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Post by WV6Z on Jan 20, 2007 14:58:02 GMT
After having dug to a depth of 1000 meters last year, Scottish scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 1000 years ago.
Not to be outdone by the Scots, in the weeks that followed, English scientist dug to a depth of 2000 meters and shortly after headlines in the UK newspapers read:
"English archaeologists have found traces of 2000 year copper wire and have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a thousand years earlier than the Scots."
One week later, Nebraska newspapers reported the following:
"After digging as deep as 5000 meters in West Nebraska, scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have therefore concluded that 5000 years ago Nebraska inhabitants were already using wireless technology."
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Post by Maureen on Jan 20, 2007 15:01:56 GMT
Good one Tom.
Actually, one story says that copper wire was invented in Aberdeen when to locals walking down Union Street spotted a penny on the ground and both dived for it at the same time!
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Post by Renae/k9do on Jan 20, 2007 15:19:56 GMT
;D
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