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xkcd #3251: Time Machine Conversation

Title text:

It's possible to do sea navigation without a compass, but you'll have to get some spoilers from the Polynesians.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3251/

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[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think you're off by a couple millennia. Depending on the definition, the iron age (in Europe) aligns roughly with Greek and early Roman antiquity, a time famously known for philosophers whose works we still read today, not with stereotypical cavemen.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Shit, man. Must be my time machine.

[–] MrKoyun@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Lemmy has the best humour I've seen on the internet.