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Old 04-19-2024, 04:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Lost Prototype of The Passarola, 1709

Y no flying carz?

A Portugal-Brazil conduit for R&D money, Pre-Montgolfier Bros but post-Vimana, vacuum for lift and magnetics for propulsion (sounds like today's tic-tacs).

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