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thescalex:

Ah, science.

jaxinkh:

The reason the fisrtborns were the ones to die has to do with the food.

The grain the people ate got contaminated because of the dead insects and frogs. This made it very unhealthy to eat, and caused sickness. Eat enough of it and you’d die. So why only the firstborn of the Egyptians?

The Jewish people cleaned out their storages of grain every spring. This meant that the grain couldn’t accumulate as much bacteria as in the Egyptian storages. So the food they ate had less bacteria in the first place, making them less susceptible to ‘the last plague’.

Antoher thing was that in the Egyptian culture, the fistborn was more important than the other children. So, when disaster strikes, they were given more food than the others. Ironicly, this meant that they ate more contaminated grain than everyone else. In the end they consumed so much contaminated grain, that they died from the bacteria, where their siblings who ate less, survived.

wigmund:

The volcano wasn’t ON Santorini – it WAS Santorini, then called Thera. It completely blew away the Minoan settlements on the island and was one of the largest eruptions in human history. 

• The tsunamis from the Theran eruption devastated Crete, weakening the then-powerful Minoan civilization, leaving them open to being invaded by the Mycenaeans.
• The volcanic winter it created devastated crops in China leading to the fall of the Xia Dynasty. 
• The abrupt and catastrophic loss of the people of Thera may have also inspired the myths about Atlantis.

kvothe-kingkiller:

if anyone wants a full list heres how they happened:

basically they all stem from a massive eruption of a volcano on the island of santorini off the coast of greece. the ash then floated over to egypt which kickstarted the plagues

1) blood: the ash carried the mineral cinnabar, which has the capability of turning water red

2) frogs: the ash also had many toxic and acidic substances so naturally, all the frogs are gonna flee the river

3) lice: given what was going on insects would have burrowed into dead animals/peoples skin and laid eggs, which then hatched

4) beasts: everything is getting poisoned from the ash and toxins, causing animals to freak the fuck out/die

5) pestilence: toxins again

6) boils: the ash would have caused storms that carried acid rain which when it fell, would irritate peoples skin causing boils

7) hail: the storm again

8) locusts: again with the insects and the amount of dead bodies and such which attract more insects. a lotta insects basically.

9) darkness: the ash covered the sky, blocking out the sun

10) slaying of the first born: given that children’s bodies were found in higher numbers than others, some archeologists think they may have been sacrificed to stop all the destruction, but they aren’t 100% sure about that. this is just me but I would say another possibility is that babies/kids are a lot more susceptible to toxins and shit, so while an adult may have been fine or gotten a bit sick, it might have been very dangerous/deadly for kids or babies

the volcano would also attest for the parting of the sea weirdly enough. the red sea was in fact the ‘reed’ sea, and was very shallow, probably waist deep or so. given the amount of shit dumped into the ocean from the volcano, this wouldve caused a tsunami to head towards egypt. the water would get sucked out from the reed sea right before the tsunami hit, letting people pass it easily, then the actual tsunami would hit, fuckin up anyone who tried to follow.

another theory is that the red water was caused by algae, which would cause the frogs and stuff to jump out as well. the algae also carried substances toxic to animals so if they ingested any they’d get sick and die, so more insects. in this theory there was a sand storm coincidentally that caused the rest

some sources: X X

vampiregirl2345:

WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME THE PLAGUES WERE PROVEN

warriorprincess1995:

Fun fact! Water actually turns “blood red” when it is contaminated by sulfur creating sulfuric acid. And scientists have discovered that around the time of the plagues a volcano went off that disturbed Egypt’s environment. So the plagues are scientifically proven. The other parts of the plagues are explained by the sulfuric acid river making the animals leave the river and escaping into the human population.

joshuu-nutboi-higashikata:

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cosmicfunnies:

Better late than never! Finally got the energy to work again!

Here’s a comic about venturing into Saturn!

https://astrogeekzco.com/2019/01/10/what-would-you-see-if-you-fell-into-saturn/

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