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haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 2 years ago

In 1903, NY Times predicted airplanes would take 10M years to develop

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In 1903, NY Times predicted airplanes would take 10M years to develop

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haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 2 years ago
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In 1903, New York Times predicted that airplanes would take 10 million years to develop
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Only nine weeks later, the Wright Brothers achieved manned flight. The pathologically cynical always will find a reason to complain.

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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    Material science is literally magic

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