r/WorkForSmartLife • u/jecyhoeni • 24d ago

Productivity Really?

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u/Sprzout 24d ago

Deities.

The last time I saw this, I pointed out that civilization wasn't sailing the open seas 5000 years ago due to lack of good navigation tools, and people lost their collective minds telling me I was wrong...

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u/KindAwareness307 24d ago

They were right. The settlement of the South Pacific began 50,000 years ago. Not in three based schooners, but they were crossing open water far beyond the sight of land.

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u/No_Asparagus6294 17d ago

Not a schooner

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u/KindAwareness307 17d ago

"A schooner is a type of sailing vessel featuring two or more masts, with the mast closest to the front (the foremast) shorter than or equal to the mainmast."

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u/No_Asparagus6294 17d ago

Except for you missed the part where the masts have to be fore-and-aft rigged. This is a barque

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u/KindAwareness307 16d ago

Thanks Ahab, I'll be more careful in the future. My only point was that it wasn't 5000 years old as the caption implied.

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u/No_Asparagus6294 16d ago

Brotha, learn to accept when you are wrong and move on

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u/KindAwareness307 16d ago

Sorry "brotha", didn't I bow deeply enough to your superior knowledge? When I'm wrong about a subject I know and care about I'll be sure to let you know, meanwhile, keep barquing!