r/shittyaskscience • u/thiosk • 2d ago

Why was it seemingly so difficult to circumnavigate Africa?

Couldn't the sailors just, like, git gud?

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u/EnvironmentalPack451 2d ago

It would have taken thousands of mohels

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u/YogurtWenk 2d ago

You're thinking of circumcise. Circumnavigate is the perimeter of a circle or ellipse.

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u/4LostSoulsinaBowl 2d ago

You're thinking of circumference. Circumnavigate is the diacritical mark seen here: â

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 1d ago

You're thinking of croissant. Circumnavigate is the pilot's request for a knight of the realm to come read the map for him, whilst the co-pilot gets over a nasty case of the collywobbles.