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Replica Flyer Foiled By Weather

Posted by timothy on from the first-one-took-a-few-tries-too dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "A replica of the Wright Brothers' 1903 flyer failed to fly yesterday afternoon at a demonstration in Chicago. Organizers blamed the measly 5 MPH winds. Kitty Hawk had 25 MPH back on December 17, 1903. IIRC, isn't Chicago the 'Windy City?'" Here's an earlier story about the various groups attempting to re-enact the Wright brothers' pioneer flight.

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  1. Two wrongs don't make a right... by enos · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... but two Wrights make an airplane.

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  2. Why? by chrispl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would someone try this? The technology is ancient and there are much better...

    Oh wait, wasn't there a story on here a few days ago about how to hook a C64 to your cable modem?

    Never mind then.

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  3. The Windy City by DeadBugs · · Score: 1, Funny

    "at a demonstration in Chicago. Organizers blamed the measly 5 MPH winds. Kitty Hawk had 25 MPH back on December 17, 1903. IIRC, isn't Chicago the 'Windy City?'"

    Yeah Chicago Blows.

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  4. In other news by bongobongo · · Score: 5, Funny

    A recreation of Columbus' first voyage was scheduled to begin today in Spain, but was called off due to the presence of what the organizers of the event described as "a wave in the ocean."

  5. NC Reenactment by 00Sovereign · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think that Kitty Hawk, North Carolina would have been a much better choice, especially around Thursday morning of this past week. With Isabel and the associated winds, I think that they could have even gotten a mobile home to fly.

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  6. Why they can't reenact it. by marko123 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because, like cold fusion, the Wrights fluked "something" and drew some insane conclusions, such as "heavier than air craft can fly under the own propulsion".

    Unlike cold fusion, the scientific world believed them, and thus we are where we are now with aircraft.

    I believe the cynicism of today's scientific community is preventing our society of the future from enjoying the benefits of cold fusion and the shaking away of the shackles of the second law of thermodynamics.

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  7. Ohio move over by trolman · · Score: 2, Funny

    So now illinois trying to claim first in flight status. Well North by God Carolina was first in flight and if you had been here last week for the hurricane you could have flown for miles as a bonus on your vacation package. Youall come back now!