You ask, and the universe provides:
100 year old car goes for its first MOT.
I've seen a lot of these sorts of beauties on the roads. Isn't it gorgeous? We have whole organisations over here in the UK dedicated to preserving and keeping running the very first cars that ever took to the streets. Don't you have them over there?
They even go to Alaska! - this Buick is 100 years old this year. (Can you tell I have a bit of a thing for old cars?)
Oh, by the way ALG, I just wanted to say that I always really enjoy your posts. Very informative and excellently argued
Just to expound on my point a bit, this is a prime example of how we're living in different realities and how that affects our behaviour. You, Rockchick, live in a world where there are no 100-year-old cars. That's your reality, so you don't even question it. When I read the post, however, I thought "Are there 100 year old cars?" while you thought "There are no 100 year old cars." I expect even if you were driving on the road and there was a 100 year old car on there you'd never see it because the mind only recognises what it believes already to be true. Since I was open to the possibility of ancient cars, I just Googled to see whether or not it was possible for them to be knocking about the place. It doesn't say anything negative about you - it just illustrates what you believe and I believe about the world are two different things, so we react to situations differently, and when we encounter something like this, our beliefs shape what we do in response to the information.
I believe the quote goes something along the lines of "if I didn't believe it, I'd never have seen it."
It's interesting, actually, because this raises a point about why we believe the things we do. My childhood was spent going to historical museums, spotting old vehicles on the road, going to the big old mills that are kept open as showpieces (Google Styal Mill for a really lovely example of a working textile mill), so I'm open to the possibility of furnaces that last over 100 years, to cars that go for MOTs or cross Alaska at 100 years old. I've even seen one of the very first steam engines. Hogwarts Express chuffs down the railway past the former mill where I now live every other weekend or so. Since I've been exposed to these things very early on, I believe them to be not only possible, but present in my reality. I'm sure there are things in your reality I've never been exposed to, so I might not believe they exist, whereas you do. Our beliefs about what's possible totally shape our reality, and affect what we do or think at any time.
In fact, because you hold on so tightly to this belief about old cars and furnaces, you might not even see or read this post
But I still loved writing it.