What is a honeypot? I hear it being used to describe towns and other places, I don't understand why and when I try google it just comes up with computer software.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TY in advance xx
2007-05-23 21:31:48 · 9 answers · asked by omalthe2 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
In geography, a honeypot is a particularly popular attraction within a managed tourist area, such as a national park. Examples include Malham Cove, in the Yorkshire Dales, England, and Old Faithful in Yellowstone, USA. Honeypot sites are often encouraged because they concentrate the damage caused by tourists on small sites, making conservation easier in other parts of the managed area.
2007-05-23 21:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by marcelino angelo (BUSY) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honeypot is a term of old time usage. It refers to something that is very desirable. Before the advent of widely available sugar, honey was the most sought after sweetener and the pot it was kept in was highly desirable. What would qualify a place as a honeypot would be those attributes that most people would consider desirable. Aspen, Colorado might be considered a honeypot for ski and mountain lovers, while South Padre Island, Texas might be considered a honeypot for spring breakers.
2007-05-26 06:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm afraid the only kind of Honeypot I know of is a computer set up to root out and counter-attack hackers. I'm guessing people you are talking to aren't mentioning cities that counterattack hackers... : /
Wikipedia says it's a popular tourist area though. Specifically a gem within a larger tourist attraction, like a specific geyser in Yellow Stone National Park or something.
2007-05-23 21:35:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bobwhoputthebop 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is an ant called a honeypot ant. It is fed sugar or nectar by all the other ants and it hangs on the ceiling as sort of a storage pot for rainy days for the rest of the ants.
2007-05-23 21:36:15 · answer #4 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Honeypot has been used as a euphimism for chamber pot. In areas without plumbing these are kept in privys in the home for human waste, and taken out and either buried or used for fertilizer.
2007-05-23 21:46:38 · answer #5 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A honey pot or honey well used to refer to a hole in the ground for human waste as in the 2 P's. Not sure if this helps but the only reference I have is past tales of the Asian countries during WWII.
2007-05-23 21:39:10 · answer #6 · answered by lilabner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've always used and heard "honeypot" as a synonym for vagina. Kinda inappropriate, but it may help....
2007-05-23 21:49:54 · answer #7 · answered by Stonerscientist 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
In legal terms, it's a manufactured crime designed to attract "criminals". Setting up a drug deal with someone where the actually seller is a cop is one example.
2015-06-01 20:13:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well. it is a a place to which many people are attracted.
2007-05-23 23:22:49 · answer #9 · answered by Maria 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