Early man did not see the oceans as a barrier but rather as a means of communication. This...
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Thor Heyerdahl:
[Radiotyping to mainland]
Early man did not see the oceans as a barrier but rather as a means of communication. This is science that can not be done behind a desk or by a committee. That a 1500 year old civilization. Possessed maritime and navigational skills to successfully maneuver a balsa wood raft over 5,000 miles. We are using the same stars as they did.
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Such research can not be done
from behind a desk
- Or by a committee.
A 1500 year old civilization -
- Had shipping
and navigation skills.
captured the
to maneuver a balsa raft -
- Over 8000 kilometers.
We use the same stars
as they did!
It is as if we are the only
people left in the universe.
Maybe we are.
Maybe they are released
more bombs at each other.
And every city's like Hiroshima.
may not think we had
had radio contact, Bengt.
Perhaps we simply
just been accepted now.
By nature.
That we have become like a seagull or fish.
Clip duration: 71 seconds
Views: 220
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 12 December, 2020
Genres: adventure, biography, drama
Summary: Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
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00:57 It's as if we're the only people left in the...
01:06 I'm 32 years old
00:57 We have traveled over 8000 kilometers
00:57 Do as the natives do
01:32 All very capable
00:47 Three years ago
01:17 We could try to surf over
01:14 Your Excellency
04:14 Look around you
03:01 At the mercy of the winds
00:46 Where did your ancestors come from
00:44 Same pineapple
00:37 It's tomato soup
02:20 You proved what Tei told us that night on Fatu Hiva
01:27 It's our only chance
02:56 This is Herman Watzinger
01:11 That a 1500 year old civilization