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May 1946, he advertised the bathing suit, known as the "Atome," as the world's "smallest bathing suit". Réard named his swimsuit the "bikini", taking the name from the Bikini Atoll,
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Is bikini a bi- prefix word?
No, it was named after Bikini Atoll.
Why is Bikini Atoll so important?
Between 1946 and 1958, Bikini Atoll was used to test nuclear bombs and the bikini swim wear was named after the islands.
How did the word bikini get its name?
A fashion company named it on that the nuclear tests on bikini island were so hot that their product must be that hot too. Bikini caught on.
How do you spell bikiny?
The correct spelling is bikini (two-piece swimwear named for Bikini Atoll, or similar wear).
What countries can pacific maple timber be found in?
canada: bikini bottom: Uganda: found of the pacific maple timber named I.P Freely canada: bikini bottom: Uganda: found of the pacific maple timber named I.P Freely
Where did the name bikinis come from?
Bikini typically refers to a two-piece women's swimsuit. In 1946, the term "bikini" was coined by Louis Réard, who named the swimsuit after Bikini Atoll, where testing on the atomic bomb took place.
Why is bikini bottom called bikini bottom?
Bikini Bottom was named because it lays at the BOTTOM of Bikini Atoll. The cartoon was created by a marine biologist and later Nickelodeon picked it up. Bikini Atoll is where the nuke hit or was tested at and the nuclear debrees at ground zero were bulldozed into the ocean. Hence the name Bikini Bottom. (Bottom of the ocean under Bikini Atoll. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/BikiniLigging.PNG/150px-BikiniLigging.PNG The original cartoon was named The Intertidal Zone and Spongebob was first named Bob the sponge and resembled an actual sea sponge instead of the now kitchen sponge. There is A LOT of history and meaning behind Spongebob and it has nothing to do with the beach and a womans bikini or the beach and the bottom of the ocean.
Where does the name bikini originate?
Etymology:- French, from Bikini (Pikinni), atoll of the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands were discovered by the outside world, first by the Spanish in the 1600's. The bikini was created by French engineer Louis Réard in 1946 It was named after the Bikini atoll, comparing the effects of a woman in a "bikini to the nuclear bombs that were dropped on the atoll. (supposedly a devastating effect !)
What ia the name of spongebobs epsiode when there is a bus named losers?
The name of the "Spongebob Squarepants" episode is "Hello! Bikini Bottom!". The episode had a bus in it named "Losers".
How did the bikini get its name?
This rather sketchy two-piece was invented by the French in the very early 1950s. It got named the bikini after Bikini Island was destroyed by a US H-bomb test. That is how it got its name - why is quite another matter. Let no-one tell you that the French have no sense of humour.
Why do you call bikini bikini?
a bikini to the second power :]
What is a bikini wedgie?
a bikini wedgie is where u get wedgied in your bikini!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
