r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Dexter_Naman • 20h ago

Rare Devil Sunrise appears in multiple countries across earth

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u/Jibber_Fight 17h ago

I always think of how utterly terrifying a total eclipse would’ve been for primitive people. No wonder religion was invented.

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u/3rdShiftSecurity 16h ago edited 1h ago

Isn't that how Columbus got the natives to cooperate?

Something like they didn't want to resupply or help him. So he said his God is better than their God and if they don't help him his God would take the sun away. He told them that because he knew there would be a solar eclipse soon so he gave them that long to comply.

So the eclipse happens natives, lose their shit rightfully so, and give him whatever he wanted.

Or something like that.

Edit: found the source. https://youtube.com/shorts/5cXdIx98LsU?si=j5BZSZGODt6GeHKf

Joe Rogan podcast with Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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u/Ibushi-gun 16h ago

A solar eclipse happens in 2-5 times a year in America, it did back then, too. I don't see how this could be true, tbh. Even the full ones happen around once every 18 months

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u/RissaCrochets 15h ago

Total eclipses are only seen in an area though, with other parts of the world getting partial eclipses or not seeing it at all, so it's likely most or all of the natives hadn't seen one before.

Plus even if they knew of eclipses they'd probably still freak if a strange invader told them a god was going to take the sun away if they don't comply by a certain time, and then when that time was up the sun went away.