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09-03-2017 , 03:50 PM

#3526

darksideofthewal

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Vladimir_Putin

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09-03-2017 , 04:36 PM

#3527

O.A.F.K.1.1

Ted Patrick

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Originally Posted by jalfrezi

But we don't make the same jokes about Audi owners.

Dont we?

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09-03-2017 , 06:59 PM

#3528

goofyballer

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There's a new Interesting Things Explained Well as of last week, about Belgium's colonial adventures in the Congo and the history of refrigeration.

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09-03-2017 , 08:39 PM

#3529

diddy!

Twas diddyeinstein

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So on a TV show I saw a brief mention of a completely isolated tribe in the Amazon which lead me to this wiki page: Uncontacted peoples and eventually buying the book Unconquered and watching Lost City of Z.

Just really curious and wrestling with if the purpose of society is to kinda level the playing field or if this lifestyle can be a valid form of expression w/o knowledge of what all is beyond their chosen boundaries.

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09-04-2017 , 05:35 AM

#3530

jalfrezi

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Originally Posted by O.A.F.K.1.1

Dont we?

Do we? Genuine question.

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09-04-2017 , 07:06 AM

#3531

El Kabong

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Not sure if this fits the thread since there isn't much more to read but I liked it.

Point Nemo is a spot in the ocean farthest away from land. If you were at Point Nemo the closest humans would be the astronauts in the space station. It's also known as the spacecraft cemetery where they dump satelites that aren't in use anymore including the MIR Space Station.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_o...naccessibility

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...-as-point-nemo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_cemetery

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09-04-2017 , 09:25 AM

#3532

Carnivore

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Originally Posted by daveT

Can you also explain why BMW is only bought by a-holes? (j/k, sort of)

They are the most common car I see when I see someone driving like an Ahole.

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09-04-2017 , 03:08 PM

#3533

too eazy

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Originally Posted by diddy!

It's probably already been posted earlier ITT, but The Sentinelese are a pretty interesting case. Although not technically uncontacted they're basically so hostile that the Indian government has given up all attempts to make further contact with them.

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09-05-2017 , 12:16 AM

#3534

suzzer99

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In January 1880, an armed British expedition to the island led by 20-year-old Maurice Vidal Portman, the local colonial administrator, arrived to conduct a survey of the island, and to take a prisoner, in accordance with British policy regarding unwelcoming tribes at the time, which was to kidnap a member of the tribe, treat them well and give them gifts, and release them back to the tribe, hoping to demonstrate friendliness. Portman's expedition of the island is believed to be the first by outsiders. While the Sentinelese tended to disappear into the jungle whenever outsiders were spotted approaching, Portman's expedition found an elderly couple and four children after several days. They were taken prisoner and brought to Port Blair. The elderly couple became ill and died, probably from contracting diseases to which they did not have immunity. The four children were returned to the island, given gifts, and released. The children then disappeared into the jungle. After this incident, the British did not try to contact the Sentinelese again and instead focused on other tribes.[11]

Yeah apparently the Sentinelese didn't like this for some reason. Could have been their king and queen for all we know.

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09-05-2017 , 12:49 AM

#3535

diddy!

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Yea the fact that the greatest danger imposed by society at large towards the highly isolated tribes being germs kinda shocked me. All the terrible stuff like forced labor/slavery, arrest as a means to prove good will, & outright murder for their lands pale in comparison to the decimation caused by germs. Don't think first contact in a bubble suit is a good look either.

Pretty convinced we will all die by aliens germs rather than guns eventually.

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09-05-2017 , 05:54 AM

#3536

Ra_Z_Boy

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Originally Posted by diddy!

Haven't you seen alien movies? We'll be saved by our germs!

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09-05-2017 , 07:06 AM

#3537

Mr.mmmKay

Drugs are bad...

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Originally Posted by diddy!

If you're want to know more about this I recommend the book "Guns, germs and steel"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel

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09-05-2017 , 05:00 PM

#3538

Josem

human chemical weapon

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Why do these tribes never give diseases in reverse to the visitors?

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09-05-2017 , 05:02 PM

#3539

suzzer99

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Because visitors have been exposed to much larger populations of people from different areas. Hence - isolation. I'm sure it could happen the other way, just much less common.

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09-05-2017 , 06:14 PM

#3540

Rapid_Fire

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A little off topic, but I thought I would share this here. I discovered this when I opened Wikipedia via Safari on my I phone, but others in the group could not replicate with their various phones or tablets. After pushing the "English" tab, I get to what I would call the Wikipedia homepage. Then press three bars in upper left corner which opens a menu, then select "Nearby". This brings up various Wiki entries for things of interest that are nearby. So when you are travelling you can read up various local attractions and choose what to explore further.

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09-05-2017 , 07:29 PM

#3541

W0X0F

sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight

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Nice pro tip!

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09-05-2017 , 08:28 PM

#3542

wiper

still catching up

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Originally Posted by Mr.mmmKay

If you're want to know more about this I recommend the book "Guns, germs and steel"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel

good book. kinda dry tho if it isn't your thing.

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09-06-2017 , 03:06 AM

#3543

kokiri

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Originally Posted by Josem

Why do these tribes never give diseases in reverse to the visitors?

There's a theory that syphilis went the other way:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis (jump down to history)

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09-06-2017 , 03:21 AM

#3544

Bluegrassplayer

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Originally Posted by diddy!

I was under the impression that Stephen Hawking agrees with you, but looking for an article I can only find him saying that an advanced alien race might just consider us as we consider bacteria... not that they would accidentally infect us with something.

I suppose if aliens could figure out how to come here then they'd most likely be able to figure out how not to kill us off on accident

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09-06-2017 , 03:28 AM

#3545

Bluegrassplayer

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El kabong: never heard of point Nemo or the spacecraft cemetery, that was a fun read.

Somewhat related: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris

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Space debris,*Space junk,*Space waste,Space trash, or*Space litter*is the collection of defunct human-made objects in earth orbit, such as old*satellites, spent*rocket stages, and fragments from disintegration,*erosion, and*collisions*– including those caused by the space debris itself. As of December 2016, five*satellite collisions*have resulted in generating space waste.

Some highlights include that they are dangerous enough to spacecraft that launches need to be planned around the debris and recently Japan launched a satellite to act as a net to clean up the debris but it failed.

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09-06-2017 , 03:04 PM

#3546

soah

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Originally Posted by Bluegrassplayer

Presumably alien germs would not have spent thousands of years evolving to be able to evade our immune systems.

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09-06-2017 , 04:22 PM

#3547

thethethe

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I was listening to a podcast last night which was talking about the Cassini spaceship, which is currently being crashed into Saturn on purpose.

One of the reasons the scientist on there said was to avoid the chance of it possibly being contaminated while on earth, and then it crashing into a moon that potentially could have life on it.

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09-13-2017 , 10:22 AM

#3548

IHaveThreePair

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09-13-2017 , 05:28 PM

#3549

Villian1

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_rage_incident

The nut rage incident, also referred to as nutgate (Korean: 땅콩 회항, Ttangkong hoehang), occurred on December 5, 2014, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, when Korean Air vice president Heather Cho, having been dissatisfied with the way a flight attendant served her nuts on the plane, ordered the aircraft to taxi back to the airport's gate before takeoff.

First-class passengers, including Cho, were given nuts bagged in their original packaging (in conformity with the airline's procedures); Cho had expected them to be served on a plate in first class.