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Bonus question: Where is London located? (a) The British Isles (b) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (c) The UK (d) Europe (or 'the EU') (e) Greater London

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[–] z00s@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Number 7 is gonna be a real question one day. Wonder whether it'll be pneumatic tubes or matter transporters that gets there first?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah, small airplanes are relatively easy to build. Even if we eventually stop large-scale production there'll always be the occasional hobbiest putting a one-seater together.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Ahkctually.jpg

Production models.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Okay, who built the last penny farthing bicycle then?

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Who built the last CRT TV?

Who built the last commercial sailing ship?

Who built the last steam locomotive?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Who built the last steam locomotive?

As long as there are old men there will always be steam trains. They always run on dedicated lines between the hours of 9:15 a.m. And 10:02 a.m. every 5th Thursday unless they cannot be bothered or it's raining.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

The point is so far above you, you didn't even see it fly past