Can anyone tell me where the old MacPython "16 ton" logo came from?

[Mark]

On Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 1:49:22 PM UTC+1, Christian Heimes wrote:
> On 2018-07-15 14:05, Mark wrote:
> > I'm curious to understand how come the original MacPython logo is of a 16 ton weight (rather than, say the word 'python' or a picture of a snake)?
> > You can see the logo here: https://homepages.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython/
> 
> Most obscure references in Python are based on Monty Python sketches,
> e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o13glRURgTE

Thanks to both of you, I understand it now:-)