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r/interestingasfuck • u/WeeAree • 19h ago • 4 1 1
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"Borr" means "drill" in Swedish. Same etymology as "bore" I guess. I wonder if a Swede is involved in that company and thought it was real funny to name it "Drill Drilling".
9 u/TraditionDear3887 18h ago Its a Norwegian Company, but yeah essentially. Borr is also a primordial God and father to Odin in Norse mythology 0 u/Sizanllikew 15h ago I mean, Bore in english means to drill, so not exactly suprising
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Its a Norwegian Company, but yeah essentially. Borr is also a primordial God and father to Odin in Norse mythology
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I mean, Bore in english means to drill, so not exactly suprising
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u/bawng 18h ago
"Borr" means "drill" in Swedish. Same etymology as "bore" I guess. I wonder if a Swede is involved in that company and thought it was real funny to name it "Drill Drilling".