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On Naming Devices

When I first read Freshmen, I thought the name of the Ax-Cell-Erator — the device which gave the main characters their powers — was kind of cheesy. Recently, while washing dishes, I happened to look in the sink at the rim of the garbage disposer, clearly labeled In-Sink-Erator.

Okay, maybe it’s not that far-fetched a name…