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   Your Name to Traveler   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   25 Jan 14 19:16:07   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article <52e349ba$0$52778$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, Dimensional   
   Traveler  wrote:   
   > On 1/24/2014 4:08 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   > > In article , Greg Goss   
   > >  wrote:   
   > >> Your Name  wrote:   
   > >>> In article , William December Starr   
   > >>   
   > >>>>> 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?   
   > >>>   
   > >>> You're thinking of SAAB and their jet plane adverts for their cars.  ;-)   
   > >>   
   > >> There's also a TV ad where they do a mid-air refueling through the   
   > >> sunroof of some gas-efficient car.  The driver needed more coffee.   
   > >>   
   > >> Cute concept.   
   > >   
   > > You're thinking of the advert for Starbuck's latest scheme: traffic jam   
   > > deliveries (via small flying drones).   ;-)   
   >   
   > When did Amazon buy Starbucks?   
      
   Sshh! They haven't publicly announced it yet.   ;-)   
      
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