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Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by dham on Friday July 15, 2022 @07:57AM (#32107178)
You didn't need to throw yourself off a cliff though. Just think of something like Jockey's Ridge.
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Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by saalweachter on Friday July 15, 2022 @05:19PM (#32112926)
I mean, an improvement, but that just means that you'll be killed when your wings half work (enough to lift you into the air high enough that the fall will kill you) rather than when your wings don't work at all.
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