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"Horseless carriages propelled by gasoline might attain speeds of 14 or even 20 miles per hour. (...)" This quote is a well-known hoax: http://www.snopes.com/h
by apsec112 10y ago
"Horseless carriages propelled by gasoline might attain speeds of 14 or even 20 miles per hour. (...)"
This quote is a well-known hoax: http://www.snopes.com/history/document/horseless.asp http://www.snopes.com/history/document/horseless.asp
- RealityVoid 10y agoHeh, that quite stood out to me, partly, not because it is so wrong but because it is so right. The part about "The menace to our people of vehicles of this type hurtling through our streets and along our roads and poisoning the atmosphere would call for prompt legislative action" seems like such contemporary issues I would have been amazed if someone would have foretold their importance back then.