Ananas to Banana Plugs and Sockets
How often do we stop and wonder how something we see everyday came to be, or even what it is called, let alone in a different language? I am no electronics gal, but look at the marvelous illustration. From Sewell Development Corporation Ananas is German for ....pineapple! I am learning German, and today's word of the day is Ananas. Naturally, I looked up bananas in German. The search returned several entries along with their English translations, and one of them has the translation "banana plug". You can guess what happened next; I was compelled to find out what the heck a banana plug was. Sounds rather suggestive, doesn't it? *grin* It shouldn't have been a surprise that the banana plug, especially being an invented thing, has a name. Oh well, I learned something new today. Appendix: The origin of the banana plug's name according to danmason54 on a Bright Hub page for Basics in Home Theatre: The distinctive bulged prong ...
