Mildly interesting

[Mik]

@George-K said in Mildly interesting:

@jon-nyc Samson was not quite as big as the photo depicts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampson_(horse)

Sampson (later renamed Mammoth)[1] was a Shire horse gelding born in 1846 and bred by Thomas Cleaver at Toddington Mills, Bedfordshire, England. According to Guinness World Records (1986) he was the tallest horse ever recorded, by 1850 measuring 219.7 centimetres (7 ft 2.5 in) or 21.25 hands in height.[1] His peak weight was estimated at 3,360 lb (1,524 kg)

"Hands" on a horse are measured from the ground to the withers, the base of the neck.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biggest-horse-in-history/

Here's a more accurate photo, allegedly of Samson.

Still a BIG fucking horse.

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

More than mildly interesting. Is it fake?

Seems fake, but maybe not. I know that small single cell (or small number of cell) animals can do it. But I did not think it could happen with larger animals.

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@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

More than mildly interesting. Is it fake?

Nope. It’s common in South America where you have rivers that suddenly dry up, then reappear the next rainy season. Even normal catfish can survive amazing amounts of time outside of the water.

[Mik]

https://seenfeed.site/the-cosquer-cave-a-submerged-portal-to-ancient-art/

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik Wow! That is crazy. Imagine the first guy to decide to swim in an underground tunnel, not knowing when/if it would open up

[George K]

[kluurs]

[Mik]

@taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

@Mik Wow! That is crazy. Imagine the first guy to decide to swim in an underground tunnel, not knowing when/if it would open up

I'd imagine it was at a time when the seas were lower and the entrance was open.

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in Mildly interesting:

@taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

@Mik Wow! That is crazy. Imagine the first guy to decide to swim in an underground tunnel, not knowing when/if it would open up

I'd imagine it was at a time when the seas were lower and the entrance was open.

Good point!!!

[Mik]

[Rainman]

0 to 60 in ?

[Mik]

6 seconds after it falls off the edge of the Earth.

[George K]

[Mik]

Smart critters.

[Mik]

[jon-nyc]

Good quote.

“For 37 years I practiced 14 hours a day, and now they call me a genius."
—violinist Pablo De Sarasate

[Mik]

[Aqua Letifer]

Fuck that, deep fried pizza is freaking awesome.

[Mik]

[jon-nyc]

I wonder to what extent that was due to differences in average temperatures.

Not just that the green areas grow more olives, but the butter lasts longer in Stockholm than in Madrid.