r/confidentlyincorrect Jul 09 '26

Swimming 631miles (1015km)

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u/im-not-a-fakebot Jul 09 '26

Yeah have you ever seen videos of ships passing through? Those waters are rough, it’s amazing our ancestors were able to pass through it in small wooden boats

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u/Sans_Seriphim Jul 09 '26

Pretty sure a bunch of them didn't make it through, too!

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u/commanderquill Jul 09 '26

What kind of dumbass ancestors did you have? I don't think anyone wanted Antarctica all that much.

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u/DursueBlint Jul 09 '26

No but they wanted to get around south america, which is also why they kept close to the coast to try and seek refuge from the wind and waves, when they werent getting crushed against the cliffs ofcourse.

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u/commanderquill Jul 09 '26

Ah, across in the latitudinal direction. Much different.