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Drought In Central Europe Reveals Cautionary 'Hunger Stones' In Czech River
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:32 am
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:32 am
This is pretty neat.
We have smartphones telling us the weather every couple of minutes. Imagine seeing a warning on a rock that your crops were going to fail due to the water level being low.
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A lengthy drought in Europe has exposed carved boulders, known as "hunger stones," that have been used for centuries to commemorate historic droughts — and warn of their consequences.
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"Over a dozen of the hunger stones, chosen to record low water levels, can now be seen in and near the northern Czech town of Decin near the German border," the AP writes.
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"It expressed that drought had brought a bad harvest, lack of food, high prices and hunger for poor people. Before 1900, the following droughts are commemorated on the stone: 1417, 1616, 1707, 1746, 1790, 1800, 1811, 1830, 1842, 1868, 1892, and 1893."
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One of the stones on the banks of the Elbe is carved with the words "Wenn du mich siehst, dann weine": "If you see me, weep."
We have smartphones telling us the weather every couple of minutes. Imagine seeing a warning on a rock that your crops were going to fail due to the water level being low.
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This post was edited on 8/27/18 at 6:32 am
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Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:35 am to celltech1981
Peace Rock in reverse.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:37 am to celltech1981
How does the writing not weather off?
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:38 am to celltech1981
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Imagine seeing a warning on a rock that your crops were going to fail due to the water level being low.
A farmer wouldn't need a rock exposed in a river to tell him it hasn't been raining.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:40 am to ThatMakesSense
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A farmer wouldn't need a rock exposed in a river to tell him it hasn't been raining.
well yeah, but when you see the warning it kind of rubs it in lol
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:46 am to celltech1981
A very cool, and sobering, way to document the historic droughts of that region.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:50 am to DavidTheGnome
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How does the writing not weather off?
It does. The Czechs are sneaky hoaxing bastards.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:54 am to celltech1981
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Before 1900, the following droughts are commemorated on the stone: 1417, 1616, 1707, 1746, 1790, 1800, 1811, 1830, 1842, 1868, 1892, and 1893."
Didn't realize climate change happened prior to 1990...
Posted on 8/27/18 at 6:57 am to IT_Dawg
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Didn't realize climate change happened prior to 1990...
The white male “devil” has such a powerful reach that he can even impact history.
He is that evil.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 7:00 am to IT_Dawg
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Didn't realize climate change happened prior to 1990...
Manbearpig is immortal
Posted on 8/27/18 at 7:04 am to fr33manator
Looks like the 1500 were balling.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 7:20 am to blowmeauburn
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Looks like the 1500 were balling.
Either that or the 1700s and 1800s were full of drama queens.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 7:29 am to blowmeauburn
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Looks like the 1500 were balling.
Maybe the drought was so bad that there was nobody left to carve the rock.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 8:18 am to fr33manator
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Manbearpig is immortal
he is super cereal
Posted on 8/27/18 at 8:21 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 8/27/18 at 8:23 am to celltech1981
The original fake news. Many centuries later it spawned CNN. 
Posted on 8/27/18 at 8:44 am to DavidTheGnome
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ow does the writing not weather off?
May have something to do with being underwater? Though I assume it would also have to be in an area not generally subject to rapid turbulent flow either. Otherwise significant erosion would likely occur at any sharp edges.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 8:50 am to celltech1981
Climate change obviously started in the 1700s.
Posted on 8/27/18 at 8:57 am to celltech1981
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. 
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