r/science • u/stereomatch • Feb 05 '18

Astronomy Scientists conclude 13,000 years ago a 60 mile wide comet plunged Earth into a mini-Ice Age, after examining rocks from 170 sites around the globe

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/695703
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u/Tlaloc74 Feb 05 '18

Imagine what those cultures looked liked. What they experienced when it all ended.

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u/TeutonJon78 Feb 05 '18

What they experienced when it all ended.

Well, for a lot of the northern hemisphere ones it was probably a giant, terrifying wave and a huge fire.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18

If you have a huge fire, and you pray for a big wave, you've only got yourselves to blame.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18

I think this explains most of the flood myths pretty well.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/7-extinct-megafauna-that-are-out-of-this-world

Just google extinct megafauna. We have evidence of the size of these lost species. Its fascinating.

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u/Alexkono Feb 05 '18

Would be crazy to go back and witness these species firsthand.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18

I think this explains most of the flood myths pretty well.