![]() ![]() But the extreme conditions, the treacherous oceans that surround it, the dangers of ice, cold and wind simply made it impossible for humans to get there without a reasonably well-built ocean craft. And for most of that, it has also been bereft of human habitation.Īntarctica wasn’t even discovered until the early 19th century,although many speculated that a southern continent had to exist, simply for symmetry’s sake. During the entire, short duration of human existence (historically speaking) *, it has been an inhospitable, ice-covered place. ![]() It’s been covered in ice for about 15 million years, although before that it was a fairly temperate region. After that it drifted until it arrived where it is and started gathering ice. The continent broke away from the Gondwanaland super-continent starting about 160 million years ago. And whoa! I stumbled into a major conspiracy theory I must have missed!Īntarctica, the fifth largest continent, is 98% covered in ice that averages a mile thick. It’s the coldest place on the planet, with temperatures as low as -89C (-128F). What silliness is this, I asked myself. That’s gotta be worth exploring. Not something I’d expect to see in my posts. This week I noticed some odd search terms showing up in my stats page: “antarctica” and “pyramids” in the same line. Keep scrolling to check out our ranking Frank Ocean’s 10 best songs.What is it about pyramids that excites the imagination? Their shape? Their size? Height? Age? The complexities and difficulties in their building? Or the sheer grandeur of them?Īnd what is it about them that get the cranks and conspiracy theorists so fired up? What is it about these constructions that convince some folks they’re made by – or for – aliens? Or that there’s some bizarre coverup by governments to keep people from knowing the “truth” about them? He is a talented instrumentalist, singer and writer but above all, he is a human with a subtle, genius authority on relations. Each story is intricate and sometimes terrifying, but the virtuoso doesn’t lose sight of what I believe is his intent-greater understanding of the people we love and the ones we may believe are just too unrelatable. ![]() He also provide valid societal critiques, primarily how some have failed to relate to one another due to differences of religion, race and class. He is more than his romantic anecdotes, though. With the braggadocio of a new rapper and the gentility of a butterfly’s wing fluttering against a check, Ocean takes fresh lovers to the mountaintops and crushed exes into the caverns of solitude. Through his music, he explains his relationship with his emotions and the effect they have on others, spinning tales of love, hedonism and external complexities. Frank Ocean speaks to matters of the heart like few others. ![]()
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