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In 1987, a guy bought a lifetime unlimited first class American Airlines ticket for $250,000. He flew over 10,000 flights costing the company $21,000,000. They terminated his ticket in 2008.
The man was one Steve Rothstein. It was a ticket supposed to be for unlimited lifetime travel.
Rothstein flew over 10,000 flights with the pass, for over 10 MILLION miles.
An interesting thing you might not think of doing right away, if you decide to buy a pass (although they’re not offered anymore). Rothstein flew strangers home.
That’s because he bought a second Companion Ticket for $150,000.
Rothstein’s ticket was taken back in 2008 when American Airlines accused the man of fraud, reportedly.
Why Is It So Easy To Remember The Symbol for Sodium if You Know Chinese (Na)?
Hint: 钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠钠 BATMAN!
Did you count the symbols?
Yes, the pronunciation of the element Sodium sounds like “na” in Chinese.
Guess what Lithium is in Chinese? “Li.”
Not only that, in Swedish and Dutch it’s “Natrium.”
Anyone know anymore Chinese or other interesting coincidences? In the meantime, Sodium Sodium Sodium Sodium, Sodium Sodium Sodium Sodium, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye…. But really, keep reading one of the posts below on the blog.
Why Nissan Race Cars Use #23... Japanese Speakers, Can You Tell?
All those Japanese speakers out there, can you guess?
And for everyone who wants to learn a little of the Asian language said to be the second-hardest language to write (next to Chinese, which has 10,000 Kanji [characters that represent a concept each, as opposed to an alphabet which represents sounds] rather than 2,000 in daily use) for native English speakers. By the way, Japanese is ranked more difficult than Chinese for speaking, if I remember correctly.
In motorsports, Japanese car manufacturer Nissan uses #23.
It’s a bit of a good match.
It’s wordplay: In Japanese, 2 is pronounced “ni” and 3 is pronounced “san.” Although 23 is not pronounced “ni-san,” you can still see the fun of the use of 23, probably.
Pictured: Nissan GT-R for the SUPER GT series (GT500 class)
Anyone curious about Nissan’s spelling? It’s 日産
The Japanese Kanji word if translated means “Daily Production” or “Japanese Production” since the word Ni has can mean both Day or Japan.
According to Wikipedia, in 1928, Yoshisuke Aikawa founded the holding company Nippon Sangyo (Japan Industries or Nippon Industries). “Then name ‘Nissan’ originated during the 1930s as an abbreviation” used on the Tokyo stock market for Nippon Sangyo. This company was the famous Nissan “Zaibatsu” (company combine) which included Tobata Casting and Hitachi. At this time Nissan controlled foundries and auto parts businesses, but Aikawa did not enter automobile manufacturing until 1933.
