sigma Posted October 15, 2005 After digging to a depth of 100 metres last year, Russian scientists >found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the >conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one >thousand years ago. > >So, not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists >dug 200 metres and headlines in the US papers read: > >"US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibre, and >have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech >digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians." > >One week later, the newspapers reported the following: > >"After digging as deep as 500 metres, somailian scientists have found >absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their >ancestors were already using wireless technology." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
