Comment on stars & sharks

• i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They probably died off because they couldn’t use Polaris for navigation!

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  • mkwt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Polaris goes in and out of North Star status on the 26,000 year precession cycle. So for the duration of humanity (let’s say 100,000 years), there have been decent chunks of time where it’s not in use.

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    • sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You gotta rest up man, that’s a pretty big job for one star

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      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Can you imagine having to give directions to a bunch of illiterate primates? Ugg. I’d have quite after the first thousand years.

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      • Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        They trade off. There are other stars that make for good pole star candidates

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• aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m now sad that dinosaurs could never look up and see Polaris.

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  • ZeffSyde@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Eh, they got to see the thousands of other stars that are now obscured by light/atmospheric pollution.

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  • stewie3128@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Most nights even I can barely see Polaris.

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