Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Great Moments In Bad Predictions--Jets!

Oh, look--more predictions!!

All right, show us what you've got, 1946 comic book!

Wait...

"Soundlessly like bats on the wing"?!?

Do you understand what jets are? Why do you think jets are, well, silent--when in reality, they're really, really really loud?!? Much louder than propeller planes, in general!

Yes, yes, modern aircraft are making strides at reducing noise, and the stealth bomber is pretty quiet. But I'm not giving this piece credit for those advances, when they were telling us that jets could buzz cows without disturbing them.

It's almost like comic books didn't really know anything about science!

From Green Mask Volume 2 #5 (1946)

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