Not OP, but this wiki article should help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YKK
It's the world's largest zipper manufacturer. They officially changed their name to YKK Group so it's not even an abbreviation anymore.
IIRC, they even had their own custom-made office computers, running their own internally developed operating system and software, during the 80s. Not sure if that was standard practice for Japanese zaibatsu at the time or just a YKK idiosyncrasy.
That's true for acronyms that are not brand names, but for ones that are — I don't even know what that acronym means, but I get the point.
It's not like you would be able to expand Dolce and Gabbana, because it's not an acronym, and it may also mean nothing for a person reading, being a brand they might not be interested in
Then again, I've seen people use "DG" (Dolce & Gabbana) or "YSL" (Yves Saint Laurent). If you're not in a perfume-and-makeup-specific-community then using these as acronyms makes zero sense.
Again, YKK is definitely an exception because I have a feeling no one would know what the hell you're talking about if you used "Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha" lol
But those aren't the same though, I think the left one is CGI and the right is the real one. There's no window on the left one and it looks to be made of metal while the right one has a window and looks more like some kther material painted to look like metal. There are several other differences, just look at them.
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Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 137d
Not YKK?
naticus@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 137d
Seriously had no idea what YKK was until the Pete & Bas lyric from Gangster Shit.
FundMECFS@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 137d
What’s YKK?
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · -28 pts · 137d
It's rude to use uncommon abbreviations without defining them at least once.
ZombieZikeri@lemmy.world · 75 pts · 137d
Not OP, but this wiki article should help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YKK It's the world's largest zipper manufacturer. They officially changed their name to YKK Group so it's not even an abbreviation anymore.
tyler@programming.dev · 40 pts · 137d
Look at your pants.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 33 pts · 137d
It’s a piss stain so what?
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 137d
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 137d
But I'm not wearing any!
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 137d
Pee in mine then.
Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 25 pts · 137d
It's a common abbreviation. YKK owns the majority of the zipper market.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YKK
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 10 pts · 137d
IIRC, they even had their own custom-made office computers, running their own internally developed operating system and software, during the 80s. Not sure if that was standard practice for Japanese zaibatsu at the time or just a YKK idiosyncrasy.
Ansis100@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 137d
You're downvoted to oblivion and even though I've heard of YKK, I completely agree.
It pisses me off when I have to google an acronym every 2 sentences.
lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 137d
How is the rest of the world supposed to track which acronyms you've heard of so we know which ones not to use?
This whole argument is as fucking stupid as Felon telling his engineers to stop using jargon.
captcha@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz · 2 pts · 137d
That's true for acronyms that are not brand names, but for ones that are — I don't even know what that acronym means, but I get the point.
It's not like you would be able to expand Dolce and Gabbana, because it's not an acronym, and it may also mean nothing for a person reading, being a brand they might not be interested in
Ansis100@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 137d
Then again, I've seen people use "DG" (Dolce & Gabbana) or "YSL" (Yves Saint Laurent). If you're not in a perfume-and-makeup-specific-community then using these as acronyms makes zero sense.
Again, YKK is definitely an exception because I have a feeling no one would know what the hell you're talking about if you used "Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha" lol
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 5 pts · 137d
Oh, Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha?
I love those zipper they have the smoothest action out there.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 27 pts · 137d
Just zipping around the lake
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 20 pts · 137d
Does the zipper handle fold over to the other side in reverse mode?
M137@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 137d
But those aren't the same though, I think the left one is CGI and the right is the real one. There's no window on the left one and it looks to be made of metal while the right one has a window and looks more like some kther material painted to look like metal. There are several other differences, just look at them.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 137d
The left one is the RC model they made before the right one (the full-size version)
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 137d
It’s almost certainly fiberglass, probably either wood or foam core depending on weight and size.
I would totally make an RC version of this if I lived near a lake.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 137d
Please tell me it's an icebreaker
espentan@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 137d
It should get the conversation going alright.
fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 13 pts · 137d
elbucho@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 137d
I adore the whimsy of this.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 137d
it doesn't look like it's unzipping anything that's ridiculous
unnamed1@feddit.org · 6 pts · 137d
This is magnificent!
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 137d
Zipper ship
Some interesting details here. I especially liked this image, because of how two people have to sit inside.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 137d
Great, now go in reverse and undo the boat wake :p
NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 137d
Illusion, Michael!
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 137d
Moses, that you?
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 137d
I have to wonder if there’s a way to make the water behind it look more zippery
desiccated_event@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 137d
Is it strange that I am aroused right now?
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 137d
Your fun bits: "oh no, they are gonna do it again"
FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 137d
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 137d
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 137d
Great, another useless toy for the wealthy to spend their excess money on, instead of paying their employees, or their taxes.
ChristerMLB@piefed.social · 7 pts · 137d
I disagree with you, but you have a point. Inequality really makes it harder to enjoy stuff like this, as well as a lot of art.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 137d
Um, you can 3d print something like this super easy.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 136d
Wait, how big is this boat?
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 136d
It’s only a model…
Shh!
visnae@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 137d
Bobby Fingers and the Jeff Bezos rowing boat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGhcSupkNs8
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · -14 pts · 137d
osanna@lemmy.vg · 5 pts · 137d
yep. I have even more time on my hands, and all i use it for is going on lemmy. I should take a page out of the japanese people's books.