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Interesting to think about how this was conceived as representative of human culture: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/images/image082.gif http://voyager.
by martinkallstrom 15y ago
Interesting to think about how this was conceived as representative of human culture: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/images/image082.gif http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/images/image082.gif
Who on earth (literally) drinks like that? :)
- egor83 15y agoWhen I was in Catalonia, they said that this container and way of drinking are both local customs. They explained it's a heritage from times of plague - this way you drink without touching (thus contaminating) it.
- kprobst 15y agoThe 'bota' (boot) is a leather/skin bag filled with wine that's very common in Spain. It's basically used the same way.
- beej71 15y agoHeh. I'm guessing "normal" alternatives wouldn't clearly illustrate that it was a liquid that was being consumed.