Perhaps everyone knows what a "Bulgarian" is. But few people really think about why this unit was called that way. Moreover, among the old-timers there are real legends about the history of the appearance of the popular name of this instrument, however, all of them are unlikely. And the real origin of the nickname "Bulgarian" is rather prosaic, and it has nothing to do with the inhabitants of the corresponding state - it's all about... the difficulties of translation.
The correct name for this famous tool is the angle grinder (abbr. LBM), however, only those who constantly work with it seem to remember this. And everyone else knows this unit as a "grinder". However, almost no one knows exactly how this nickname came about. That is why there are a lot of urban legends about the origin of the popular name among the inhabitants.
Quite popular is the version according to which this nickname stuck during the period when the Soviet construction sites worked not only citizens of the USSR, but also residents of the countries of the socialist bloc, in particular, Bulgarians. They came to work for quite a long time, so they often transported their families with them. However, the hot southern wives of the newcomers were quite jealous and impulsive, so they often fought with their faithful. Here are their screams, Soviet builders jokingly compared to the noise from an angle grinder.
It goes without saying that such legends carry little credibility. Much more plausible seems to be the version according to which the source of the nickname for was the name of one of popular in the second half of the twentieth century, the manufacturer of tools, including angle grinders - Elprom Lovech Bulgaria. The thing is that in those days, Soviet people for the most part did not speak foreign languages, and therefore did not delve into the hard-to-pronounce full name of the company.
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But the last word was quite familiar - so it was used to name the instrument, distorting at the same time - "Bulgarian", "Bulgarian", "bulga", etc. However, it was precisely "Bulgarian", and so much so that today, even in stores, an angle grinder is often called by the popular name, so that even a layman could understand what lies in front of him shelf.
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