South African Joke: Zulu Scientist 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. So, not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists dug 200 meters and headlines in the US papers read: US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fiber, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians. One week later, the Sowetan newspaper from Johannesburg, South Africa reported the following: After digging as deep as 500 meters, Zulu scientists have found absolutely nothing. They concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless technology.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:01:27 +0000
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