Comment on stars & sharks
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 2 weeks agoThey probably died off because they couldn’t use Polaris for navigation!
Comment on stars & sharks
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 2 weeks agoThey probably died off because they couldn’t use Polaris for navigation!
mkwt@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
You gotta rest up man, that’s a pretty big job for one star
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Can you imagine having to give directions to a bunch of illiterate primates? Ugg. I’d have quite after the first thousand years.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
They trade off. There are other stars that make for good pole star candidates