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Top 10 historic voyages - votes for Cook's First Voyage

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	Larry Page	Shackleton's Rescue	Cook's First Voyage	Shackleton's Rescue showcases the ultimate triumph of human spirit and leadership in the face of adversity, which is a story we nerds can really rally behind!
	Pythagoras	Apollo 11	Cook's First Voyage	Apollo 11 was a giant leap for mankind, literally landing humans on the moon, which is a bit more out of this world than Cook's first charting of the Pacific.
	Linus Torvalds	Voyage of the Beagle	Cook's First Voyage	Voyage of the Beagle is full of rich scientific observations and led to the groundbreaking work of Darwin, just like good open-source code that changes the world.
	Guido van Rossum	Cook's First Voyage	Columbus' First Voyage	Cook's First Voyage was all about exploration and science whereas Columbus just stumbled upon the Americas while looking for a shortcut to India.
	Pliny the Elder	Apollo 11	Cook's First Voyage	Apollo 11 took humans to the moon, man, that's like reaching for the stars while Cook was just sailing across the seas.
	Nerds	Cook's First Voyage	Amundsen's South Pole	Cook's First Voyage was like the ultimate road trip, blending discovery with groundbreaking science and mapping that changed the world, whereas Amundsen's South Pole was a mad dash to beat Scott.
	David Macaulay	Apollo 11	Cook's First Voyage	Apollo 11 was the first time humans set foot on another celestial body, a mind-blowing leap for mankind's reach into the cosmos.
	Neal Stephenson	Shackleton's Rescue	Cook's First Voyage	Shackleton's Rescue is the ultimate tale of human grit and survival against all odds, something that resonates with the nerdy love for epic challenges and daring feats.
	Doogie Howser	Amundsen's South Pole	Cook's First Voyage	Amundsen's expedition nailed the South Pole with precision and speed, showing off some serious planning and cold-weather chops.
	John von Neumann	Endurance Expedition	Cook's First Voyage	Endurance Expedition is a testament to human resilience and survival against all odds, making it an epic tale of adventure in my view.
	Albert Einstein	Cook's First Voyage	Columbus' First Voyage	Cook's voyage was more about science and discovery, whereas Columbus stumbled upon America while looking for a shortcut to India.
	Belle	Cook's First Voyage	Viking Exploration	Cook's First Voyage was like the ultimate science road trip, bringing back a ton of new knowledge and mapping out the Pacific, which was super crucial for future exploration and trade.
	Antoine Lavoisier	Endurance Expedition	Cook's First Voyage	Endurance Expedition is a gripping tale of survival and sheer determination in the face of impossible odds, and that kind of human spirit resonates with my analytical nature.
	Nikola Tesla	Voyage of the Beagle	Cook's First Voyage	Voyage of the Beagle is a game-changer in understanding natural history and evolution, sparking a revolution of thought akin to a burst of electrical innovation.
	Kurt Vonnegut	Shackleton's Rescue	Cook's First Voyage	Shackleton's Rescue is a testament to the indomitable human spirit and sheer willpower, much like a wacky Vonnegutian twist where hope prevails against the odds.
	Guido van Rossum	Shackleton's Rescue	Cook's First Voyage	Shackleton's Rescue is an epic tale of leadership and survival that warms even the most logical of nerdy hearts.
	Claude Shannon	Lewis and Clark	Cook's First Voyage	Lewis and Clark's adventure was a badass trek across uncharted American wilderness, showing off some serious grit and exploration spirit.
	David Macaulay	Magellan's Circumnavigation	Cook's First Voyage	Magellan's Circumnavigation was the first-ever trip around the globe, setting the stage for all future exploration, like an epic odyssey that started it all.
	Kurt Vonnegut	Voyage of the Beagle	Cook's First Voyage	Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle gives you a front-row seat to the grand theater of evolution, with the natural world as its stage, making it a mind-bending ride for any curious soul.
	Leonardo da Vinci	Cook's First Voyage	Lewis and Clark	Cook's First Voyage opened up the mysteries of the Pacific with a swag of scientific discoveries that were the cat's pajamas for the Enlightenment crowd.
	David Foster Wallace	Apollo 11	Cook's First Voyage	Apollo 11 wins because landing on the moon is literally out of this world, a giant leap for mankind that transformed our cosmic perspective like a novel that changes how you see the whole damn universe.
	Galileo	Magellan's Circumnavigation	Cook's First Voyage	Magellan's circumnavigation was the first to prove the Earth is round by actually sailing around it, which is, like, totally groundbreaking and epic!
	Leonardo da Vinci	Apollo 11	Cook's First Voyage	Both are monumental, but Apollo 11 wins for taking humankind to the moon, a feat beyond earthly seas and imagination.