• 2000 as viewed by 1899: What they expected everything to be like
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[QUOTE=fruxodaily;37533218][IMG]http://puu.sh/11SZh[/IMG][/QUOTE] What I like about this image is that they're having to feed the books into a grinder.
i say this in like every future thread but where is my hoverboard
[QUOTE=Hamsterjuice;37533872]i say this in like every future thread but where is my hoverboard[/QUOTE] Um, where is my jetpack that won't burn my ass off?
[QUOTE=mac338;37533378]That one is [I]really fucking impressive.[/I] Look at those flying cars in the background. Look at the design, and remember this was [I]before airplanes were invented![/I] And these had [U][I]propellars[/I][/U] and [I]fixed wings[/I] and even vertical stabilizers on those in the background. That is goddamn impressive. Most aero-vehicle designs at the time were based on flapping wings, but thought to be impossible, until the Wright brothers pulled off making the first ever airplane in 1903, which even looked more primitive then what's drawn here. Amazing![/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.papytane.com/images/eole1890.jpg[/IMG] 1890 (Yes, it was actually built and it worked)
2012 gave us a holographic Tupac. I'd say anything the future could possibly give us pales in comparison to that.
[QUOTE=NuclearJesus;37533891]2012 gave us a holographic Tupac. I'd say anything the future could possibly give us pales in comparison to that.[/QUOTE] Wasn't it just mirror tricks
Please tell me I'm not the only one that was reminded of the school scene from The Wall when looking at that first image.
man the people in 1899 would be disappointed, no widespread flying cars nor flying firemen. atleast we beat their expectations by making roombas really tiny.
[QUOTE=Clementine;37533898]Wasn't it just mirror tricks[/QUOTE] If the people of 2067 could communicate with us, they would probably try to warn you against mocking Emperor Holo-Pac.
[QUOTE=MIPS;37533309]I am still awaiting atomic powered superairliners, high speed monorails, capsule size meals and flying fucking cars. So far all we saw was a gas shortage, a flock of seagulls, the internet, and HD footage of the surface of mars.[/QUOTE] Austin Powers reference?
[QUOTE=Kljunas;37533886][IMG]http://www.papytane.com/images/eole1890.jpg[/IMG] 1890 (Yes, it was actually built and it worked)[/QUOTE] And this is the plane I was using as a reference: [thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Felix_de_la_Croix_du_Temple_airplane_mockup.jpg[/thumb] 1857 Working models of progressively larger size were built, but power-problems meant a manned version never flew. One of the models, however, managed to pull a short hop. Also bear in mind that this thing (including the model that flew) ran on [I]steam[/I], which was an upgrade from [I]fucking clockwork[/I]. That's how close we were to full steampunk.
[QUOTE=Pilotguy97;37534067]Also bear in mind that this thing (including the model that flew) ran on [I]steam[/I], which was an upgrade from [I]fucking clockwork[/I]. That's how close we were to full steampunk.[/QUOTE] But then more efficient fuels and engine designs had to fuck that all up.
In 2100 we'll be able to transport our consciousness into actual virtual online avatars. It will be kind of like the Matrix. I imagine games are going to be awesome at that point. Forums will become a thing of the past, virtual chatroom bars will become the big new 'social discussion' fad.
[QUOTE=raviool;37533963]man the people in 1899 would be disappointed, no widespread flying cars nor flying firemen. atleast we beat their expectations by making roombas really tiny.[/QUOTE] Just pads, vaccines, satelites, a rover on mars, the wonder that is a smartphone, GPS, 10 000 books in your pocket, an endless source of knowledge called wiki, electricity coming from sun panels and the potential to wipe out humanity for good with a few nuclear devices.
[QUOTE=Cone;37533266]we're advancing faster and faster as new breakthroughs are discovered. then again, pretty much all the stuff we need has already been invented, so I'm just expecting stuff like it is now, only faster, more reliable, and unnecessary touchscreens out the ass.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Edthefirst;37533301]Says who? I bet people in the mid 90s never imagined having the internet in your pocket, but now we can't live without our smartphones. Who says that something in the next 5 to 10 years won't completely shift our perception of necessity. Google Glass certainly seems to challenge the notion of what we need. I bet people in the 50s also felt comfortable with what they had. Humanity will never hit the point where we simply have invented everything ever needed. Society and technology evolve as one; new discoveries will push society's perceptions of need. I can't wait to see what technology brings in the next few decades.[/QUOTE] We as a whole cannot understand what we haven't seen yet, so new technologies/inventions are often shunned or ridiculed. We said computers will never need RAM higher than 637 kilobytes, we said the internet was a passing fad in 1995, we said email will never replace traditional mail, etc. In short, we have no idea what the future holds, there are an infinite possibilities of new inventions, technologies possible that hasn't even been touched yet. That's progress for you.
