copper wire

[johnm]

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, aboriginal Billi Bunji, a self-taught archaeologist, reported

 

That he found absolutely bugger-all.

 

Billi has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already

 

Gone to wireless."...

 

 

 

[old man emu]

"Dug as deep as 30 feet in his backyard" ? Must've dropped his plagon down a rabbit warren.

 

[OK, it's racist, but so are Irish jokes, Jewish jokes, and Muslims. Wife, mother-in-law and blonde jokes are sexist.]

 

OME

 

 

[Marty_d]

You can't believe anything you read in the NT Times.

 

 

[facthunter]

I suppose smoke signals are a form of wireless. Pacific Islanders navigated by observing the pattern of wave formations on the sea. That's a form of wireless too. Nev

 

 

[PA.]

I suppose smoke signals are a form of wireless. Pacific Islanders navigated by observing the pattern of wave formations on the sea. That's a form of wireless too. Nev

Only large waves as they had not yet invented micro wave technology.

 

 

[old man emu]

Sometimes they were swamped with information overload.

 

 

[facthunter]

Geez you blokes are funny. (peculiar).Nev

 

 

[SDQDI]

But they really are swell fellas Nev:wink:

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

...aboriginal Billi Bunji, a self-taught archaeologist, reported

That he found absolutely bugger-all.

 

Billi has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already

 

Gone to wireless."...

Those fellas had no need of wires, letters, radio. Plenty of telepathy stories.

 

 

[Marty_d]

Didn't they have that whirly noise-maker thingy that Crocodile Dundee used? He spun it around on a string so I don't know if it's truly "wireless" or not.

 

 

[Birdseye]

Geez you blokes are funny. (peculiar).Nev

Shame we can't say queer these days! Another useful word lost to PC.

 

BTW they didn't get as far as metals, so I wonder if you can make UTP out of mallee root?

 

 

[Downunder]

But they really are swell fellas Nev:wink:

I'm not too sure.....still bobbing about on that one myself.....

 

 

[PA.]

Did they monitor the current between the poles?

 

 

[Bikky]

Do you guys know really who invented copper wire?

 

It was two Scotsmen fighting over a penny.

 

 

[old man emu]

Do you guys know really who invented copper wire?It was two Scotsmen fighting over a penny.

That's it! Bikky, I'm reporting you to Admin for posting offensive comments!

Two Scotsmen? What an insult! Everyone knows it was Jock McRubensteinowitz one his own. Just making a copper stretch further.

 

OME

 

 

[rankamateur]

Those fellas had no need of wires, letters, radio. Plenty of telepathy stories.

Do black trackers follow energy or ground signs? I have always believed they felt their way like diviners, but have never met one to ask.

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

Do black trackers follow energy or ground signs? I have always believed they felt their way like diviners, but have never met one to ask.

Dunno Rank. Might be secret business.

 

 

[rankamateur]

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/hunt-for-missing-miner-bruce-schuler-ends-era-of-trackers/story-fndo4ckr-1226427461934 this is the most modern story I can find on the subject. Looks like I am going to run out of people to ask about it anyway.

[Old Koreelah]

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/hunt-for-missing-miner-bruce-schuler-ends-era-of-trackers/story-fndo4ckr-1226427461934 this is the most modern story I can find on the subject. Looks like I am going to run out of people to ask about it anyway.

That's an amazing talent, but not telepathy.

Google "Aboriginal telepathy."

 

 

[Yenn]

Putting the beer further back on the bar is the best way to make copper stretch further.

 

 

[PA.]

I thought to make a copper stretch you would put the donuts on a higher shelf.

 

 

[Birdseye]

I actually used to know of a policeman with the name Ken Ettle and needless to say, he was known as Copper Kettle.