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April 7
[edit]Ideon
[edit]I was recently on a work trip to Lund. My actual destination was an office building on Mobilvägen in northeastern Lund. There were signs everywhere that the area I was in was called "Ideon". But what actually is Ideon? Is it a district or neighbourhood of Lund? Or is it the name of a science park located inside a district or neighbourhood, or what is it? JIP | Talk 12:20, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- Most probably it's the name of Ideon Science Park. The word itself possibly of Greek origin - see Peri ideon. --CiaPan (talk) 12:56, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- The name was possibly created as a blend of idea + Odeon. ‑‑Lambiam 22:36, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- In Swedish, iden means "the idea." Then, ide by itself is just "idea." So, it is very likely that they were purposely intending the word idea in the title. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 01:18, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ideon was a redirect to Space Runaway Ideon. I've changed it into a disambiguation page where you will find Ideon Science Park, which currently gives no etymology for the name, though. --142.112.221.85 (talk) 17:37, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
- In Swedish, iden means "the idea." Then, ide by itself is just "idea." So, it is very likely that they were purposely intending the word idea in the title. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 01:18, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
- The name was possibly created as a blend of idea + Odeon. ‑‑Lambiam 22:36, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
Polish zloty vs Belarusian ruble
[edit]How it came that Polish zloty has a lower exchange rate for Belarusian ruble (currently 1 PLN=0,83 BYN) and even compared to USD, zloty fares slightly lower than Belarusian ruble? Did Belarus somehow offset the financial advantages of a European country? 212.180.235.46 (talk) 18:57, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- You cannot compare the strength of currencies by their exchange rates. It is like asking, "how come the kilometre has a lower conversion factor for the mile (1 km = 0.62 mi)?" ‑‑Lambiam 22:24, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- That is what measurements like the Big Mac Index are for. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 02:55, 8 April 2025 (UTC)
- In 2016, Belarus redenominated the Belarusian ruble at 10000 old rubles for one new. They had previously done so in 2000, at a ratio of 1000. A Belarusian ruble is now 100 million Soviet rubles of 1990. The Polish złoty hasn't been redenominated since 1995; a modern złoty is 1000 złoties of 1990. Also, Belarusian rubles don't always float very freely.
- To compare the strengths of currencies, look at the development of exchange rates, not at the current rate. PiusImpavidus (talk) 10:14, 8 April 2025 (UTC)