Ancient Hedgehog on Wheels
The idea that hedgehogs should be faster is innate to humanity and as old as the stars. A hedgehog on wheels, c.1500–1200 BC, from the Temple of Inshushinak cache, Susa (Iran); made from carved limestone on bitumen: cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visit... & louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-noti...
A screenshot of a social media thread discusses an ancient limestone hedgehog figurine mounted on four wheels, dating to approximately 1500–1200 BC and found in Susa, Iran. The joke is that humanity has apparently always wanted hedgehogs to move faster, making a silly modern preference seem like an ancient universal truth. EN: A screenshot of a social media thread discusses an ancient limestone hedgehog figurine mounted on four wheels, dating to approximately 1500–1200 BC and found in Susa, Iran. The joke is that humanity has apparently always wanted hedgehogs to move faster, making a silly modern preference seem like an ancient universal truth.
- @eternalclassic / 51796 2024-05-30
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- absurd, witty
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- en
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