The Sólheimasandur Plane Wreck
Added 2023-09-08 10:15:01 +0000 UTCThe wreck of the plane is certainly very Instagram-friendly… and, like many famous Instagrammable landmarks, it’s a bit of a contentious subject. People are often seen climbing (or even skateboarding) on the wreckage – something that is causing it irreparable damage. Although, of course, it’s a wreck to begin with, and something that’s not part of the natural landscape… a natural landscape that thousands of visitors each year unavoidably damage. Should we be preserving this iconic piece of wreckage… or should we be focussing on protecting the natural landscape?
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That's one I haven't heard about before. Have added it to the list. Chimp attacks are almost always quite awful - they're way stronger than most people realise!
Fascinating Horror
2023-09-10 08:28:09 +0000 UTCGlad I could share something new about your part of the world!
Fascinating Horror
2023-09-10 08:17:49 +0000 UTCI lived in Iceland for three years and I'd never heard of this!
2023-09-09 03:07:40 +0000 UTCHow about a video on the St. James Davis chimpanzee attack? St. James Davis was a racecar driver who, along with his wife LaDonna, owned a pet chimp named Moe. They tried raising Moe like a human child, but when Moe bit several people, he was taken to a nearby animal sanctuary. One day, when the Davises went to the sanctuary to visit Moe, a couple of unrelated chimps named Buddy and Ollie escaped from their enclosure and mauled both of them. Here's the Wikipedia page for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James_Davis_chimpanzee_attack
Michael Rutherford
2023-09-08 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
