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Morse Code Faster Than SMS

Posted by Zonk on from the morse-rises-from-grave-and-goes-on-killing-spree dept.

mentalflossboy writes "Engadget is reporting that Morse Code is actually faster than text messaging. According to the article, 93 year old Gordon Hill transmitted a message faster than 13 year old Brittany Devlin, despite Devlin's 'liberal use of texting slang.' And the fabulous quote they were they sending: 'Hey, girlfriend, you can text all your best pals to tell them where you are going and what you are wearing.'"

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  1. Re:Newsflash! by northcat · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is just an article comparing morse code to sms. They're not taking away phones from people and throwing them away. Who pissed in your soup today?

  2. Fat old bastards... by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: 0, Troll

    Its just that those fat old bastards are annoyed beyond hell, and just want to prove kids they are cool-er than them.

    losers..

  3. Jus wow by digitalgimpus · · Score: 0, Troll
    13 year old Brittany Devlin, despite Devlin's 'liberal use of texting slang.' And the fabulous quote they were they sending: 'Hey, girlfriend, you can text all your best pals to tell them where you are going and what you are wearing.'"


    A scientific experiment to ask a 13 year old girls to tell some geeky adult what they are wearing.

    Not really science. Creepy 40 year old men have been doing that in their basements on AOL for years.
  4. Re:Newsflash! by TechnologyX · · Score: 0, Troll

    Please, enlighten me o' genius one, the glass splintering in the door was pretty good solid proof

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