• plenipotentprotogod@lemmy.world
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    I’m reminded of a quote from an old Tom Scott video. He’s visiting a modern reconstruction of a Neolithic long barrow. Tom points out that the sun lines up with the entrance on the summer solstice, then it cuts to the owner who says

    I think a lot of people would assume that getting the alignments of a monument like this… would involve complex calculations, a sharp pencil, and computing power. But in fact, you can do it just as easily by getting up at the right time with some sticks.

  • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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    1 month ago

    TERRIFYING PRECISION and ARCHITECTURAL GENIUS of checks notes

    double-checks notes

    “Knowing how shadows and windows work”

    Man, the bar is unrealistically high for some people…

  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
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    Every October 14th at 8:21am the sun would shine through my bathroom window and perfectly illuminate the toilet bowl.

    I liked to drop a duke in there before that happened because I thought it was hilarious that the universe would celebrate my bowel movement like that.