Comments by "" (@CYMotorsport) on "The Horrifying First Australian Transcontinental Expedition" video.

  1. This is a super complex story as you know better than most. For these, just an unsolicited suggestion, consider habitually showing on screen dynamic map identifying the location and movement of each separate party. Almost like a call of duty mini map or the red dead redemption display which is great at highlighting locations. Basically combining 14:55 and 15:05. Individually these are fantastic but together I’d imagine they’d be even stronger. Basically 18:15 but sticking to one design for simplicity sake and shown regularly. Just a thought! Ignore at your discretion. Not only to remind ppl of names, but also to illuminate the distances between each group. I almost exclusively listen to these not watch but because I know this story I would refer back to the video at the confusing parts. It’s hard for someone to grasp I bet how far apart these parties got and doomed it was really was the moment they dwindled down the supplies with each camp. I was imagining showing the supply chunk with each party on the map following the last until you can visibly see how little they actually had with them. It looks like a suicide run when you consider how irresponsible the navigation was handled. For instance even ignoring the wisdom the Aborigines or the Makasan’s (not meaning to offend if that’s the colonial title just using the historical reference), they still had the expedition from Ludwig Leichhardt which almost surely had mentions of mangroves and other useful information, no? That’s always been my assumption. I liken it to Walter Raleigh attempting to establish camp in Roanoke without actually speaking with the Roanoke , Wanchese, etc or using other exploration notes. It would be mad to try that. Burke’s expedition was truly an impossibly underprepared trip woefully mismanaged and undersupplied with proper materials to be successful. With most of the hurdles being known had they surveyed correctly using the 3 entire years they squabbled over less important details. Speaking of, you really should consider that Roanoke colony expedition for a story. It’s not really as mysterious as people make it out to be. Buzzfeed brutally butchered the story providing so many historical inaccuracies that tons of people saw it’ll make your head spin. The unsolved mysteries podcast did much better but without visuals of course.
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