Famous Last Words
There's been a lot of criticism of Elon's "flying car." Offer these immortal words (via Twitter/X) for your consideration.
Translated from German
"The horse will always be there, but the automobile is just a fashion trend – a toy for the rich."
Michigan Savings Bank, 1903
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson, 1943
"No chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share."
Steve Ballmer, 2007
"The Internet has hardly more important effects on the economy than the fax machine."
Paul Krugman, 1998
"Flying machines heavier than air are physically impossible."
Lord Kelvin, 1895
"The spam problem with emails will be solved in at most two years."
Bill Gates, 2004
"The television won't hold up in the market. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every evening."
Darryl F. Zanuck, 1946
"There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, 1977
"When the Paris World Exhibition closes, the electric light will go out and we'll never hear about it again."
Erasmus Wilson, 1878
"The Americans may need the telephone, but we don't. We have enough messenger boys."
William Preece, 1876
"No matter how science progresses in the future, man will never reach the moon."
Lee De Forest, 1957
"Traveling at high speed is not possible, because the passengers would run out of air and die of suffocation."
Dionysius Lardner, 1830
"Playing around with alternating current is a complete waste of time. No one will ever use it."
Thomas Edison, 1889
"Mobile phones will absolutely not replace wired telephones."
Marty Cooper, 1981
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