What state deserves credit for being the birthplace of flight?

[taterguy]

Poll question: What state deserves credit for being the birthplace of flight?

[LeftyMom]

1. Mass

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/worlds_oldest_f.html

[SoxFan]

10. "oldest fossil of flying insect discovered"

[LeftyMom]

11. Gah!

Warn somebody, Jesus!

[racaulk]

2. As a NC native, I have to pick my home state.

:hi:

[TZ]

9. Well looser-. As a Ohio native, I pick MY home state!!

:P :hi:

[racaulk]

12. Oh no you didn't!!!

:hi:

[taterguy]

13. Name one Ohioan that flew as high as David Thompson

Remember that night he hit his head on the top of the backboard?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

3. Looser State?

Is that a reference to Orville and Wilber Wright's sister Gertrude, who became one of the two inaugural members of the Mile High Club?

[charlie and algernon]

4. Pennsylvania

I'm quite sure Ben Franklin invented a plane to help him as he traveled the colonies and then go back and forth from North America to Europe. How else do you suppose a frumpy old man was able to get all those women?

[NoPasaran]

5. Gustave Whitehead may have flown in 1899 in Pittsburgh

After crashing and being forbidden to continue his experiments there, he moved to Connecticut where he may have flown before the Wright brothers did.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Whitehead

[KamaAina]

6. Probably Alaska

depends where in North America birds first appeared.

Maybe Florida? :shrug:

[baldguy]

7. Brazil

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1023/p07s02-woam.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Santos-Dumont

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. I agree with you. A completely unbiased opinion, of course.

[qnr]

8. The state of "What the &@*# was I thinking? Get me back on solid ground this instant!" n/t

[Skittles]

14. OHIO

[hayu_lol]

15. Probably France...

and the balloons of the Montgolfier brothers. Well, you didn't say 'powered' flight did you?

[taterguy]

16. Did the Montgolfier brothers ever block Bill Walton's shot?

If not, they need to STFU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whIPLxAXGc4&NR=1