I wager the word “radio” also helps. Early 1900s would have had plenty of radio broadcasts being “the thing” going on, so that word probably helps prime the interpretation, even if not used in quite the same way.
Comment on British soldiers tune radio waves to fry drone swarms for pennies
Rogue@feddit.uk 2 days agoPossibly because it’s presented how news used to be - a simple statement of fact without embellishment or click bait.
Would you rather:
You won’t BELIEVE how this weapon built by British boffins can yeet hundreds of Russian drones from the sky in seconds
eronth@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
con_fig@programming.dev 2 days ago
Nice honkers
Jivebunny@lemmy.world 2 days ago
UK slams dozens of drones with invisible radio waves
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 days ago
UK blasts rays of DEATH to doomed drones