World's oldest network discovered in England
Category None
Digging to a depth of 1,000 meters last year, French scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1,000 years. The French came to the conclusion that their ancestors had a telephone network centuries ago.
Not to be outdone by the French, German scientists dug to a depth of 2,000 meters. Shortly thereafter, German newspaper headlines read:
"German archeologists have found traces of a 2,000-year-old fiber-optic cable and have concluded that their ancestors had an advanced high-tech digital communications network a thousand years earlier than the French.
One week later, English newspapers reported the following: "After digging as deep as 5,000 meters in an ancient marketplace, they found absolutely nothing. They thus concluded that their ancestors were using wireless!
Digging to a depth of 1,000 meters last year, French scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1,000 years. The French came to the conclusion that their ancestors had a telephone network centuries ago.
Not to be outdone by the French, German scientists dug to a depth of 2,000 meters. Shortly thereafter, German newspaper headlines read:
"German archeologists have found traces of a 2,000-year-old fiber-optic cable and have concluded that their ancestors had an advanced high-tech digital communications network a thousand years earlier than the French.
One week later, English newspapers reported the following: "After digging as deep as 5,000 meters in an ancient marketplace, they found absolutely nothing. They thus concluded that their ancestors were using wireless!
| Permalink | 
Comments
Posted by Adam Gartenberg At 11:39:17 PM On 04/03/2008 | - Website - |
claiming the wireless..
Posted by Gerco Wolfswinkel At 02:34:45 AM On 04/04/2008 | - Website - |