Extropia’s Mad-Tech: Metal Giants

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EXTROPIA’S MAD-TECH: “METAL GIANTS”

When the enemy forces are darkening the skies of Blighty’s capital, who you gonna call? No, not the Ghostbusters, but rather colossal metal robots.

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Just look at these behemoths. Even St Paul’s looks puny in comparison. I can’t decide whether this illustration was very optimistic about advances in robotics, or very pessimistic with regards to how quickly airplanes would develop. I mean, look, aren’t those bi-planes going up against giant, death-ray firing robo-men?

REFERENCES “Follies Of Science” by Eric and Jonathan Dregni



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