Quotes and Predictions That went askew
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Here are a few quotes and predictions that went wrong. 
Theoretically, television may be feasible, but I consider it an impossibility--a development which we should waste little time dreaming about.
- Lee de Forest, 1926, inventor of the cathode ray tube
I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
- Thomas J. Watson, 1943, Chairman of the Board of IBM
It doesn't matter what he does, he will never amount to anything.
- Albert Einstein's teacher to his father, 1895
It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister.
- Margaret Thatcher, 1974
This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
- Western Union internal memo, 1876
We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.
- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
- H. M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927
640K ought to be enough for anybody.
- Bill Gates, 1981
Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction.
- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
We don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.
- Hewlett-Packard's rejection of Steve Jobs, who went on to found Apple Computers
King George II said in 1773 that the American colonies had little stomach for revolution.
An official of the White Star Line, speaking of the firm's newly built flagship, the Titanic, launched in 1912, declared that the ship was unsinkable.
In 1939 The New York Times said the problem of TV was that people had to glue their eyes to a screen, and that the average American wouldn't have time for it.
An English astronomy professor said in the early 19th century that air travel at high speed would be impossible because passengers would suffocate.
Airplanes are interesting toys, but they have no military value.
- Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1911
With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the U.S. market.
- Business Week, 1958
Whatever happens, the U.S. Navy is not going to be caught napping.
- Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, on December 4, 1941
Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, October 16, 1929.
REGARDS SNOW
Theoretically, television may be feasible, but I consider it an impossibility--a development which we should waste little time dreaming about.
- Lee de Forest, 1926, inventor of the cathode ray tube
I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
- Thomas J. Watson, 1943, Chairman of the Board of IBM
It doesn't matter what he does, he will never amount to anything.
- Albert Einstein's teacher to his father, 1895
It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister.
- Margaret Thatcher, 1974
This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
- Western Union internal memo, 1876
We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.
- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
- H. M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927
640K ought to be enough for anybody.
- Bill Gates, 1981
Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction.
- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
We don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.
- Hewlett-Packard's rejection of Steve Jobs, who went on to found Apple Computers
King George II said in 1773 that the American colonies had little stomach for revolution.
An official of the White Star Line, speaking of the firm's newly built flagship, the Titanic, launched in 1912, declared that the ship was unsinkable.
In 1939 The New York Times said the problem of TV was that people had to glue their eyes to a screen, and that the average American wouldn't have time for it.
An English astronomy professor said in the early 19th century that air travel at high speed would be impossible because passengers would suffocate.
Airplanes are interesting toys, but they have no military value.
- Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1911
With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the U.S. market.
- Business Week, 1958
Whatever happens, the U.S. Navy is not going to be caught napping.
- Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, on December 4, 1941
Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, October 16, 1929.
REGARDS SNOW
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all
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Here's a famous audiophile, quote,,,coined by our own Early B,,,,,are you ready,,, "I'm done"JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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good stuff
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Here is a quote that will never be wrong " No highs, no lows, it must be Bose ! "
I agree, good stuff !HT System
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Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
Am I missing something here ... they are saying in the future, computers may generally come in at under 1.5tons.
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This quote is untrue... it NEVER happened. A British publication called the ShipBuilder did a full issue of their magazine dedicated to the construction of the Olympic and Titanic. Their senior engineer stated that due to the design of the ships watertight compartments that the two ships would be rendered "practically unsinkable" and went further to highlight the exact type of damage that it would take for the vessels to founder. Titanic suffered a breach of her first 5 forward compartments, the last compartment by a matter of only a couple feet. The total damage to the ship was only about 12 to 15 square feet.An official of the White Star Line, speaking of the firm's newly built flagship, the Titanic, launched in 1912, declared that the ship was unsinkable.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line.
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Just because their senior engineer stated that it practically unsinkable is no indication that some other offical didnt declare it as being unsinkable :rolleyes: Besides were you around in 1912?nooshinjohn wrote: »This quote is untrue... it NEVER happened. A British publication called the ShipBuilder did a full issue of their magazine dedicated to the construction of the Olympic and Titanic. Their senior engineer stated that due to the design of the ships watertight compartments that the two ships would be rendered "practically unsinkable" and went further to highlight the exact type of damage that it would take for the vessels to founder. Titanic suffered a breach of her first 5 forward compartments, the last compartment by a matter of only a couple feet. The total damage to the ship was only about 12 to 15 square feet.
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all -
Just because their senior engineer stated that it practically unsinkable is no indication that some other offical didnt declare it as being unsinkable Besides were you around in 1912?
