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Dec 5, 2020 06:18:56   #
LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America
 
Prehistoric humans boiled their food in thermal springs long before they cooked with fire.

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Dec 5, 2020 07:43:13   #
Jim70 Loc: Delaware
 
....and some guy just got banned from Yellowstone for doing the same thing....

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Dec 5, 2020 16:40:51   #
dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia
 
LWW wrote:
Prehistoric humans boiled their food in thermal springs long before they cooked with fire.


I did know this!

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Dec 6, 2020 08:58:43   #
2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond
 
LWW wrote:
Prehistoric humans boiled their food in thermal springs long before they cooked with fire.


My ole pappy used to say, "You learn something new every day." Thank you, now I don't have to wait to see what today's new knowledge will be.

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Dec 6, 2020 09:42:52   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
Are’nt thermal springs usually contaminated with undesirable minerals that shouldn’t be ingested?

Stan

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Dec 6, 2020 11:15:33   #
Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC
 
StanMac wrote:
Are’nt thermal springs usually contaminated with undesirable minerals that shouldn’t be ingested?

Stan


Some are and some aren't.

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Dec 6, 2020 12:01:54   #
SpikeW Loc: Butler PA
 
Which explains the short life spans then.

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Dec 6, 2020 12:18:27   #
Watash
 
Bultaco wrote:
Some are and some aren't.


I'm sure the government had warning signs posted about the risk and what would happen if you
didn't have a mask on or had more than 10 persons at one thermal spring.
No mask? You got boiled or fed to "Rex".

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Dec 6, 2020 15:15:56   #
BBurns Loc: South Bay, California
 
LWW wrote:
Prehistoric humans boiled their food in thermal springs long before they cooked with fire.
I have always been thankful that prehistoric man discovered a dinosaur that had been struck by lightning.
The concept of BBQ was born!

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Dec 6, 2020 15:34:46   #
Abo
 
SpikeW wrote:
Which explains the short life spans then.


You're welcome to use this white balance corrected version
for your avatar Spike:



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Dec 7, 2020 08:13:55   #
petrochemist Loc: UK
 
StanMac wrote:
Are’nt thermal springs usually contaminated with undesirable minerals that shouldn’t be ingested?

Stan


I suspect microbial contamination of uncooked foods was as big an issue.

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Dec 15, 2020 22:44:30   #
RainierView Loc: Eatonville, WA
 
StanMac wrote:
Are’nt thermal springs usually contaminated with undesirable minerals that shouldn’t be ingested?

Stan


They must have had a stronger immune system than we have now.

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Dec 16, 2020 01:14:51   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
LWW wrote:
Prehistoric humans boiled their food in thermal springs long before they cooked with fire.


If you're 70, you've been alive for 1% of all recorded history.

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