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<DIV><EM>I'm starting to wonder how this interesting thread came up?
:?)</EM></DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Matt</EM></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>I think the Chinese invented kites and rockets. The
Greeks...two flying men, at least in legend. Also the spear and arrow, as in
bow and arrow (not Wolfgang's model). The Romans....not sure. Possibly
great balls of fire launched by catapult. Egyptians...I'd put it a tie with an
Indonesian tribe for the poisoned dart. Egyptians also had a hand in the
flying carpet along with the Mesopotamian Arabs. <BR><BR>Geez, Egyptians were
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were the ... Oh, wait a minute, you said "flying toys'" Never
mind.
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<DIV>On Aug 16, 2007, at 8:48 PM, Nat Penton wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone know what flying toys the Chinese,
Greeks, Romans and Egyptians came up with ?</FONT></DIV>
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