After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Japanese scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.
Six weeks later, American scientists dug 200 meters, after which headline stories in US papers read: "US scientists have found traces of 2000 year- old optical fibres, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Japanese".
After just one week, Philippine media reported the following: "After digging to a depth of 500 meters, Filipino scientists have found absolutely nothing. Their conclusion is that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless technology".