Mayday means several things for Carbon Poker. This month is the launch of a new event, which is similar to our highly successful Christmas Scavenger Hunt. Players will be able to check out their admin to find a list of tasks to be completed and their corresponding prizes. There’s thousands of dollars of prizes to be won, all with a stylish theme of impending airborne action!
The origins of our Mayday promo lend from the distress signal of the same name. Here’s a few fun facts about Mayday usage:
- The signal is universal – any personnel capable of receiving such a message over a radio broadcast will understand its meaning. This means you won’t be entirely lost for words while adventuring in Machu Piccu or something.
- When a Mayday broadcast is being transmitted, it is forbidden to take up radio traffic for any other non-emergency communication. That handy radio-based deep sea pizza delivery network you set up with the chaps on dry land will have to wait until Johnny Nautical gets out of his sinking vessel alive.
- Don’t name your aeroplane “Mayday”. The air traffic controllers will have a hard time figuring out what you’re going on about when calling for help. “Mayday, mayday, mayday, this is mayday in mayday!”
- May Day also happens to be the name of a holiday which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labor movement. YAWN. Mayday is at its best when used in a daring action-hero situation, preferably one involving Sam Jackson.
– Phil @ CarbonPoker
The origin of the International Distress Signal came from the French. When in trouble they would call out “pouvez vous m’aidez”?(Can you help me?) I don’t know where I picked up this bit of trivia. I spent 25 yrs in the Cdn Airforce perhaps it came from there. Just a bit of UFI