Apparently we used to have the ability, and in the future we may get it back if they can recreate what they did in fruitflies in humans. This would mean always knowing North, East, South, etc.
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU replied with this 15 years ago, 19 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^][v]#138,328
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Aboriginal languages don't have words for 'left' or 'right', so they give all directions in terms of north/south/east/west. It's not "take a left at the zebra crossing", it's "go north when you reach the end of the hedgerow". It's not "To the left of the assault rifle cache", it's "south of the iPhone display". Since the compass directions are so important for their language, they have an almost superhuman ability to tell direction. They know, at all times, where north/south/east/west are in relation to them.
Fuck you Brian Wilson replied with this 15 years ago, 17 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#138,337
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Filthy nigger petrol-huffing abbos are good at stuff?
FreeCode !!4IKKtS9GG joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 33 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#138,347
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You have to be good at something. For some people it's culture, art, or other useful things that benefit society. For Aborigines it's not dying as fast in the desert. So if you're dumped into isolated Nevada badlands for some twisted millionaire's amusement and your survival time is eventually compared to that of an Aborigine victim, you might end up surviving about 10 minutes less unless the Aborigine is high on gas fumes or severely malnourished. That might be of some hypothetical significance to you, racist.
Fuck you Brian Wilson replied with this 15 years ago, 15 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#138,357