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Influenza pandemic, cca 1918.
Influenza pandemic, cca 1918.
Jun 9, 2020 7:07 AM
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isivapon
Better at quarantining than us
akspartankiiier
“Don’t take anyone’s breath” - Berlin slowly stops singing Take My Breath Away https://youtu.be/Bx51eegLTY8
MT26sol
Haillicane
The women wearing the cones in #3 isn't because of influenza, they were invented and used as face shields for walking in the snow.
mikehoskins12
#1 is definitely not from 100 years ago. Probably closer 60
JT1980
#2 Since it's a 100 years ago.....I'ma *whistle @ woman on the right. https://imgur.com/euBpziw
cupcakesandviolence
Its called fashion, sweetie. Look it up.
SoggyRumHam
100 years from now what will ne the story? So much to choose from.
ToxicMolluscinity
Lol, you think there is going to be civilization 100 years from now. That's cute.
rwb813
This is why I always swallow, it saves lives.
avengingkitty
Wolfyrion
I am looking for an imgur post that someone was comparing the pandemic before 100 years with nowadays , anyone got a link? Thanks!
imreprobate
Seen what you are inquiring about on reddit. Can't recall the posts but I do know they're there. Sorry and good luck in your search!
havealwayswonderedwethericanchangemyusernamelater
"Avoid Worry, Fear and Fatigue." Well...
hotdiewheels4
They had plastic bags 100 years ago?
Munchman347
That may be from the 40's, but Clear 'Parkesine' was invented in 1862, while PVC was first made in 1872...
hotdiewheels4
Thanks, guess i could have googled that.
SamArt53
#5 and here we have women covering their mouths, but not their nose. 102 years later we have people still doing the same dumb ass shit! SMH
SamArt53
Also, there seems to be a majority of people at demonstrations not wearing ANY protection, or not covering their noses. Please don’t do this
darvint
@op great job
cantthinkaboutanewname
Thanks
Robowitz
#3 is supposed to be a face protection from snowstorms, Canada 1939 according to loads of "old inventions" sites
galacticmeat
That’s my favorite one.
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
That first one is not from 100 years ago.
wherearemytesticles
But how do I prevent Influencers?
WhichIsIt
They had plastic bags 100 years ago?
jrbr549
And it was as just as effective then as it was during the pandemic. Not at all.
GoodDadJokes
It'll be interesting to see if there is a population spike in about 9 months
akspartankiiier
There is, I saw a article about 7million unplanned pregnancies are coming
MrTuttlesDriversEDClass
Not from people who already have kids and have been locked up with them
beanwoods
My husband and I decided we were going to try for a baby starting at the beginning of the year and then the virus hit. I am currently (1/?)
beanwoods
15 weeks pregnant and our kid is always going to be known as a corona baby. It wasn't planned that way though. (2/2)
martianstar
irepelupvotes
What are they wearing in #1 ? Plastics were yet to be invented, but it looks like plastic.
Munchman347
Clear 'Parkesine' was invented in 1862, while PVC was first made in 1872...
irepelupvotes
AWESOME! I didn't know that. Thanks!
Midgarmerc
And not a single person saying they're being oppressed cause they can't get haircuts
MrTuttlesDriversEDClass
Not sure you actually understood those protests
itsthevoiceman
Well, not in these photos. But There probably were SOME idiots out there making similar arguments.
TooOldToBeRealLife
Yup.
LullabyJones
This is why there are laws on the books in some places making it illegal to spit on sidewalks.
UnpopularOpinions
Expectorating
pandro
The spit thing was a big issue with spreading tuberculosis, apparently. And spitting was still a fining offense in 1980 per the Arthur movie
mrputter
It still is in some parts of the world.
AdrianMole
Few things I hate more than people spitting on the streets whenever they like. Disgusting.
ratfinkfuck
it's so fun though
xo101
Oh, that makes sense. I just thought it was disgusting, but that wouldn’t be enough reason for a law.
MobiusAzarath
Wow so THATS why. Of course probably cuz it looks gross but now it makes sense why some countries take that seriously.
GFYandyourstupidrequirements
Where are the pics of lunatics walking around with high-powered semi-automatic rifles?
snuffcarcass
Right? How did they even go buy a sandwich at the deli without rocket launchers?
tlamstrike
In Europe shooting it out:
tlamstrike
... and no those aren't Government soldiers.
kalmangabriel8888
Not sure about plastic bags 100 years ago...
mrputter
I was wondering that too. But not certain they're plastic? (As opposed to e.g.: some thin/translucent fabric.)
kalmangabriel8888
you're saying' somethin'... could be some fancy fabric... but looks plastic.. ish.. :)
tlamstrike
They had polyethylene and cellophane back then so maybe.
chimalli
Besides that, those skirts are not from that age.
kalmangabriel8888
good point... you're paying attention to what really matters... i just got sidetracked by those bags... :D
Lulabel73
Not all these are from 100 years ago. #1 looks like 50s
Wirefish
Yup—still didn’t have all the vaccines we have now. 1968 flu epidemic, for instance.
Roguishpotato
MrPajamaSam
"It's never been easier to save a life"
ToxicMolluscinity
Unless there's a protest
BabySharkEtc
Hapsdinersdumpsterfire
I would upvote but it's at 666
FuturamaSleeper
I think this one is a 2020 variation made to look old. I could be wrong tho.
