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   William December Starr to Dimensional Traveler   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   24 Jan 14 11:06:38   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: wdstarr@panix.com   
      
   In article <52e1dc57$0$52801$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,   
   Dimensional Traveler  said:   
      
   > On 1/23/2014 4:42 AM, J. Clarke wrote:   
   >> dtravel@sonic.net says...   
   >>   
   >>> Just don't car pool with Jeremy Clarkson.   
   >>   
   >> Who raced the train from London to Milan and came close to   
   >> beating it, with a Ford Mustang.  If he had been driving a Veyron   
   >> he might have won.   
   >   
   > IIRC part of why he lost was because of how often he had to   
   > refuel.  Someone has already pointed out this would be even worse   
   > in the Bugatti. :P   
      
   You mean they didn't arrange for mid-air refueling?   
      
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