Episode #147- Who Was First in Flight? (Part II)

Our Fake History

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🗓️ 28 December 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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The late 19th century in France sometime gets called La Belle Époque or the "Beautiful Era". As the name suggests, this is a time that has been fondly remembered as an age of optimism marked by artistic and scientific triumphs. However, this era is also sometimes called the Fin De Siecle. When this nickname is evoked it's usually to cast this era as a cynical and pessimistic time, when people openly fretted about how different the 20th century would be from the 19th. This period was also marked by the first attempts at controlled manned flight. Perhaps the contrasting Belle Époque and Fin De Siecle attitudes can act as a helpful analogy to help understand the "lighter-than-air" and "heavier-than-air" approach to flight? The figure who somehow embodies all of this (Belle Époque optimism, Fin De Siecle ennui, lighter-than-air triumphs, and heavier-than-air controversies) is the Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont. Tune-in and find out how bar-hopping dirigibles, hydrogen explosions, and a gingerbread Santos all play a role in the story, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:11.5	You're hanging out with some friends and putting back a few drinks.
0:14.4	A few becomes a few too many.
0:16.4	As the evening comes to an end and people start to head out, you think of calling for a ride.
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0:25.5	What are the odds you'll get pulled over anyway?
0:27.6	And even so, what's the worst that could happen? Your insurance goes up.
0:31.5	You lose your license. You lose your job. You total your car. You kill someone?
0:37.8	Everyone knows about the risks of driving drunk. The results are tragic and often deadly.
0:43.3	However, that still doesn't stop everyone from getting behind the wheel while under the influence.
0:48.6	That's why police officers are out there right now looking for impaired drivers on our roads
0:53.6	to save lives. So, if you think you're okay to drive after a few drinks, think again.
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1:05.1	or someone else's forever. Drive sober or get pulled over.
1:09.4	I've had a half-formed analogy banging around my head since I started researching the question
1:23.6	of who was the first in flight. This is the existence of a history podcaster, by the way.
1:32.0	You're always trying to find an angle or a clever framing device or just an interesting entry point
1:39.0	for the topics you cover. I happen to find lots of these ideas while I'm in the shower.
1:46.0	I've actually been told that this is a fairly common sight of inspiration. There's something about
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