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wegqg t1_j069j91 wrote
Reply to comment by flippythemaster in TIL that roosters don’t have a penis. They pump their sperm into females using a 'cloacal kiss' by [deleted]
I hereby award you an honorary doctorate in dinosaur penises.
wegqg t1_iyzx5zy wrote
Reply to comment by mglyptostroboides in How did Native American tribes indigenous to Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Shoshone, Blackfeet, Crow, etc.) perceive the land (e.g., thoughts on geothermal activity) and what was their relationship like with white/European trappers and explorers entering the region in the early 1800s? by electricdresses
I think obviously your concerns are very well-founded but it is worth remembering that almost every pre-scientific society has a mixture of creation myths and metaphysical explanations for natural phenomena. In fact, you only have to look at the persistence of 'creationism' in the US, for example, to see that it isn't limited to pre-scientific societies either.
Even the modern world needed to understand both plate tectonics and radioactive decay before anything resembling a satisfactory understanding of Earth's geology was possible.
I don't think it would be calling the Ancient Egyptians savages for their interpretation of the Sun as being rolled across the sky or for the Ancient Greeks to regard lightning as the anger of Zeus etc. Nor would I be surprised to find that the many different Native American cultures who must have interacted with Yellowstone will have had their own interpretations and explanations for its geothermal activity etc.
wegqg t1_ixeem6b wrote
Reply to comment by BlahjeBlah in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin
If you're asking if they followed the scientific method then no.
Pre-scientific communities did not delineate between physical and metaphysical.
wegqg t1_iu9038n wrote
Reply to comment by moleware in TIL that Transdermal Celebration by Ween has a guitar solo that was played with Carlos Santana's guitar without him knowing it. Ween sneaked into the storage where Santana's tools were, played the solo just once, recorded it, and left the place. That solo is the one used in the final song. by outfoxingthefoxes
at least they're appropriately named
wegqg t1_iu8uvzd wrote
Reply to TIL that Transdermal Celebration by Ween has a guitar solo that was played with Carlos Santana's guitar without him knowing it. Ween sneaked into the storage where Santana's tools were, played the solo just once, recorded it, and left the place. That solo is the one used in the final song. by outfoxingthefoxes
who the fuck is ween
wegqg t1_iqqq51y wrote
Reply to comment by GeraldoFubar in TIL the BBC released a 'Green Book' in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word 'basket'. by morecharts
No they were actually relatively tame at least initially - they did push barriers but nothing like what Peter Cooke & Co had done.
wegqg t1_j13ashd wrote
Reply to comment by AudieCowboy in TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek
They make Christmas 🎄