17th April 2005, 6:08 PM
Well if you want that, I'll point this out. More than that long ago, a certain fellow by the name of Leonardo Devinci was a frickin' genius that imagined just that. People have been ATTEMPTING to make flying machines for a long time before we actually did it. Sure, a harrier jet may not have been what they pictured :D... Also, Leo happened to come up with the idea of scuba, and the tank. A certain group long ago happened to have access to "greek fire" as it was called. Basically, pumping a substance similar to napalm out hoses mounted on boats to spray fire from them. The enemy didn't exactly worship them, but they sure were afraid. And again, you seem to really NEED for the people of the past to be idiots. How do you know that the smartest person would not be able to figure out a DVD player? Give them everything that is needed to make one work, and let them work at it. These people DID give us the foundation of what we have, and all things considered, most people today don't have the slightest idea how the stuff they use works :D. All I'm saying is it might take time, but with a logical mindset and properly using scientific method, I should think they would be able to figure it out. Sci-fi isn't exactly a new concept either. People have often looked into the future wondering exactly what new technology might emerge. It took a while for books to be written based entirely on that, but people have been doing that for a long time. That is sort of how invention works.
Besides that, I really don't think this is an established law or theory at all. Seems more like a common sci-fi hypothesis. I would like to know the history of this, and what sort of proofs were used to establish that this is the case. I really don't see how this could be fact, especially when it seems more like poetry than some real law.
And Geno, I must say that I played it for a bit, and when it opened up allowing me free travel anywhere, hey I liked that. The story though... It's just a painful thing so far... I mean, they even have a "Team Rocket" in there it seems. I MAY just play more of it eventually, I do own it after all, but not for a while.
Besides that, I really don't think this is an established law or theory at all. Seems more like a common sci-fi hypothesis. I would like to know the history of this, and what sort of proofs were used to establish that this is the case. I really don't see how this could be fact, especially when it seems more like poetry than some real law.
And Geno, I must say that I played it for a bit, and when it opened up allowing me free travel anywhere, hey I liked that. The story though... It's just a painful thing so far... I mean, they even have a "Team Rocket" in there it seems. I MAY just play more of it eventually, I do own it after all, but not for a while.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)