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Verne hoax succeeding all too well

From: Rick Walter <rick1walter~at~comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:20:43 -0600
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Dear Friends,

Remember that "Onion" hoax from some years back, the discovery of an unpublished Verne story about a "camera phone"? Well, as we noted in late March, the gag has been resuscitated ... and it's now being given serious credence in some quarters:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/04/18/steampunk-cameras-from-jules-vernes-anachronistic-camera-phone-to-the-penta


In his time-honored role of Great Prognosticator, Verne seems to be one of those historical figures about whom folks will believe anything.


All the best,

Rick

Frederick Paul Walter
Albuquerque, New Mexico

 
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