After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Russian scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network 1000 years ago.
So not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists
dug 200 meters and headlines in the US papers read:
"US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibres, and concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital
telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians."
One week later, the South African newspapers reported the following:
"After digging as deep as 500 meters, South African scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless."
So not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists
dug 200 meters and headlines in the US papers read:
"US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibres, and concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital
telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians."
One week later, the South African newspapers reported the following:
"After digging as deep as 500 meters, South African scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless."