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Old 24-03-2009, 09:57 AM
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Australian technology rules!

After digging to a depth of 100 meters 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.

Not to be outdone, American scientists dug 200 meters and headlines in the US papers read:
"US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibres, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians."

One week later, Australian newspapers reported the following:
"After digging as deep as 500 meters, Australian scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless technology."


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Old 24-03-2009, 10:04 AM
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Old 24-03-2009, 10:06 AM
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Old 24-03-2009, 01:14 PM
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well the CSIRO did invent the key chip used in WIFI technology .. so there's some truth to it
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Old 25-03-2009, 07:59 PM
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Good one Chris, I'll pay that.
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Old 25-03-2009, 09:41 PM
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Old 25-03-2009, 10:36 PM
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Old 26-03-2009, 05:25 PM
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Good one Chris love it
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Old 26-03-2009, 07:12 PM
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Well done Chris love it ,the best laugh i have had this week


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