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How come whenever I hear about or read the word corona I think of this? (Original Post) Botany Feb 2020 OP
Whenever I hear the word corona, I think of Corona, Queens Sanity Claws Feb 2020 #1
I think of beer Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #2
Good one! Poiuyt Feb 2020 #5
You're not alone! Tanuki Feb 2020 #9
And I think of this ... RKP5637 Feb 2020 #3
I think of the car Mosby Feb 2020 #4
Corona actually licensed the pruner from Felco dalton99a Feb 2020 #6
The Felco #2 has been my "go to" for years. Botany Feb 2020 #7
The Felco 2 became the Corona 82 in the U.S. under that agreement dalton99a Feb 2020 #8
This ... marble falls Feb 2020 #10
I think of the sun. n/t MicaelS Feb 2020 #11

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)
1. Whenever I hear the word corona, I think of Corona, Queens
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 10:00 AM
Feb 2020

Paul Simon immortalized that neighborhood in his song, Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.

Amazing how people have such different reference points.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
9. You're not alone!
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 10:38 AM
Feb 2020
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-corona-beer-not-related-google-trends-2020-1%3famp

"People appear to be fretting that the Mexican beer Corona Extra is somehow linked to the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China that has killed more than 130 people.

Online searches for "corona beer virus," "beer virus," and "beer coronavirus" have increased substantially around the world since January 18, data from Google Trends shows.".....(more)



RKP5637

(67,102 posts)
3. And I think of this ...
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 10:15 AM
Feb 2020

"A corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a fluid such as air surrounding a conductor that is electrically charged. Spontaneous corona discharges occur naturally in high-voltage systems unless care is taken to limit the electric field strength."

dalton99a

(81,432 posts)
6. Corona actually licensed the pruner from Felco
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 10:23 AM
Feb 2020

Felco and Corona had an agreement that allowed Corona to market Felco pruners using the Corona brand





dalton99a

(81,432 posts)
8. The Felco 2 became the Corona 82 in the U.S. under that agreement
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 10:31 AM
Feb 2020

In fact, some pruners out there carry both markings



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