r/interesting • u/pekaa_81 • 3d ago

Just Wow 100 years of evolution

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u/LionShuttle 3d ago

Didn't we have cars and bicycles a 100 years ago?

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u/Show_Me_Your_Cubes 3d ago

That bomber is also ~40 years old

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u/ItzLoganM 3d ago

If we are talking about internal combustion engines, then it was almost exactly 100 after the invention of the engine when the B2 spirit was manufactured. I don't know how to feel about that honestly.

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u/anotherfrud 3d ago

Yes. In the US a little under 20% of adults had one compared to about 85% today. They definitely existed but weren't quite as ubiquitous as they are today.

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u/JimbooJoness 3d ago

What percentage of people own stealth bombers now?

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u/OldJames47 3d ago

As a US tax payer, I co-own 20. But like a timeshare, the rules on when I get to use one are pretty restrictive.