky (right ascension and declination coordinates). Meanwhile, hotel WiFi passwords might as well be quantum encryption keys with their random jumble of characters and special requirements. Both systems seem deliberately designed to make normal humans question their ability to type correctly. Fun fact: some astronomical catalogs contain millions of objects, each with their own equally unpronounceable designation. Next time you're struggling with a hotel WiFi password, just be thankful you're not an astronomy grad student trying to memorize quasar designations!

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