Mark Gagnon
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
This guy's crazy, huh?
So again, we don't know.
But even if the whipping story is embellished, the bridges themselves were probably real, and they were an engineering marvel.
There were hundreds of ships basically lashed together side by side with planks laid across them to create a road that was wide enough for an army to march over the sea.
It reportedly took the army seven days just to cross.
And then in the spring of 480 BC, Xerxes led his forces into Greece.
What's up, guys?
We're going to take a break really quick because I got to tell you a story.
Imagine you're sitting in your house.
It's cold outside.
It's a little snowy.
And you're like, man, I just want a panini.
So you go and you order it, you know, from DoorDash or something like that.
And it never gets to you.
You're looking at the app.
You're like, dude, it's been four hours.
Where's my panini?
You're calling.
No one answers.
Well, this is a true story that happened.