More on the Wright Brothers (can you tell where I went for my summer vacation?)...
Their first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 lasted 12 seconds as Orville flew 120 feet. The second flight, piloted by Wilbur, was also 12 seconds. Orville was then again in the air for 15 seconds on the third flight. How easy it would have been to give up -- or at least quit for the day.
But they gave their flying experiment another go. Flight #4 lasted for a full 59 seconds and The Flyer travelled 852 feet. Instead of celebrating success, they were confronted with a plane that was irreparably damaged at the end of the flight. Their flying season was over, and they needed to make the long journey back to Dayton rather than attempt flight #5.
Fortunately for us, the brothers were full of persistence and didn't let their first brief efforts or the fact that they only had one day of flying dissuade them from continuing their work. Don't let yourself give up too easily or let early setbacks end your experiments -- even if it took a lot out of you to conduct them.
-- beth triplett
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