(Imagined dialogue) "Helios! Did you let Phaethon borrow the chariot AGAIN?!?! What have you done?!?! Zeus is not going to be happy about this happening again, and we're going to have to take the chariot back in for repairs!" #PostcardsFromTheAnthropocene#hatwave#greece
In Greek mythology, #Phaethon was the son of #Helios, the sun #god. One day, Phaeton asked his father to drive the chariot of the sun of through the heavens for a single day. Like many a new teenage driver, Phaeton was unable to control the horses of the sun chariot (too much horsepower), which came too near the earth and began to scorch it. As a result, law enforcement (i.e. Zeus) hurled a thunderbolt at Phaethon, and cause him to crash his chariot into the river. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Phaethon-Greek-mythology
In short: bad #teenage driver, too much #horsepower, inadequate use of force policy for the #police department, and power-mad official shot his weapon at a moving car (which always ends up very bad), causing an #accident.
@baba_lilith Looks like it's "only" 122F today. Tomorrow maybe 129F at Furnace Creek. Badwater Basin will be hotter, usually 1-2F hotter down there... plus if you're on the salt pan you're going to cook extra fast.
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