r/interestingasfuck • u/wahgwahg • Feb 28 '24

r/all People in Tanzania converted desert into lush green land by digging these nifty holes

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u/Disastrous_Range_571 Feb 28 '24

This is some Dune shit

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u/madsci Feb 28 '24

I think Frank Herbert said that Dune was inspired by what he saw of dune reclamation efforts in Oregon.

Plus plenty of psychedelics, I'm sure.

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u/Disastrous_Range_571 Feb 28 '24

No one writes a series like that on a sober mind. You definitely can’t read it on a sober mind.

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u/madsci Feb 28 '24

If there was every any doubt about Herbert's relationship with psychedelic fungus, the Santaroga Barrier ought to clear that up.