Who needs to fly...

[ffutures]

A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah

http://www.atlantictunnel.com/

For an earlier take on this idea see the Verne article on my web site:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/forgottenfutures/express/express.htm

I should add that with this one you really need to read the small print - the article was wrongly attributed to Jules Verne by the Strand Magazine, but was actually by his son!

Comments

[houses7177.livejournal.com]

fascinating. People write up the most bizarre things.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

The more modern one was apparently an April Fools hoax by a fairly large corporation, forget the details.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

A very elaborate and well done hoax, I must say. I'm positive that quite a few people were fooled by that one. :o)