by MargaritaMc » Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:22 pm
bystander wrote:Opportunity has been alone a lot longer, even lost a twin on Mars before Curiosity got there.
I'm sure that it is Curiosity's name that makes me anthropomorphise
him... Curiosity is such a
human attribute. 'Opportunity', 'Endeavour' and similar words are labels - but once something is called something so personal and friendly-sounding as 'Curiosity'... Well, it's en route to cuddly toy models and asking God to bless him in our prayers at night!
But I'm probably a hopeless case - all my cars and computers have had names and personalities...
Margarita
[quote="bystander"]Opportunity has been alone a lot longer, even lost a twin on Mars before Curiosity got there.[/quote]
I'm sure that it is Curiosity's name that makes me anthropomorphise [i] him[/i]... Curiosity is such a [i] human[/i] attribute. 'Opportunity', 'Endeavour' and similar words are labels - but once something is called something so personal and friendly-sounding as 'Curiosity'... Well, it's en route to cuddly toy models and asking God to bless him in our prayers at night! :wink:
But I'm probably a hopeless case - all my cars and computers have had names and personalities... :oops:
Margarita