The Odyssey happened a long time ago. Before Google Maps. Those were the MapQuest days so things weren't so accurate and they probably got lost
The most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 years
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rem26_art@fedia.io 1 month ago
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You’d need to print them out for reference on the journey.
hoch@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Look at Mr. Moneybags with a printer.
My parents would make me copy down directions by hand.
runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
and even then it was early MapQuest days and I’m sure Odysseus “knew a shortcut”.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Only the best navigators could hold the map quest printout up at dashboard height with one hand and simultaneously watch the road signs, the road, and the turn by turn instructions simultaneously. Many failed and simply drove off the face of the earth.
jrubal1462@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Oh God that anxiety when the printed directions tell you to turn right in 3.5 miles, and you feel like you’ve gone about 5 but you’re not sure, and maybe that slight split in the road counted as a right turn, and now you should be moving on to the next step but you’re not quite sure…
arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Also taking a boat overland takes forever, they don’t sail well on land
helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
slaacaa@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Were they stupid?
cannibalkitteh@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
No, they were just drawing it out for the Odysseus Cinematic Universe.
Fishy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They took a boat, clearly a detour
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They used Bing maps.
late_list@piefed.zip 1 month ago
That explains it. No direct water route. The Erie canal hadn’t been dug yet.
anguo@piefed.ca 1 month ago
Siethron@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wait. France is the land of the dead?
FluidBeef@quokk.au 1 month ago
Always was.
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
[Land of the dead](https://nourishingdeath.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/lower-brittany-the-land-of-the-dead/)
[Empire of the deadl](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/empire-of-the-dead-1-63434391/)
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This guy was so bad at sailing, it’s astounding.
anguo@piefed.ca 1 month ago
I mean, he was a victim of the wrath of Poseidon, not that much you can do about that when at sea.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Seems to be decent at the sailing part. Navigation doesn’t seem to be even a minor part of his bailiwick
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Looks like the good old “Didn’t took a right at the crossroads and continued forward instead and then kept on insisting ‘I know the way’” driving problem.
spitfire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Most of the bad stuff happened in Italy
hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s… a creative attempt at the traveling salesman problem.
Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 1 month ago
Honda Odyssey is a good choice for that type of trip, but I’m more partial to a Crystler Pacifica, my self.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I prefer the Christler Pacifica, personally
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I have one of those I love that thing
myster0n@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Yeah, but once you factor in traffic …
TomMasz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Just off the upper left of the map there’s Greece, NY. It’s a Rochester suburb. Just throwing that out there.
SpacePanda@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Looks like Rome is right there too.
jrubal1462@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Also Syracuse. And Marathon is in the map area but not labeled at this zoom.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Turn off highways and watch what happens.
tmyakal@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Pretty sure you can still take Rt 13 and Rt 20 most of the way. Going through each town and hitting lights will add some time, sure, but we’re talking an hour, maybe 90 minutes. Odysseus has no excuse.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I did it by accident. It was interesting.
Bakkoda@lemmy.world 1 month ago
20 goes coast to coast still i think
kungen@feddit.nu 1 month ago
Everyone’s talking about driving… but you actually can take a boat from Troy to Ithaca. Just take the Erie Canal west until you reach Montezuma, at the confluence proceed to the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, and continue south through Cayuga Lake, and at the end you’ll reach Ithaca.
Easy enough and only takes a couple days at the most. I have no idea why they needed to make some movie about this.
gray@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
It was back in the days before cars
Allero@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Also probably not in New York
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Probably? Do you have proof it wasn’t?
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
New Amsterdam?
spitfire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That was the whole point, wasn’t it?
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 1 month ago
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Most of that time was just hanging out on an island not traveling
MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Still accurate if you’re in the Russian army
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Don’t eat the lotuses in Schenectady.
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
spitfire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Scranton doesn’t seem to be on the route. If they’d take a detour like in the original though…
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Come on, how can you not make that detour…
Bakkoda@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The problem is they turned onto Chrysler Ave instead of hitting 890 on crosstown and once you get on Chrysler Ave it’s impossible to get off and then you’re just stuck at Schenectady.
tmyakal@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Hi neighbor! I love seeing other locals on lemmy.
4am@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Troy NY is a fucking psychotic place
tmyakal@infosec.pub 1 month ago
It’s a hell of a lot better than it used to be. I remember being scared to be there in the '90s. They’ve put a lot of money into cleaning up downtown and the waterfront. Crime has plummeted through the floor. New construction and new restaurants have moved in. These days, it’s nearly the hipster Brooklyn scene of the Capital Region.
4am@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
That’s good to hear, I think around 2005 was my last experience there. Hope they figure it out!
Kcap@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If you’re making this arduous journey, I strongly recommend stopping by the Hi-way Dairy Bar in Candor on 96B. Grab a Berry Twist, you won’t be disappointed.
sundray@lemmus.org 1 month ago
It’s easy to lose track of time when you’re having fun.
SourDragon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Unrelated to the content at hand, but I recognise your pfp. Hello, fellow stoner.
azimir@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
That’s with a car, is it’s totally different.
If you had to push a Greek penteconter the whole way down that freeway, with occasional side trips for special requests, it might take you a long time too.
No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org 1 month ago
As I probably will never see either: are any of the places on the map, especially itaka and troy (us) worth a visit?
1984@lemmy.today 1 month ago
That’s not the most unrealistic part, unfortunately…
skvlp@lemmy.wtf 1 month ago
Ok, now show me the trip estimate for making that trip in a big boat…
DrSoap@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Took a quick detour for a garbage plate i see
itisileclerk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s a “fast food” version of the Odyssey compared to the original Michelin-starred meal.
Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ohio’s is 35 mins
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I noticed when he finally stepped back on his land again, he brought milk, because he told Telemachus back then that he was stepping out to get some milk. /s
ryan213@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Now you try rowing a boat on the highway!
eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Don’t do it during fall colors or you’ll be going 25 down one-lane roads.
ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Reminds me of this cdebd838-092d-4c11-9c58-9eeab8d4c63e
Bakkoda@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I am going to downboat you because I’m a Subaru fan not because you are incorrect in your choice of vehicle.
ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When I first saw Subaru impresa back in 1998 I was a child, but I could see how special the car was. In fact, during late 90s and 2000s we had some very special cars coming out of rally.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Most movies would end faster if the main character was driving a Lancer.
vrek@programming.dev 1 month ago
The exorcist would be a VERY different movie though…
turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 1 month ago
The new testament
doingthestuff@lemy.lol 1 month ago
Ok I’ll throw in mine too, SHERP!Image
Juvyn00b@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is actually the correct answer. The journey to and within Mordor would be nothing for a SHERP!!
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
“Sam, you’re breaking the car!”
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Lol. Reminds me of Moses wondering the desert for 40 years to go like 400 miles.
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I don’t know not sure there is usable road? And this isn’t quiet the nazgul would be waiting for them and an ambush would be easy to set up.
omega_x3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
One does not simply drive into Mordor…oh hell you have an Evo? Go on you’re good
Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When I see a rally car, I see a Lancer careening through a missed curve at high speed and flying off into the forest only to get wraped around several innocent trees.
Gwot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Idk, maybe one of those Dakar cars could take gnarlier shortcuts