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 2 months ago
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You’d need to print them out for reference on the journey.
hoch@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Look at Mr. Moneybags with a printer.
My parents would make me copy down directions by hand.
runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
and even then it was early MapQuest days and I’m sure Odysseus “knew a shortcut”.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago
Also taking a boat overland takes forever, they don’t sail well on land
helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
slaacaa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Were they stupid?
cannibalkitteh@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
No, they were just drawing it out for the Odysseus Cinematic Universe.
Fishy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They took a boat, clearly a detour
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They used Bing maps.
late_list@piefed.zip 2 months ago
That explains it. No direct water route. The Erie canal hadn’t been dug yet.
anguo@piefed.ca 2 months ago
Siethron@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wait. France is the land of the dead?
FluidBeef@quokk.au 2 months ago
Always was.
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 months 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 2 months ago
This guy was so bad at sailing, it’s astounding.
anguo@piefed.ca 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago
Most of the bad stuff happened in Italy
hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s… a creative attempt at the traveling salesman problem.
Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 2 months 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 2 months ago
I prefer the Christler Pacifica, personally
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have one of those I love that thing
myster0n@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Yeah, but once you factor in traffic …
TomMasz@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
Looks like Rome is right there too.
jrubal1462@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Also Syracuse. And Marathon is in the map area but not labeled at this zoom.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Turn off highways and watch what happens.
tmyakal@infosec.pub 2 months 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 2 months ago
I did it by accident. It was interesting.
Bakkoda@lemmy.world 2 months ago
20 goes coast to coast still i think
kungen@feddit.nu 2 months 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 2 months ago
It was back in the days before cars
Allero@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Also probably not in New York
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Probably? Do you have proof it wasn’t?
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
New Amsterdam?
spitfire@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That was the whole point, wasn’t it?
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 months ago
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Most of that time was just hanging out on an island not traveling
MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Still accurate if you’re in the Russian army
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Don’t eat the lotuses in Schenectady.
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
spitfire@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
Come on, how can you not make that detour…
Bakkoda@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
Hi neighbor! I love seeing other locals on lemmy.
4am@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Troy NY is a fucking psychotic place
tmyakal@infosec.pub 2 months 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 2 months ago
That’s good to hear, I think around 2005 was my last experience there. Hope they figure it out!
Kcap@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
It’s easy to lose track of time when you’re having fun.
SourDragon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Unrelated to the content at hand, but I recognise your pfp. Hello, fellow stoner.
azimir@lemmy.ml 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago
That’s not the most unrealistic part, unfortunately…
skvlp@lemmy.wtf 2 months ago
Ok, now show me the trip estimate for making that trip in a big boat…
DrSoap@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Took a quick detour for a garbage plate i see
itisileclerk@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s a “fast food” version of the Odyssey compared to the original Michelin-starred meal.
Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ohio’s is 35 mins
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 months 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 2 months ago
Now you try rowing a boat on the highway!
eestileib@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Don’t do it during fall colors or you’ll be going 25 down one-lane roads.
ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Reminds me of this cdebd838-092d-4c11-9c58-9eeab8d4c63e
Bakkoda@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago
Most movies would end faster if the main character was driving a Lancer.
vrek@programming.dev 2 months ago
The exorcist would be a VERY different movie though…
turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 2 months ago
The new testament
doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 months ago
Ok I’ll throw in mine too, SHERP!Image
Juvyn00b@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is actually the correct answer. The journey to and within Mordor would be nothing for a SHERP!!
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
“Sam, you’re breaking the car!”
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Lol. Reminds me of Moses wondering the desert for 40 years to go like 400 miles.
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months 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 2 months ago
One does not simply drive into Mordor…oh hell you have an Evo? Go on you’re good
Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
Idk, maybe one of those Dakar cars could take gnarlier shortcuts