GUMNUT: NUTTY OR GUMMY?
Tigerol asked Haemophilus on reddit some questions about gumnut so here they are with the answers. Feel free to post your own thoughts on gumnut.
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On a very sad sidetrack...I have always wondered why Haem chose the name haemophilus? It isn't a nice name according to the lock in medical device in my head and i kept thinking of something else... x(
Yep, you're correct. Haemophilus roughly translates from Latin meaning 'blood loving'. Taken from the Haemophilus species of bacteria which is pathogenic, particularly H. influenzae.
For trivia, I use the name Haemophilus as a bit of a throwback/salute to my even nerdier past. Back before I worked in Games.
Edit - Just saw your comment saying you work on bacteria too. *aseptic high five!*
- @PowerToss hahahahahahahaahah no wonder...... I wondered who asked that question to Haem in the first place? xD
I'm not as concerned with how the plant works as I am with how to pronounce it. According to the gentleman in the video, we are all mangling its name. The proper pronunciation is: GOOM NEWT. Please make note of this for future reference.
And on to the other tangent. I assumed Haem's name was a reference to hemophilia - the bleeding disease caused by lack of a clotting factor in the blood.
