I know Usenet was used to transfer text messages and stuff in the early days but not so much nowadays. Also, I know this topic is more nuanced than this, but I just wanted to make some humour out of it, that’s all.
I know Usenet was used to transfer text messages and stuff in the early days but not so much nowadays. Also, I know this topic is more nuanced than this, but I just wanted to make some humour out of it, that’s all.
Completely unrelated but still fun fact!
Did you know that Atlas didn’t actually hold up the earth like in a lot of retellings but actually he held up the heavens? :D
Yes, and the heavens surround the earth. Most depictions, including OP’s image, show the sky in some form. Some omit the sky and only show the earth.
I mean, that’s fair. I wasn’t trying to be an ass or anything, just sharing a fun fact.
Although, tbf, even in a celestial sphere model, holding up the heavens does not imply holding up the earth. In this case, Atlas would be on the earth, holding up the heavens.
No, he’s outside the environment, you see. Don’t ask what he’s standing on.
Edit: I’ve been misled by these depictions. He does stand on the earth, but he holds up the sky not as a sphere but at the edge as if it was a dome. I guess that doesn’t make as good a statue.
There’s lots of art with him holding up the earth instead, which is technically incorrect. Atlas’ modern association with maps probably doesn’t help.