Communications
After digging to a depth of 100m last year, Scottish scientists found traces of copper wiring dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.
So as not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, English scientists dug 200m,
and the headlines in the London newspapers read: "English scientists have found traces
of 2000 year old optical fibres, and have concluded that their ancestors already
had advanced high-
One week later, the Irish press reported the following: "After digging as deep as 500m, Irish scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using mobile phones.
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