I rented a small boat in Greece and the guy in the harbor showed me a map of the islands I could go to and there was a red line marking how far you were allowed to go. The guy put his hand on my shoulder and very seriously explained that the red like was not visible on the surface of the sea it was just for reference on the map. And told me about this British couple who got on the boat and drove straight on until the fuel ran out. They were lucky they still had phone signal and they called for the guy to come get them. When asked why they did that they said they couldn’t see the red line so they thought it was ok…
Consider the mere fact that Doctors exist, and have been a thing for thousands of years. I think this tells us that for every person that is incapable of keeping themselves alive, there’s at least a hundred more just like that, and just one person smart enough to keep them all going.
I mean, there was a good chunk of that time where the doctors thought that bleeding someone to balance their humors was a valid treatment for a variety of things. Some things were treated with amputation with only alcohol as an anesthetic (and disinfectant, if they happened to splash some on the wound).
Sadly I don’t think they are eligible. That award is for when you remove yourself from the gene pool or you remove the ability to contribute to the gene pool.
I rented a small boat in Greece and the guy in the harbor showed me a map of the islands I could go to and there was a red line marking how far you were allowed to go. The guy put his hand on my shoulder and very seriously explained that the red like was not visible on the surface of the sea it was just for reference on the map. And told me about this British couple who got on the boat and drove straight on until the fuel ran out. They were lucky they still had phone signal and they called for the guy to come get them. When asked why they did that they said they couldn’t see the red line so they thought it was ok…
It’s incredible that humanity has done this well
I think about that guy very often lately…
Consider the mere fact that Doctors exist, and have been a thing for thousands of years. I think this tells us that for every person that is incapable of keeping themselves alive, there’s at least a hundred more just like that, and just one person smart enough to keep them all going.
I mean, there was a good chunk of that time where the doctors thought that bleeding someone to balance their humors was a valid treatment for a variety of things. Some things were treated with amputation with only alcohol as an anesthetic (and disinfectant, if they happened to splash some on the wound).
The Darwin award ladies and gentlemen
Sadly I don’t think they are eligible. That award is for when you remove yourself from the gene pool or you remove the ability to contribute to the gene pool.
They did give it a good try I give them that!