Two Grandpas Building a Flying Car in their Garage April 7, 2007
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Face it, people. Flying cars are science fiction, and no matter how badly you want to be Marty McFly the closest thing you're ever gonna get to a flying car is a tiny airplane. But hey, the basic tenants of logic don't stop people from chasing the dream, and who are we to judge?
Vernon Porter and Clarence Kissell are hard at work on their own flying automobile in their backyard shop in Texas . Seeing that these enterprising engineers are 72 and 70 respectively, they've got more motivation than the average dreamer to get their car off the ground before they're six feet beneath it. Will it take to the skies? Well, not to be a cynic, but I'd be very surprised. But don't let that stop you, Vern and Clarence! Prove my cold, jaded heart wrong! –Adam Frucci
Dallas News [via Gadget Lab]
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wow. What an unfortunate post. That's cynicism taken to a new level. I am sorry for you. I hope you are not always like that and you realize that one day you'll be like them, and probably wise enough not to mind these silly posts...
Success should never make us insensitive to the realities of life.
I am 32. My father discovered the internet when he was 74 and he really likes it (he is 78 now)
What these guys are doing is admirable, in my view.
I would like to see that kind of initiative in many people my age and younger...
Today I learnt that a lot more young people are battering the homeless, than before. If that's what some do with their time, yes, I prefer to be laughed at in this blog 1000 times for what I do with my time.
But as you say...who am I to judge? ;)
Everything is changing. Everything is affected by the passing of time, including you and me.
The best thing we can do while we are here is to spread good karma around. This post doesn't help much on that field I think...
Let's hope at least you post this comment... :)
It will mean you are still open to other people's views. And that's a good start...
regards
Javier