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A UFO? A scorpion? A mythical creature? Superman? I’m amazed by the fact that people in 2018 actually explain such sightings that way. Even in a small village.
by Odenwaelder 8y ago
A UFO? A scorpion? A mythical creature? Superman?
I’m amazed by the fact that people in 2018 actually explain such sightings that way. Even in a small village.
- dustfinger 8y agoI agree with everything you just said except for with respect to "UFO". Technically, until an object that is inflight is identified, it remains an unidentified flying object. Also, it is worth keeping in mind that there are, even now, uncontacted tribes [1] that have yet to enter the modern erra: [1]:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/08/brazil-uncontacted-tribe-indigenous-people-amazon-video/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/08/brazil-un...
- the_jeremy 8y agoMost people mean "alien spaceship" not "something I can't make out" when they say UFO, despite the literal meaning of the acronym.
- wyldfire 8y agoAgreed. But I think aviators still use this term to describe "something I can't make out." I suppose it's the likely origin of the term.
- peterlk 8y agoThen there is a large amount of the world which you have not seen. People are still tried and convicted of witchcraft in many African nations. I have a friend who recently had to play diplomat to a small village in a country in North Western Africa because his company was flying a drone near their village. The drone was named the "witch bird" and the village was convinced that my friend's company was practicing dark magic.
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