100 years ago today, the Wright brothers changed the face of history.

[SaltBoy]

Even Google knows it!

 

[Fausto]

Good info on the Wright brothers here.

 

[Mutilator]

And at 10:35 they're going to attempt to fly the recreation Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, NC. Weather permitting.

 

[Argo]

Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

 

[no0b]

fvck Kitty Hawk, Dayton is where it really came together.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

WTF is that supposed to mean? People die choking on doughnuts too, should we pretend they don't exist?

 

[Bulk Beef]

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

Gee, kind of a buzzkill there.

 

[bigben]

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

I think everybody who died in plan crashes would have died anyway. We all die. It just a matter of when death has the most impact other people's lives. thats why it is easy to ignore old people - they are surely going to die soon, so it is better to let them waste than learn from them. what a tragedy there.




Anyway, what an invention! Who would have ever thought man would actually figure out a way to fly that didn't involve flapping wings?

hmm...i wonder if there are any eschatological reasons for anand getting engaged and man first flying on the same day.

 

[Mutilator]

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

Gee, kind of a buzzkill there.

Irony.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

WTF is that supposed to mean? People die choking on doughnuts too, should we pretend they don't exist?

I blame Wright brothers for everything that's wrong with this world. Them and the liberal media.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

WTF is that supposed to mean? People die choking on doughnuts too, should we pretend they don't exist?

I blame Wright brothers for everything that's wrong with this world. Them and the liberal media.

I guess you're trying to be sarcastic, or funny, or whatever, but start another thread or something. Crapping in this one is just really, really lame.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Darn, I wish I had CNN here at the office. We do have live satellite feed from German news stations, but I doubt they're carrying it. The likes of Chuck Yeager were my childhood idols.

 

[Mutilator]

Flight reenactment delayed until 2PM.
Link.

 

[5ayle]

I wonder what the next big thing will be?

I want my flying cars and teleportation dammit

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: 5ayle
I wonder what the next big thing will be?

I want my flying cars and teleportation dammit

I sooo want some form of instant/near instant transportation.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

About 1987, I spent a day at Wright Patterson Air Museum. They have a reproduction
of the first powered flight plane. I was amazed at how kite like it was.

 

[Mutilator]

Originally posted by: 5ayle
I wonder what the next big thing will be?

I want my flying cars and teleportation dammit

There are flying cars... you can even put down a deposit on a Moller Skycar right now if you want.

 

[5ayle]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: 5ayle
I wonder what the next big thing will be?

I want my flying cars and teleportation dammit

I sooo want some form of instant/near instant transportation.

Hmm... obviously you're late where ever you go huh? Trust me you'll be late forever!

I'm stuck in the same vicious cycle

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: 5ayle

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: 5ayle
I wonder what the next big thing will be?

I want my flying cars and teleportation dammit

I sooo want some form of instant/near instant transportation.

Hmm... obviously you're late where ever you go huh? Trust me you'll be late forever!

I'm stuck in the same vicious cycle

Heh yeah I'm often late but the more important reason is that transportation takes up so much time and it's often inconvenient

 

[Aceshigh]

Crap, I was hoping to see a new spaceflight initiative announced today during Bush's speech.

It needs to happen.

 

[5ayle]

Originally posted by: Aceshigh
Crap, I was hoping to see a new spaceflight initiative announced today during Bush's speech.

It needs to happen.

Why's that?

 

[Aceshigh]

Originally posted by: 5ayle

Originally posted by: Aceshigh
Crap, I was hoping to see a new spaceflight initiative announced today during Bush's speech.

It needs to happen.

Why's that?

Because, I want us to go to Mars and I'd like to not be a senior citizen when it happens.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Mutilator

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

Gee, kind of a buzzkill there.

Irony.

The real question, if you did this event over and over again, how many would die while driving there vs how many would die while flying there?

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Argo
Tell that to all the people who died in plane crashes.

Someone call Sears to see if we can trade this tool in for a new one.

 

[C'DaleRider]

Did anyone see on UK World news last night about Brazil's take on the Wright Brothers? Brazil is the only country apparently that does not recognize the Wright Bros. achievement and instead says their native son, whose name I forget right now, as being the first to fly. The "party" line down there is that because the Wright Bros. worked in secret, used very favorable wind conditions to achieve flight (and they did...that's one reason they chose Kitty Hawk as their test site....the winds are constant and strong), the Brazilians discount their achievement.
Odd that.........