What are you thinking right now?

[CenotaphGirl]

In the Scandinavian countries, that's what the Vikings believed that the Northern Lights were. In all actuality, it's the magnetosphere. But yes, traditionally, many things that have thought to have been dragons have been found to be just natural things.

In Sumerian folklore, there's a story about a terrible and fierce Firebird. What that Firebird actually probably was, was a meteor shower.

One of the most interesting though is this story:
During the march of the 300 Spartans to Persia, a sort of soldier's journal was collected whence they stopped to rest for a night. He wrote that when they awoke the next morning they looked from camp upward and saw two Suns in the sky. They took this to be a good omen of fortune.

What they actually saw, was the death of a G-Type Star like our Sun, going Supernova. Today, that is now the Crab Nebula:

It's a very, very rare occurrence that humans get to witness such an event. Most G-Type Stars live for Billions of years, and are so far away from us that we typically can't see such an event with the naked eye. It's actually kind of the only known and proven time that humans have seen such a thing within our recorded history.

The next time that will happen will be with the star Betelgeuse, one of the shoulders in the Orion constellation. Although we don't know specifically when that might happen, ETA is like an estimation of Tomorrow - 100,000 years, we do know, that if humans are around when it does happen, that for about 4 - 6 nights, the explosion will light up the night sky and outshine the Moon with multiple colors.

But thats the strange thing, why did people all over the globe think these different natural things, were the same thing? Like for example, if I baked a cake and everyone said oh that looks like a football, despite them being wrong they must have all had a point of reference? If something didnt exist how comes it has a similar description around the world? Dont know why I'm thinking about this before bed, gonna have nightmares lol and I put the forum into the dark mode... so it's extra creepy lol

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

But thats the strange thing, why did people all over the globe think these different natural things, were the same thing? Like for example, if I baked a cake and everyone said oh that looks like a football, despite them being wrong they must have all had a point of reference? If something didnt exist how comes it has a similar description around the world? Dont know why I'm thinking about this before bed, gonna have nightmares lol and I put the forum into the dark mode... so it's extra creepy lol

Dark Mode is easier on the eyes.
I love lights and light shows, but I'm kind of sensitive to artificial light. Backlights, namely. Or the really bright LED headlights that people have on their cars.
The word for it probably came through natural linguistic evolution. Sort of how American Soccer and European Football are the same thing, but they're just called different things in different countries. But if you baked a cake and someone said it looked like a football, well then that's rude and don't give them any cake.

 

[TheSkaFish]

My brother says dragons are real because in ... let me try to get this correct, in different nations around the globe in Asia, in Europe, there were accounts of dragons that breathe fire in fables and folk lore, in various ancient stories of the past. How creepy!

I know it's extremely unlikely that they were real, but isn't it curious that those different cultures, that were mostly unconnected, had their own versions of the same creature in them?

My understanding is, in the East, dragons were seen as basically gods, and could be destructive or helpful.
In the West, dragons were mostly just monsters.

Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?
Or what if...what if dragons were some kind of imported alien creature that got away?
Or an alien race in their own right?

Although it is probably not true, it is kind of cool how your brother sees things. It's definitely romantic, and an interesting way to look at the world. I wish I could have a little of that, to shake up the stuffiness of thinking science has all the answers.

 

[CenotaphGirl]

I know it's extremely unlikely that they were real, but isn't it curious that those different cultures, that were mostly unconnected, had their own versions of the same creature in them?

My understanding is, in the East, dragons were seen as basically gods, and could be destructive or helpful.
In the West, dragons were mostly just monsters.

Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?
Or what if...what if dragons were some kind of imported alien creature that got away?
Or an alien race in their own right?

Although it is probably not true, it is kind of cool how your brother sees things. It's definitely romantic, and an interesting way to look at the world. I wish I could have a little of that, to shake up the stuffiness of thinking science has all the answers.

Yeah its bizarre, theres like a missing link in all this he has me convinced now

Yeah he’s so random, one of the many questions he has to ask me when im busy doing something he’ll then proceed to debate my top 10 list of anything so obviously the need to ask a zillion questions runs in my family

 

[randomguy]

I know it's extremely unlikely that they were real, but isn't it curious that those different cultures, that were mostly unconnected, had their own versions of the same creature in them?

My understanding is, in the East, dragons were seen as basically gods, and could be destructive or helpful.
In the West, dragons were mostly just monsters.

Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?
Or what if...what if dragons were some kind of imported alien creature that got away?
Or an alien race in their own right?

Although it is probably not true, it is kind of cool how your brother sees things. It's definitely romantic, and an interesting way to look at the world. I wish I could have a little of that, to shake up the stuffiness of thinking science has all the answers.

I think the world is full of magic things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.

I learnt how to ride a horse yesterday, my bloody arse is killing me now and I'm walking bow legged, it was pretty awesome though.

 

[cyan]

I woke up at 6 today and I didn't even have to. stupid alarm clock body

 

[Abstamyous]

Seeing Squall on the forum has made me quite happy. Very few people in my personal life enjoyed FF8 with me.

 

[Bam111]

Seeing Squall on the forum has made me quite happy. Very few people in my personal life enjoyed FF8 with me.

my fav character is Vincent Valentine cant remember if that is 8 though. hmm

 

[Abstamyous]

my fav character is Vincent Valentine cant remember if that is 8 though. hmm

Dirge of Cerberus!

 

[Bam111]

Dirge of Cerberus!

I love it but I think there is another game he comes out on or am I wrong?

this is going to bug me I am going to have to look it up he is such a good character.

 

[Abstamyous]

I love it but I think there is another game he comes out on or am I wrong?

this is going to bug me I am going to have to look it up he is such a good character.

I believe it is 7, but I've never played those games

 

[CenotaphGirl]

Had such a nice day wish I could just birth someone into existence right now

 

[Bam111]

I believe it is 7, but I've never played those games

you are correct I should remember this it was a great game with the main villain character being Sephiroth one of my favorite Villans of all time. Now I feel ashamed lol I should have known this thank you Abstamyous your so smart

 

[TheSkaFish]

...and now I'm in a foul mood again. Great!

(not about here btw)

 

[Rohini]

my fav character is Vincent Valentine cant remember if that is 8 though. hmm

Best music ever in a game (Dirge of Cerberus).. I love Gackt <3

 

[CenotaphGirl]

Hair up, face mask on, do nott fall asleep in the face mask, do not… ugh too tired to get upp

 

[Tryingtosurvive]

Wow. The last 3 days have been turbulent, rocky, scary, terrifying and down right stormy. Thank you to those people who brought me back from the brink, it means so much to me and i will live to fight another day. Won't scare you again like that

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

*Rod Serling voice*
Imagine, if you will, a time in which relationship problems were the least of human concerns.
*Twilight Zone theme*

 

[user 139760]

I don't want to go to work. Not after a measly 3 hours of sleep. Waking up to the sound of a screaming 7yo and a metal pan falling on the floor didn't really do wonders to my mood, either.

 

[CenotaphGirl]

Omg guys I just scared myself half to death, so there was an strange noise, I got up to investigate and make sure all the windows and backdoors are locked. After doing that I went to the toilet and I hear a man coughing! Omfg I just jumped up and realised it was my dumb phone ugh what a fright im still shaking.