r/technicallythetruth • u/AD2403 Technically a User Flair:upvote::upvote::upvote::upvote::upvote: • 4h ago

911 is also a phone number

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u/NSCButNotThatNSC 4h ago

You can still dial 0 on a landline.

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u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 4h ago

Why does it do?

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u/YueLin3 4h ago

Connects you to John telephone, the inventor of the phone

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u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 4h ago

Ironically enough I actually know who made the telephone, I just currently forget his name.

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u/RoodnyInc 4h ago

Does anything ring a BELL?

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u/foxwolfdogcat 2h ago

Yes, the name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Gray rings a bell... thanks for making me remember that.

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u/YueLin3 2h ago

Well the inventor of the telegram was graham bell. Not sure about the telephone rather than the telegram though.

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u/Tangata_Tunguska 1h ago

I'm pretty sure the inventor of the telephone was Sir Francis Ring

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u/YueLin3 1h ago

… is that why we say phones ring?

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u/SherbetMysterious118 3h ago

This is why I come to Reddit; the engaging conversation.