PooPooInSpaghettiEveryoneUpsetti
This one is not old. It's from this year.
MrBobSaget
I LOVE the design of this.
FuckThatUsernameIsTaken
I'm a goddam Hero
Budapest2020
WanPannnnnnnnnnnnch
I Forget who said it. But somebody said we’re not asking you to go to war. We’re asking you to stay home and binge Netflix.
ishouldprobablybeplayingpokemonATM
fair enough, but people get paid for war
damnusernames
Think it was Piers Morgan.
Deoxyribonucleicacidwashedgenes
A lot of people said that.
spiffylookingnerfherder
Is anyone really binging Netflix? Seems like it's either buried in work (from home) or terrifying unemployment.
rushinrussian
A lot of people can't afford to stay home for very long
MitchnChips
I saw a study once where people began intentionally hurting themselves to avoid boredom. People might rather go to war
ElTitoMojito
I've been stuck in quarantine in an abusive situation. War and possible death doesn't seem that bad some days
Varzoth
I think i read somewhere that solitary confinement in prisons causes brain damage of a type. I imagine people isolated might experience simi
Varzoth
Similar effects
Deoxyribonucleicacidwashedgenes
I doubt it. Solitary confinement is almost like sensory deprivation. Not quite the same as having infinite movies, internet video games,
CelticBlacksmith
Piers Morgan of all people said that, and it does in fact hurt to agree with the bastard but he is right.
WanPannnnnnnnnnnnch
Thanks. I couldn’t remember.
bobopitt
I fucking hate that prick
Selerox
Give the evil bastard his credit, he's been on fucking fire during this.
MegaIlluminati
The school curriculum has assumed lots of things to be unnecessary to teach as "it is common sense". Maybe we should acknowledge this gap.
gray317
If teachers didn't have to deal with teaching curriculum aimed at standardized testing, there may be room for critical thinking skills.
Entitlement
Common sense is exactly what we should be teaching. When I think about all I could of learned and was taught instead I just wanna..
Sealab2021
Just so you know, there is very little public information on the 1918 flu. About 15 years ago, when I was in school, I got to pick a /1
Sealab2021
major world event to do a paper on(this was middle school). My mom suggested the the 1918 flu. I spent hours in libraries and online /2
Sealab2021
trying to find information. It got so hard to find info that I doubted the event and my mom. How could something so deadly have so little/3
Sealab2021
impact in the world. Needless to say it was one of those papers where I had like three sources and my biggest most important source was /4
Sealab2021
a 5 sentence paragraph from the encyclopedia britanica. All this to say I don’t have high hopes for us to learn from this experience. fin
LenneSamunai
i was thinking the same thing while watching the PM's speeches every other week. 'use common sense' and then i see such weird stuff
flapperfemmefatale
I agree, but on the other hand I learned a lot at home. Maybe let kids test out so they don't have to waste their time.
TheBlueMuppet
Iirc, its the "third condiment problem". Old traditional table settings had salt, pepper, and...another seasoning. Which? Were not sure.
TheBlueMuppet
Cause people only wrote about them in passing and never identified the 3rd because everyone knew back then. Some believe nutmeg.
pgdave
Fascinating - do you have a link I can read more about this?
TheBlueMuppet
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/26482/mind-boggling-facts-bill-brysons-home
TheBlueMuppet
Im sure theres better ones, but its hatd to go into it past "were not sure".
mathismygame
Or parents accuse the school of pushing a "political agenda" when we teach their little unvacccinated disease vectors about vaccines.
Cryolith
My wife had a parent throw a fit when she taught that Arizona used to be part of Mexico. Accused the school of "pro- immigrant" bias.
Cryolith
TBH, a lot of stuff we do teach never takes. People have to want to learn, and some Americans have a serious anti-learning stance.
Mach30ThatsFasterThanMostPlanesCanGo
As a teacher, this is painfully true
PleasantPeasantPheasant
I had a lot of luck with having teachers that had a passion for the subject and very few, 'just here for my paycheck' types.
beaglefeatures
I have students that complain "you never taught me this", and I remind them that I did, but they didn't learn it at the time.
Syxcfaq
Republicans...you meant to say Republicans have a serious anti-learning stance.
WimpyTheKing
Stop that. I bet most stoners are liberal and some of them believe the dumbest shit
Cryolith
There is a distinction between uneducated and anti-education. Many conservatives are the latter.
Cryolith
pandro
"Common sense isn't all that common" is my problem. When your parents are alcoholics there's a lot of stuff they don't pass on to you.
davethebiker
Common sense is a superpower these days
AmbroseGudmaker
There's also what's is intuitive, what is sense in common everyday life situations isn't always the right call.
Wmcmwa
Like any of their alcohol, the greedy fucks
Youhavinagiraffe
Also "common sense" is often not that sensible. People often defend their dumb opinions with "common sense" when they have nothing better
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
Well if you're like me, then they did pass down one thing for sure. They're crippling alcoholism ayooo
nullbr
*Their
pandro
An ancestor was smuggling rum across the erstwhile Canadian border before the Revolutionary War. Alcoholism gallops in my family. :-)