#Equator

[incognitopolls]

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[lascitasdelashoras]

Paul Rand, 1964 - equator

[alphamecha-mkii]

Equator Cover Art by Bruce Pennington

[pop-art-sixties-seventies]

Bruce Pennington, Equator, 1973

[ltwilliammowett]

Be careful there - 😁

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[daphlandia]

one day i will write about the spring equinox being on the same day as the severance s2 finale and and its connection to the equator. when? who knows... but i will!!

"see you at the equator."

[saltavista]

[jeanambrojo]

[saltfrequency]

sunset on the pacific / kodak gold 200

[meta-holott]

1977 Singapore, Java sea

[koof]

look, I live in a tropical country and I've always complained about the heat

but there's a typhoon affecting the Philippines rn and it's made me realize I have like ZERO cold tolerance, my clothes weren't made for for anything under 27° Damnit!

[bergsmotiv]

Mt. Kilimanjaro Crater Eternal ice on the equator

[paulwhitewriter]

Neptune and the Pollywogs

The Crossing the Line ceremony is an initiation ritual devised by seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates can endure long stints and difficult times at sea.

The ceremony plays an integral role in fostering a sense of identity, camaraderie, and brotherhood among ship’s companies by initiating novices, or ‘pollywogs’, sailors who have not yet crossed the equator, into ‘The Ancient Order of the Deep.’

Records from the early 19th century indicate that the ceremony could be a brutal affair, sometimes involving sailors being beaten with boards and wet ropes before being thrown or 'dunked' overboard.

During these times, the Crossing the Line ceremony was more a test of physical endurance and perseverance against pain than the high jinks that characterise today's initiation rites. Thankfully, nowadays, Crossing the Line is intended to be fun, albeit with a hint of the rough-and-tumble from earlier years.

The ceremony is crafted and executed using wit, wisdom, references to classical literature, and high theatre. It is said that the Crossing the Line Ceremony is a seafaring tradition dating back to the Middle Ages; however, the ceremony has its roots in much earlier times…

Read more, https://amzn.to/3FyZZ3G

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[have-you-been-here]

The equator, earth

[roaminandtumbln]

📍Museo Sitio Intiñan, Quito, Ecuador. 2 enero 2019.