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.
  • crashfrog@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Of course the timeframe is wrong, but we did achieve flight exactly as they predict: advancements in materials science that changed the relationship between strength and weight.