These Early Humans Walked 8 Miles for the Perfect Rock (nautil.us)
from obbeel@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz on 07 Sep 12:39
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obbeel@mander.xyz on 07 Sep 13:12 next collapse

I also recommend using Tor to access websites. Knowledge should be a right.

Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca on 07 Sep 14:54 next collapse

Must have been needed for progression. RNG is a monster sometimes.

obbeel@mander.xyz on 07 Sep 15:21 collapse

They’ve gone far away, to the temple of Rocks, to find the perfect rock to fit their weapon.

NuraShiny@hexbear.net on 07 Sep 15:08 next collapse

“Bro you don’t understand, the rocks here are bullshit! Bro, you gotta try these other rocks they are the shit! Bro!”

Akt0@reddthat.com on 07 Sep 15:30 next collapse

I’m a little surprised ~7-hours round trip is considered long distance.

Adcott@lemmy.world on 07 Sep 15:36 collapse

Is walking 8 miles particularly notable? Is it a typo and they mean 18 miles or something? For someone reasonably fit 8 miles is maybe a 2 hour walk. You’d leave in the morning and be back for lunchtime.

I regularly walk that far before breakfast.

obbeel@mander.xyz on 07 Sep 15:40 next collapse

They didn’t walk 8 miles to do a Marathon, they didn’t walk 8 miles for any type of food. They walked 8 miles to find a perfect rock.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 08 Sep 13:05 next collapse

To find the perfect tool. Sounds reasonable.

itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.works on 08 Sep 13:20 collapse

I mean in modern times mining companies have instigated wars for ‘rocks’

MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml on 07 Sep 21:04 collapse

The notable part is that it indicates sophisticated tool making behavior 600,000 years before we previously thought it occurred.