No I was not, but according to ALL historians on the subject, including Walter Lord, Donald Lynch, and Ken Marchall, the White Star Line, nor any of its ownership ever made such assertions about the ship. The magazine I sighted actually made this assertion with regards to the Titanic's sister, the Olympic. The magazines senior engineer felt that the Olympic and her sister ships were far superior to any that had ever been built and thus made the statement that Olympic and her sisters would be practically unsinkable. Titanic's Captain first guided Olympic through her sea trials and maiden voyage. The magazine asked him about the design. He stated in response to the unsinkable claim that anything made of steel could sink, but that modern shipbuilding had moved so far that he could not imagine any circumstance that could occur in maritime (peacetime) ship operations that could cause a ship to founder. Captain Smith, in his entire career, had never faced any kind of adversity at sea.
The U.S. Senate inquiry into the sinking also found no such evidence of this ever having been claimed by the company. I have been a research buff of this disaster myself for more than 20 years, and own more than 30 books on the disaster. I also happen to have about 8 ounces of steel from the ship itself. Care to try again:)?
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Oh give me a break. As we all know once something is said it gets magnified 100 fold over what the original story was. Of course none of the owners are going to admit if they did say it lol. Its like saying that a leak by a whitehouse official is untrue simply because the president didnt say it, odds are if the senior engineer said it was virtually unsinkable then someone bragging stretching the story declared it as unsinkable. Either way whether anyone actually did or didnt say it this was meant as some interesting trivia not a fact finding missionnooshinjohn wrote: »No I was not, but according to ALL historians on the subject, including Walter Lord, Donald Lynch, and Ken Marchall, the White Star Line, nor any of its ownership ever made such assertions about the ship. The U.S. Senate inquiry into the sinking also found no such evidence of this ever having been claimed by the company. I have been a research buff of this disaster myself for more than 20 years, and own more than 30 books on the disaster. I also happen to have about 8 ounces of steel from the ship itself. Care to try again:)?
John
REGADS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all -
Damn John! You's a dick! Play nice.
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nooshinjohn wrote: »I also happen to have about 8 ounces of steel from the ship itself.
Interesting hobby. Did the Franklin Mint include a Certificate of Authenticity with the pieces of the Titanic?
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You too, snow.
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Oh give me a break. As we all know once something is said it gets magnified 100 fold over what the original story was. Of course none of the owners are going to admit if they did say it lol. Its like saying that a leak by a whitehouse official is untrue simply because the president didnt say it, odds are if the senior engineer said it was virtually unsinkable then someone bragging stretching the story declared it as unsinkable. Either way whether anyone actually did or didnt say it this was meant as some interesting trivia not a fact finding mission
REGADS SNOW
Once again, it was the press that got the rumors flying. It was of all papers, the New York Times that interpreted Practically Unsinkable to mean something else.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all
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I was at an exhibit of artifacts in St Paul Minnesota... got to hear her whistles sound again, but at that time they were transporting a 20 ton section of her hull inside a desalinization tank. That tank started leaking water and was replaced with a stronger one. The material I have was scooped out of the sludge from the bottom of the damaged tank. The model of the ship I have was painted in the same paint as that used in the movie and the hull of the model is detailed in spots where rust would naturally occur with rust from the real ship.Interesting hobby. Did the Franklin Mint include a Certificate of Authenticity with the pieces of the Titanic?
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Damn John! You's a dick! Play nice.
I am playing nice. Just trying to correct a historical error. There is another error in your statement that I did not point out, that being the Titanic was launched in March of 1911. It took another year to outfit the ship with her boilers, engines and interiors. I know how the thread was meant Snow. No worries from me, just wanted to ad some perspective to the quote that is historically accurate.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
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Now you can leave noosh alone
. umm That'll be 20 bucks John.-Ignorance is strength - -
i'll paypal you:D
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Now you can leave noosh alone
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Hey Russ go piss up a rope or somethingPlay nice or I'll completely booger this thread up.
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all -
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Both of you are asking for it.
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Give my share to Tom it's better to give than to receiveBoth of you are asking for it.
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all -
Speaking of Tom, baby time is near. Talked to him a couple days ago and it's getting close. YAAAY TOM and KIM!!!!!
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Don't make me drive up there. 'Cause I will.Give my share to Tom it's better to give than to receive
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Cool his life is about to change. Heres hoping for a perfectly health baby boy.
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all -
Fly it's quicker. You would be right at home here, come on up anytime.Don't make me drive up there. 'Cause I will.
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all
