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adrian_b•6 days ago
> the meter was defined four millennia after the pyramid was built.

Not only this, but also the sexagesimal degree divided into minutes, as a unit for angle measurement, was defined a couple of millennia later after the pyramid was built.

Decimal fractions of sexagesimal degrees were not used before the last few centuries.

evanjrowley•6 days ago
If The Great Pyramids of Giza and light-speed physics are interesting to you, then you may also enjoy the Stargate series. It's a Boomer Sci Fi series that leans heavily into the "Ancient Aliens" trope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_SG-1
ButlerianJihad•6 days ago
What exactly makes SG-1 a “Boomer” series? Because Richard Dean Anderson is 76?

I don't know any Boomers who would be remotely interested in that stuff. I’m Generation X, and the show appeals to me—definitely not my parents!

The pilot film was released in 1994, and I don't know any Boomers who went to see Sci-Fi films in the 1990s.

evanjrowley•6 days ago
The film is another story, but the show Stargate SG-1 is a boomer series because:

- In most of the episodes, the assumed leader is Colonel Jack O'Neill, who is literally a boomer and fits perfectly into the stereotype. The character's purpose is to show that positive qualities of boomerism win, while sarcastically dismissing the value of everything new.

- It's a patriotic military Sci-Fi that portrays the US military as mostly good. Reverence for the United States military is strongest with Boomers. Similarly, the theme of "American exeptionalism" is strong throughout the series.

- For a show made in the 2000s, Colnel O'Neill's consistent distrust of the Russians, contrasted with the relative openness displayed by other characters, is rooted in Cold War experience that strongly resonates with Boomers.

To be clear, I'm not saying any of this is bad. Personally I think it was a good show. Rewatching it today gives me nostalgia both for the show and the ideals of the era.