The following urban legend is told about an Indian scientist named Kulkarni (maybe this one): he used to start his coffee machine but, immersed in his science, forget to switch it off or drink the coffee; next morning he would find it evaporated, so he would pour hot water on the brown crust, stir, and drink it. His students, including a friend of a friend of a friend of mine, named this process "kulkarnization".