tmccnt t1_j6peu9e wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:23 PM

Reply to comment by OTee_D in TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit

We also use this term in engineering if people just copy things that may work to some extend without knowing why.

tmccnt t1_j6m4wwy wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:22 AM

Reply to comment by opiate_lifer in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4

Beer yes, brewery no. :)

tmccnt t1_j6kpbgl wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:30 AM

Reply to comment by UristMasterRace in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4

I surprised some of my US relatives a while ago by serving them beer from a local brewery about 8 years older than the US. And that is not even rare. Always weird to think how young that country is.