Of course the timeframe is wrong, but we did achieve flight exactly as they predict: advancements in materials science that changed the relationship between strength and weight.
this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
17 points (87.0% liked)
Hacker News
4123 readers
2 users here now
This community serves to share top posts on Hacker News with the wider fediverse.
Rules
0. Keep it legal
- Keep it civil and SFW
- Keep it safe for members of marginalised groups
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Key word there is "evolve" which may be reasonable with respect to natural evolution of flight but then even human assisted artificial selection operates much more efficiently than that.
Interesting how resistant people are to progress. Why can't they just dream and be excited?
Material science is literally magic