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April 17, 2025 8 mins

 History’s Craziest Failed Predictions: Why the Experts Got It Hilariously Wrong

Think you can predict the future? Think again! In this episode of An Ounce, we dive into history's biggest and funniest prediction fails. Discover why experts confidently declared airplanes impossible, dismissed the telephone, called personal computers pointless, and even predicted rock ‘n’ roll's quick demise.

History has never been so amusingly wrong!

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References & Sources:
• Simon Newcomb & Flight Prediction:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – "Simon Newcomb & Early Flight Predictions"
URL: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/simon-newcomb-astronomer-skeptic
• Western Union & the Telephone (1876):
History Channel – "Alexander Graham Bell & the Telephone"
URL: https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell
• Darryl Zanuck & Television Prediction (1946):
Britannica – "Television History & Impact"
URL: https://www.britannica.com/technology/television-technology
• Ken Olsen's Home Computer Prediction (1977):
CNN – "Ken Olsen's Famous Misquote about Home Computers"
URL: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/07/tech/innovation/computer-home-olsen-obit/index.html
• Michael Dell & Apple Prediction (1997):
CNBC – "Apple’s Rise after Dell’s Advice"
URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/23/apple-ceo-tim-cook-michael-dell-advice.html
• Clifford Stoll & Internet Prediction (1995):
Newsweek – "Clifford Stoll's Infamous 1995 Internet Prediction"
URL: https://www.newsweek.com/clifford-stoll-why-internet-will-fail-1995-329295
• Variety Magazine & Rock 'n' Roll (1955):
Rolling Stone – "Why Rock 'n' Roll Was Predicted to Fail"
URL: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rock-n-roll-wont-last-infamous-predictions-1234608907/


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Attributions and Credits:

Music: All music sourced from Cyberlink’s, Power Director 365 music library.
Images and video from Wikimedia Commons, Picryl, iStock, Getty, and generated with AI as noted in video. 

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