Copper Wire

[Weird1 (Keith)]

Found on the internet and had a bit of a laugh so I thought that I would pass it on:-



Copper Wire
After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.
Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story published in the New York Times: "American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the British".
One week later, Australia’s Northern Territory Times reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his backyard in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Knackers Johnson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely bugger-all. Knackers has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already gone wireless."
Makes ya feel bloody proud to be an Aussie!




Hope you enjoyed the joke

Cheers Keith

[silv (Annette)]

[el_draco (Rom)]

Ah YES!!

[alocky (Andrew lockwood)]

But of course the oldest copper wire found anywhere is in Scotland. Here it was invented by accident, when a centurion accidentally dropped a copper coin over Hadrian's wall, and two locals found it at the same time...
Regards
Andrew.

[bojan]

Originally Posted by alocky

But of course the oldest copper wire found anywhere is in Scotland. Here it was invented by accident, when a centurion accidentally dropped a copper coin over Hadrian's wall, and two locals found it at the same time...
Regards
Andrew.

How long was it?

[Shano592 (Shane)]

Long enough for 2 earthen pots... one at each end!

[leon]

Love it.

Leon

[yoda776 (Matt)]