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L'Arbre du Ténéré was once considered the most isolated tree on Earth, the only one for over 400 kilometres ... it was killed in 1973 by a drunk truck driver:
by infinity 12y ago
L'Arbre du Ténéré was once considered the most isolated tree on Earth, the only one for over 400 kilometres ... it was killed in 1973 by a drunk truck driver:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbre_du_Ténéré http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbre_du_Ténéré
http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/09/30/a-drunk-driver-killed-the-most-isolated-tree-in-the-world/ http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/09/30/a-drunk-driver-killed-th...
- comrh 12y agoHow the hell do you not avoid a single object in the middle of nowhere?
- Gravityloss 12y agoMetaphorical of humanity. This is also why we can't have old trees in the cities. During the many human generations, there will always be someone who will destroy them - and it will only take one.
- schiffern 12y agoSubtracting out the genetic information being lost due to extinctions and lost diversity, I wonder if the current "information revolution" is actually a period marked by an overall destruction of information?
- lotsofmangos 12y agoLondon manages surprisingly well on that score, including a yew estimated at 2000 years old. https://foursquare.com/kevan/list/the-great-trees-of-london https://foursquare.com/kevan/list/the-great-trees-of-london
- Gravityloss 12y agoThat gives a good civilized image of the city.
- pezh0re 12y agoI can't imagine it was dumb luck that the drunk driver hit that tree, I'm guessing there was a bet/challenge involved.
- Scientist007 12y agoAllegedly drunk.