A_lethe_ion: Yes. It's not "don't fly" its "Don't fly to close to the sun" Or don't dive to the titanic in a submarine made for 1k depth

Apparently the government of the Yucatán recently erected a Poseidon statue on one of their major beaches. It’s a very heavily Mayan area, where people still pray to Chaac, the god of rainfall. They’re now being slammed with 3 hurricanes and significant flooding, leading to memes like this

Stuff like this is why I think twice when planes and boats are named things like 'Zeus' Folly' or 'Fairyland Adventure'. You're just asking for trouble.

I was on the Greek island of Ikaria and this is a statue in their damn AIRPORT

Don't remind the pilots!

Do remind them. Remind them of the danger of hubris

Yep. Remember, the lesson of the Icarus story isn't "Humans shouldn't fly." It's "Follow the goddamned operating instructions."

Yes. It's not "don't fly" its "Don't fly to close to the sun" Or don't dive to the titanic in a submarine made for 1k depth

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