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Angrist 07-23-2009 05:39 AM
Congo vs. Amazon
 
Which tropical jungle river?

The African Congo river:


Length: 4,700 km or 3,000 miles.





The South-American Amazon river:



Length: 6,400 km or 4,000 miles.


Professor S 07-23-2009 08:19 AM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Amazon, it supports the most primitive culture known to man, the Yanomamo tribe.

Teuthida 07-23-2009 09:16 AM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Just read up on them. Not sure how they'd be considered primitive.

Thought you might have been referring to the Piraha at first. They have no concept of numbers, unable to count higher than two (there's one, two, and many), no words for colors, no written language, no collective memory going back more than two generations, tell no fictional stories, have no art, no creation myths. A lot of other weird stuff too. Fascinating people. A number of articles about their lack of numbers, but this covers their culture pretty succinctly:

http://www.jcrows.com/withoutnumbers.html

Angrist 07-23-2009 10:36 AM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Michael Crichton says that the Congo is way more diverse than the Amazon. It houses more plants and animals.
Congo was a great moody book, so right now I want to see the Congo more.

Combine 017 07-23-2009 05:08 PM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
I thought this was a monster vs thread at first.

Angrist 07-23-2009 05:15 PM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
We could ask Typhoid to do a nature war. Machu Picchu vs the Himalayas. Vesuvius vs El Chichon. Snow vs Rain. Sun vs Moon.

Swan 07-24-2009 01:15 AM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
What about Machhu vs Picchu?



That sounds like a pokebattle.



I voted Congo on account of the Crichton book as well. Oh killer apes

Professor S 07-24-2009 08:45 AM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Teuthida (Post 254660)
Just read up on them. Not sure how they'd be considered primitive.

Thought you might have been referring to the Piraha at first. They have no concept of numbers, unable to count higher than two (there's one, two, and many), no words for colors, no written language, no collective memory going back more than two generations, tell no fictional stories, have no art, no creation myths. A lot of other weird stuff too. Fascinating people. A number of articles about their lack of numbers, but this covers their culture pretty succinctly:

http://www.jcrows.com/withoutnumbers.html
Not primtive? You're being sarcastic, right? You just described how primitive they are.

Teuthida 07-24-2009 09:07 AM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
You said Yanomamo. I was describing the Piraha.

Professor S 07-24-2009 02:07 PM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Teuthida (Post 254693)
You said Yanomamo. I was describing the Piraha.

Oh, thought you said Pirahna (sp?), like the fish.

Yeah, sound like the Piraha are more primitive. Keep in mind I learned about the Yanomamo in 1998(?) when I was in college, so opinion might have changed since then.

They WHISTLE THEIR LANGUAGE?? Thats just awesome.

Angrist 07-24-2009 03:07 PM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
If they whistle their language, what do they use their tongue for?

Aah... :)

Combine 017 07-24-2009 04:10 PM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 254706)
If they whistle their language, what do they use their tongue for?

Aah... :)
Uhhh... the tongue is used to whistle.

Angrist 07-24-2009 05:33 PM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Combine 017 (Post 254710)
Uhhh... the tongue is used to whistle.
I'm tired of you and your sick fascinations.

Combine 017 07-24-2009 05:57 PM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 254713)
I'm tired of you and your sick fascinations.
Im not fascinated by it, its just the way whistling works. I dare you to try and whistle without your tongue. And you cant use your fingers either.

jeepnut 11-21-2013 12:28 AM
Re: Congo vs. Amazon
 
Amazon. Western Hemisphere loyalty.


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