Guest guest Posted December 22, 2001 Report Share Posted December 22, 2001 Good one! > An astronomer is on an expedition to Darkest Africa to observe a total > eclipse of the sun, which will only be observable there, when he's > captured by cannibals. The eclipse is due the next day around noon. To > gain his freedom he plans to pose as a god and threaten to extinguish the > sun if he's not released, but the timing has to be just right. So, in the > few words of the cannibals' primative tongue that he knows, he asks his > guard what time they plan to kill him. > > The guard's answer is, "Tradition has it that captives are to be killed > when the sun reaches the highest point in the sky on the day after their > capture so that they may be cooked and ready to be served for the evening > meal". > > "Great", the astronomer replies. > > The guard continues. "But, because everyone's so excited about it, in your > case we're going to wait until after the eclipse." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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