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The Arctic ocean photographed in the same place, 107 years ago vs today. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by philz to c/pics

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[–] Donkter 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Notice the first guy is in a wooden boat and the second guy is in a boat most likely made out of some plastic-based fibers. 🤔

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The plastic isn't really a huge driver of climate change, the problems it causes are different.

For the climate change comparison, notice that the old boat has oars, but the new boat has a gas engine

[–] Anticorp 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Which is also a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Far too many people are eating gas

[–] Donkter 2 points 3 months ago

It's so calorie dense!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The boat in the old photo (from 1928, apparently) is casting a pretty good wake, and the man aboard is holding a tiller attached to a rudder. It's impossible to tell for certain with the low-res image, but entirely likely that one of those shapes in the boat ahead of him is an inboard engine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The old boat also has a motor, note how it's still moving in the photo while the only person in it is in the back holding a tiller (and appears to be facing forwards).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

the old boat has oars

Which no-one is using. It's the first thing I noticed. There's a man sitting in the stern with a tiller and rudder, but there's no visible means of propulsion, no other crew. Weird.

Edit: I zoomed in, and it's possible there is someone else in the boat, hard to see.