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Irish Technology

  • 02-02-2006 2:19pm
    #1
    steviem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Irish Technology
    After digging to a depth of 1000 feet 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 a thousand years ago.

    Not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, English scientists dug 2000 feet and headlines in the U.K. Papers read: "English scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibre, and have concluded that our ancestors already had an advanced high-tech digital network a thousand years earlier than the Scots."

    One week later, the Irish newspapers reported the following: "After digging as deep as 5000 feet, Irish scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, our ancestors were already using wireless technology


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  • #2
    Linoge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭Linoge


    Good one lol


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