+367 How did the asterix become the international symbol to correct a mistake? Amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I've wondered about that in the past, but the internet allows ideas to travel pretty quickly. Now, back in the '90s, before all this crazy stuff, how did EVERYONE know to blow into Nintendo cartridges when they crapped out?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Because blowing seems like the most common sense way to get any dust out.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

*asterisk

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I was just about to... haha

by Anonymous 12 years ago

, comma

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Heh, right my mistake, guess I got the spelling from those Asterix and Obelix comics...if anyone even knows them.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It was probably just a mistake

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This makes totle sense!! *total

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well what else it it used for?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Footnotes.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I use numbers for my footnotes :)

by Anonymous 12 years ago