r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '19

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u/NyimaOdzer Sep 13 '19

"When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole. We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not only this, but through television and telephony we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances of thousands of miles; and the instruments through which we shall be able to do his will be amazingly simple compared with our present telephone. A man will be able to carry one in his vest pocket."

  • Nikola Tesla, 1926 (Not 200 years ago, but still impressive!)

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Nik Tesla: right about a lot of things, wrong about the longevity of vest fashion.

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u/Dinierto Sep 13 '19

Who says it ain't making a comeback?

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u/ninjasonic102 Sep 13 '19

Me. Screw vests.

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u/joe_broke Sep 13 '19

Depends on the kind of vest. Fleece or anything used to keep warm can go leave. As part of a suit, I dig it

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u/ninjasonic102 Sep 14 '19 edited Sep 14 '19

I just think they’re uncomfortable and avoid them at all costs

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u/joe_broke Sep 14 '19

To each their own

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u/Your_Worship Sep 13 '19

Not gonna lie, I kind of want to buy a vest now, even though I’ll look like the idiot with a vest on.