A few days ago
Magic Mouse

Can anyone tel me the history of the word “scram” and what it stands for?

hint: It is related to the electrical generation industry’s history.

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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Super-Critical Reactor Axe Man, referring in that case to a person who would use an axe to cut a wire or rope to drop a control rod into a reactor to shut it down.
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A few days ago
The old man
It’s a diminutive of the word Scramble ..vb. Intrans and Trans from Medieval English meaning to rake , snatch at or scrape together .. originally thought to be a nasal form of scrabble .. meaning to clamber,climb,crawl or make one’s way long, up and down as best one can
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A few days ago
Anonymous
makes me think of eggs and ‘bles’ lol
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A few days ago
Anonymous
here it is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scram

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