• BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 days ago

    There’s a current originating in Indian ocean flowing south of Africa to the gulf of Mexico, before proceeding north east between Iceland and Great Britain. It’s why Scandinavia is so much warmer than the same latitude in the Americas. I’m 55 north in Denmark, and have hardly seen snow this winter, meanwhile Edmonton in Canada is 2° south of that.

    Coconuts bobbing around the south of Africa is pretty wild, but not implausible.

      • Sergio@slrpnk.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        2 days ago

        Great article. It’s worth remembering that DNA is only evidence that someone banged, and I imagine there’s a fair amount of contact that goes on before that.

        A North American group from Colombia

        I hope this person just meant to say “Native American”, and doesn’t really think Colombia is in North America.

        (sorry, I’ve spent the last week proofreading articles…)

        • Match!!@pawb.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          2 days ago

          North America of course being any part of the Americas in the Northern hemisphere –

          • Sergio@slrpnk.net
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            5
            ·
            2 days ago

            The funny thing is, I can’t even tell if you’re being serious or joking…

              • Sergio@slrpnk.net
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                5
                ·
                2 days ago

                Yeah, they also varied between spelling it “Columbia” and “Colombia” in the same article.

                But I get it, there’s not a lot of money in popular science publishing so they may not even have a copy editor, at least those kinds of stories are still getting popularized and not just ‘ancient aliens’.