Re: Gruesome question apollo 13

From: Charles Buckley (rijrunner_at_frii.com)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:15:34 -0600

Henry Spencer wrote:

> In article <7oo8i0122t4lfau1tkjqe7324aqofcbfb7@4ax.com>,
> John Beaderstadt <beadnot@pivot.nyet> wrote:
>
>>Anyway, I like to argue from historical example, but history furnishes
>>a plethora of heros and cowards. On balance, though, I suspect no one
>>is going to "take a walk," the way what's-his-name did in Antarctica...
>
>
> Moreover, on a historical note, there is some reason to believe that Oates
> took his walk simply because he was in constant pain and had despaired of
> ever making it home. The legend of noble self-sacrifice -- like many
> aspects of the popular version of Scott's expedition -- appears to have
> been manufactured for posterity, partly by Scott himself and partly by his
> backers (who edited Scott's diary quite heavily for publication).

Oates certainly had some doubts about Scott's leadership and
decision to include him for the push to the pole. On the way back,
it is entirely all too possible that Oates decided he was better off
alone pushing ahead. They weren't going to make it if they camped
every day the weather was bad.

Now, there was the Donner party where someone suggested a scheme
of drawing lots. In the end, they settled on a nominating committee,
who naturally nominated the two helpful indians who were out of camp
at that time.

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