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Which guy got nicknamed Wilson? Kidding. That’s awesome they were rescued, and days before dehydration would’ve killed them, too!
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This adds evidence to my theory that Gilligan could’ve got everybody rescued if he really wanted to but knew a good deal when he saw one.
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Wow. I thought ST: Voyager was ridiculous when Seven of Nine showed up wearing heels, but this is worse.
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“Wait, wait, cancel that… I guess it says ‘helf’.”
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On today’s edition of Desert Island Discs…
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What aint we got?.. A way off this island!
When my favourite martian was in the South Pacific things was different.
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27 miles eh? Sounds like your could cover that distance in just around three hours.
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The problem is that, especially in a small open boat like that with a relatively low eye height, in the middle of the trip you are out of sight of land for quite some time and can easily become disoriented if you don’t have a good means of measuring your direction.
I imagine the Micronesians historically had these- I don’t know whether the people in the boat knew the traditional navigational skills, or if they were relying on a magnetic compass.
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Off route. Recalculating…
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…a three-hour toooour!!
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That looked like a pretty sturdy shelter they built for themselves. If I ever got stranded, I’d hope my companions were as skillful at survival as these guys.
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“Why’s it say ‘505’ on that island down there? Are we numbering these little sandbars and atolls now?”
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This is why I can’t watch all the superhero stuff. The women are all running around fighting crime in male gaze heels, and it makes no sense.
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And backwards.
That’s the “super” part. 
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birds, clouds, smoke from natural fires, sometimes fish
those i think are the guesses for how people found islands ( and continents ) for the first time without being able to actually see the land. and dumb luck i guess
( definitely none recommended for beginners )
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