r/BeAmazed • u/Soloflow786 • 2d ago

Miscellaneous / Others The ocean is both scary and beautiful.

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u/Im_Ur_Huckleberry77 2d ago

This looks intense... but imagine 400 years ago going across the Atlantic on a wooden ship not knowing when you'd be on land again.

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u/Artislife61 2d ago

Think of the Vikings, whose Longship was basically a glorified canoe.

No interior areas. They were essentially exposed the entire time.

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u/WoknTaknStephenHawkn 2d ago

But you now also understand why their ships were so highly sought after and why “being known for the best ships” really fucking meant something. I never understood that part of history until I recently went to an art museum and saw how the greeks and Roman’s were creating art that looked like it was printed out of the highest quality ink jet printer while the Spaniards were miles behind even hundreds of years later. It really makes you understand why trade routes were so important and just how much better some cultures did their “thing” than others.

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u/treasury_tank244 2d ago

Funny you say this the day after trump ruined global trade with the u.s.

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u/AdDouble4768 2d ago

Yawn, any subject you guys bring up Trump.

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u/InfectedShamanism 1d ago

For real, we dont like cheeto man. But fuckin christ god forbid they dont talk bout every fuckin chance.