I'd say as a rule of thumb, the biggest inventions have been those that have facilitated information transfer in some ways. Speech Written language Book press Compulsory education Radio TV Internet Essentially inventions that change the notion of how information is spread and dealt with tend to be the biggest movers socially. Without them I'd say we'd stagnate.
[QUOTE=KaIibos;37533256]while thinking about the future is entertaining, it's completely pointless. evidently, we are incapable of predicting things with any degree of certainty I mean hell, think about how much things have changed since 1990, or even 2000 for that matter[/QUOTE] Mark Twain predicted the internet, and Shakespeare predicted Tv. It just takes a special kind of thought process to predict the future. [editline]4th September 2012[/editline] For instance, it's practically pointless to try to predict fashion and design trends as they're arbitrary and for the most part, superficial in the big picture, but they're probably the parts that are the least accurate in the illustrations. The idea of automated barber machines and firefighters given extra mobility isn't as crazy as the pictures first suggest.
[QUOTE=mac338;37533378]That one is [I]really fucking impressive.[/I] Look at those flying cars in the background. Look at the design, and remember this was [I]before airplanes were invented![/I] And these had [U][I]propellars[/I][/U] and [I]fixed wings[/I] and even vertical stabilizers on those in the background. That is goddamn impressive. Most aero-vehicle designs at the time were based on flapping wings, but thought to be impossible, until the Wright brothers pulled off making the first ever airplane in 1903, which even looked more primitive then what's drawn here. Amazing![/QUOTE] For someone who has such a deep love of astronomy I'd thought you'd have a better knowledge of aerospace. The idea of fixed wings with propellers had been around for a while, but nobody had yet managed to achieve flight. The Wright brothers built their own engine and rudder system, the former of which was the most powerful engine yet used in a plane design.
[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17xpn1fb36u6zjpg/original.jpg[/img] Shit is going to hit the fan pretty soon on this one. Probably tweeting while driving his wingcar, the bastard.
[QUOTE=-Get_A_Life-;37535612][img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17xpn1fb36u6zjpg/original.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I first read that sign on the left as "Afro Cars"
[QUOTE=-Get_A_Life-;37535612][img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17xpn1fb36u6zjpg/original.jpg[/img] Shit is going to hit the fan pretty soon on this one. Probably tweeting while driving his wingcar, the bastard.[/QUOTE] Yeah, either there's an impending disaster or the artist forgot how to draw, haha
Which brings us to the point about how we perceive our future. I'm pretty sure 500-1000 years down the line it'll be a lot different to what we think it is. [editline]4th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=usaokay;37533992]I imagine flying cars, sex with alien girls, guns with thermal clips, and fighting a huge threat with a multiple color end might happen after I die, which would fucking suck.[/QUOTE] Is the ending in a night club? [SP]I get the Mass Effect reference, don't kill me [/SP]
This is why I love the website [url=http://www.paleofuture.com/]paleofuture.com[/url]. It has stuff like this from every decade from the past 140 years.
These pictures all bring about a valid point. Where the fuck is my flying car dammit?
[QUOTE=NuclearJesus;37533891]2012 gave us a holographic Tupac. I'd say anything the future could possibly give us pales in comparison to that.[/QUOTE] I thought holographic tupac was just on a big projector. Did it have 3D depth?
Reminds me of bioshock.
I love how we're still a technological mile away from ever achieving an auto-stabilising hover-vehicle like the hovercar.
These visions of the present from way back are always somewhat amusing. These remind me of something from a cartoon. Robots everywhere, doing everything.
[QUOTE=koeniginator;37535334]Mark Twain predicted the internet, and Shakespeare predicted Tv. It just takes a special kind of thought process to predict the future.[/QUOTE] The best way to predict the future is mass wild guessing.
[QUOTE=Novangel;37534423]We as a whole cannot understand what we haven't seen yet, so new technologies/inventions are often shunned or ridiculed. We said computers will never need RAM higher than 637 kilobytes, we said the internet was a passing fad in 1995, we said email will never replace traditional mail, etc. In short, we have no idea what the future holds, there are an infinite possibilities of new inventions, technologies possible that hasn't even been touched yet. That's progress for you.[/QUOTE] of course by "we" you mean "a small selection of pessimistic people with influence in technological spheres" at no point in history has the human race collectively stated anything
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