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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 04-07-2012 at 14:45:

Inspirations for Mecha?

American pulp magazines might not have been widespread in Japan (how many GIs would have shared their printed in English magazines with Japanese civilians who couldn't read them?), but there were probably equivalents of Popular Mechanics in Japan. Maybe like the American magazine, they had their share of speculations on future devices.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19914_6-utterly-insane-innovations-history-was-sure-were-coming.html

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Posted by ElectricWhite on 04-07-2012 at 19:39:

AAARRRGH! My inner English teacher is enraged !

Teacher At one point in #3, it says: "Well, if three propellers are good, then four propellers are gooder". Didn't this guy learn that the proper way to say it is: "four propellers are more gooder"?!

Jeez, the state of the American public education system these days...

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Posted by Daniella T on 04-07-2012 at 21:33:

And the goodest is five propellers?

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Posted by clouddancer on 04-07-2012 at 22:43:

Who is to say the "author" was American educated?

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Posted by ElectricWhite on 05-07-2012 at 02:46:

It's all in the style, Baby! biggrin2

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