▲ 424 ▼ Ancient Greeks 2500 years ago (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 68 points 1 year ago (11 children) The Big Dipper is a very small part of the great bear. permalink fedilink source hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (10 children) Also those other parts are a lot more visible when there's no light pollution like 2500 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (9 children) Those extra stars don't really make it more bear looking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (8 children) Than just these seven? They absolutely do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Looks more like a drunk person drawing a stick horse to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago Where the fuck were you 2500 years ago? We could of had some kick-ass names and backstories for our night sky. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (5 children) How many long tailed bears were around in Ancient Greece? I saw a backwards interpretation that made more sense where the tail becomes the eye of the head. Here's an actual photo of the night sky with all the minor stars. There's nothing there that even squinting gives the appearance of a bear. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) What's funny is it very clearly see a bear there. Not sure if I'd be able to make it out in person, but the image makes it so very clear to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? That's clearly a giraffe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (10 children) Also those other parts are a lot more visible when there's no light pollution like 2500 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (9 children) Those extra stars don't really make it more bear looking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (8 children) Than just these seven? They absolutely do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Looks more like a drunk person drawing a stick horse to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago Where the fuck were you 2500 years ago? We could of had some kick-ass names and backstories for our night sky. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (5 children) How many long tailed bears were around in Ancient Greece? I saw a backwards interpretation that made more sense where the tail becomes the eye of the head. Here's an actual photo of the night sky with all the minor stars. There's nothing there that even squinting gives the appearance of a bear. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) What's funny is it very clearly see a bear there. Not sure if I'd be able to make it out in person, but the image makes it so very clear to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? That's clearly a giraffe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (9 children) Those extra stars don't really make it more bear looking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (8 children) Than just these seven? They absolutely do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Looks more like a drunk person drawing a stick horse to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago Where the fuck were you 2500 years ago? We could of had some kick-ass names and backstories for our night sky. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (5 children) How many long tailed bears were around in Ancient Greece? I saw a backwards interpretation that made more sense where the tail becomes the eye of the head. Here's an actual photo of the night sky with all the minor stars. There's nothing there that even squinting gives the appearance of a bear. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) What's funny is it very clearly see a bear there. Not sure if I'd be able to make it out in person, but the image makes it so very clear to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? That's clearly a giraffe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (8 children) Than just these seven? They absolutely do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Looks more like a drunk person drawing a stick horse to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago Where the fuck were you 2500 years ago? We could of had some kick-ass names and backstories for our night sky. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (5 children) How many long tailed bears were around in Ancient Greece? I saw a backwards interpretation that made more sense where the tail becomes the eye of the head. Here's an actual photo of the night sky with all the minor stars. There's nothing there that even squinting gives the appearance of a bear. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) What's funny is it very clearly see a bear there. Not sure if I'd be able to make it out in person, but the image makes it so very clear to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? That's clearly a giraffe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Looks more like a drunk person drawing a stick horse to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago Where the fuck were you 2500 years ago? We could of had some kick-ass names and backstories for our night sky. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago Where the fuck were you 2500 years ago? We could of had some kick-ass names and backstories for our night sky. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (5 children) How many long tailed bears were around in Ancient Greece? I saw a backwards interpretation that made more sense where the tail becomes the eye of the head. Here's an actual photo of the night sky with all the minor stars. There's nothing there that even squinting gives the appearance of a bear. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) What's funny is it very clearly see a bear there. Not sure if I'd be able to make it out in person, but the image makes it so very clear to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? That's clearly a giraffe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) What's funny is it very clearly see a bear there. Not sure if I'd be able to make it out in person, but the image makes it so very clear to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? That's clearly a giraffe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) What? That's clearly a giraffe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I see a horse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago It's a schooner. permalink fedilink source parent