‘Flying Machines are Impossible’ and Other Failed Predictions

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  12.08.09 | 11:35 AM ET

Oddee has a round-up of 15 failed predictions about the future, and nearly half of them are travel-related. My favorite comes from a 19th century doctor: “Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia.” (Via Kottke)

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Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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