Why does Nylon stand for New York and London?

Nylon got it name because it was developed in New York and London !! They combind names and letters...... Ny (for New York) and lon (for London) and that is how nylon got its name! ...

Nylon was first established by New York and London. It couldn't be decided what country should get the credit for this new material. The first two letters "n" and "y" stand for New York and the last three letters; "L", "O" and "N" are the first three letters of London. So it reads New york, London. ...

NY for New York and LON for London - NYLON

The word nylon is from names of two cities:NY = New YorkLON = London

NY=New York LON=London Nylon is derived from two countries

It is man made and was made by New York and London

The origion of the name Nylon is lost in history, though there are several clever answers/explanations to the name The most likely answer is that Nylon was created by both New York and London scientists so they used both of the cities name NY in Nylon stands for New York and Lon are the first three letters of London ...

Nylon is not a natural resource. It's a man made polymer manufactured in New York (NY) and London (LON). Hence the name NyLon ...

Nylon was invented by a chemist working for Du Pont in 1935. It is widely believed that the name Nylon was given because of the two countries, New York and London, who were involved in its creation. ...

According to Wikipedia, this is a commonly held belief but isn't true.

No it doesn't mean NY and LOndon. It was a marketing term invented by a team at DuPont. They went through several names, including Duparooh (DuPont Pulls a Rabbit Out of a Hat) Norun (refering to its use as hosiery), nillon, nilon (confusing pronunciation) and finally nylon. For a great article on the history of nylon, see: Bruns, Roger. (1988, Dec.). Of miracles and molecules: The story of nylon. American History Illustrated, 23 (8), 24-29, 48. By Dupont, 1935: inventors.about.com Probably does mean...

New York - London 7:00 London - New York 8:00

how far is it from London to new York ??

London is 5 hours earlier than New York. If it is 10 AM in London, it is 5 AM in New York. ...

It was NOT nylon, as was clarified by Dupont in Context, vol. 7, no. 2, 1978. ...

The distance from London to New York is 5585 km.

London is GMT, New York is GMT -5 hours. New York is 5 hours behind London. ...

London was twinned with New York in 2001 as a sister city.

10 AM in New York = 3 PM in London.

Add five hours to New York Time. If it is 8 A.M. in New York, it is 1 P.M. in London. When it is 8 P.M. in London, it is only 3 P.M. in New York. ...

No. New York is in the US.

London is 5 hours ahead of new york.

London is 5 hours earlier than New York.

As of 2015.. London - 8,673,713... New York - 8,550,405

Nylon , was first introduced at the 1939 New York World's Fair .