Where no man has gone before…
The recent attempt by Fossett to fly the longest distance ever in an “aerial vehicle”, has got me thinking. Why do we still care about this. For hundreds of years man has been testing the extreems to which they can push the technology that they have built and as my Dad fondly recalls following the likes of Cambell, etc, even now I still think that what they did was cool.
But should I care about modern day attempts. It is very hard to get excited these days, as we have come to terms with the ease that technology can be pushed. Now the average family car can easily out perform say a Jag from the 60s (see last seasons Top Gear). I truely beleive that the golden age of innovation is on the way out, and that we are heading towards mass-produced innovation instead. Which is sad.
So do I care… nope. But I really should look around and see what I do care about. This stuff matters… Maybe Ellen MacArther has the answer?!?