I was around 12 when I was registering on a german PC forum and I was a bit overcharged when I have to type in my nickname. In the meanwhile I watched a Formula 1 GrandPrix, I think it was in Monza. Then I saw the advertisement for Shell oil called "Helix":
![](http://www.kineticf3.com/partners/shellhelix.jpg)
I thought "HeelX" sounds cool and has sounds also scientific (because of "double helix"). 2 or 3 years later I discovered what "heel" means
![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif)
so, well, if I would have know it before, I had'nt chose "HeelX"
![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif)
Thats it.