Stupid Humans #1: Bad Predictions and Bad Headlines · 4:45am Jan 2nd, 2014
OK, well I made a New Years resolution: share my vast knowledge of odd and funny facts with the world!
Bad Predictions
"Where a calculator on the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, calculators of the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1.5 tons."
Popular Mechanics, 1949
"There's no reason amyone would want a computer in their home."
Digital Equipment Corp. President Ken Olsen,1977
"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
Bill Gates,1981
"The 'telephone' has too many shortcomings...to be of any value to us."
Western Union Memo, 1871
Bad Headlines
"A-Rod Goes Deep, Wang hurt."
"Experts Say Flammable Water is Safe to Drink."
"Kids Make Nutritious Snacks."
"Psychics Say World Didn't End Yesterday."
"Yellow Snow Studied for Nutrition.
"British Union Finds Dwarves in Short Supply."
"Red Tape Holds up New Bridge."
"War Dims Hope for Peace."
"Local Highschool Dropouts Cut in Half."
