Broken Promises of the Future - Page 3

sleepyjeff · 08-09-2005, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Ok - how about an affordable flying car?

This kind of technology will only come down in price...kinda like DVD Players. Maybe in 5 years you could pick one up at Target for $39.00

sleepyjeff · 08-09-2005, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Ooooh, pretty! Wonder if they actually work?

I saw one in a test flight a few years ago on the Discovery Channel.....25 Year veteran Pilot had a hard time keeping it under control

dsnylndmom · 08-09-2005, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

I thought that we would have many of the gadgets from the original Star Trek series by now. I thought we would have the magic food machines where you just told it what you wanted and it could make anything appear almost instantly.
I hope we have at least a couple of guys working on that one somewhere. I'm obviously not the only one who wonders what the hell happened to the flying cars.

Ditto and ditto!!! THe "replicator" that was what I was so hopeful for when I was a kid, for the future! I loved the idea of the replicator. That and flying cars, sigh I feel so let down now!!

SacTown Chronic · 08-09-2005, 07:39 AM

According to my mom, many of us should have been standing naked before the Lord by now, talking about how cool the Rapture was. 25 years later and I'm still waiting....

(Maybe it was all a ruse by mom to get me to behave...sucker!)

Not Afraid · 08-09-2005, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by lizziebith

Yes, we have them in airports, but in the filmstrips of my youth (there, I've gone and done it -- only about three of you know what those are)

I think I saw a picture of a film strip contraption once. I was copied by my teacher on a ditto machine.

God I LOVED that smell!

So, do you think message boards are the modern versions of having pen pals?

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-09-2005, 10:25 AM

I saw half of Back to the Future II the other night, and we realized that 2015 is, well, only 10 years away.

So don't worry, we'll have self-fitting/self-drying clothes, hover boards, instant food hydration, dust-repellant paper (forgot that one, didn't you?) AND flying cars really soon.

Oh, and fax machines all over the house.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-09-2005, 10:31 AM

Robot maids, and an entire population wearing shiny jumpsuits. That's the future, damnit!

Not Afraid · 08-09-2005, 10:33 AM

I want my air conditioned suit. And I want it to be cute.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-09-2005, 11:03 AM

Where are my self opening/closing kitchen cabinets that make that oh-so-satisfying humming noise?

And I'm still waiting for reliable and useful voice recognition.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-09-2005, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Robot maids, and an entire population wearing shiny jumpsuits. That's the future, damnit!

For the forest to be green, each leaf must be green....so if you want everyone to wear shiny jumpsuits, you'll have to get the ball rolling yourself.

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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I saw half of Back to the Future II the other night, and we realized that 2015 is, well, only 10 years away. So don't worry, we'll have self-fitting/self-drying clothes, hover boards, instant food hydration, dust-repellant paper (forgot that one, didn't you?) AND flying cars really soon. Oh, and fax machines all over the house. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Robot maids, and an entire population wearing shiny jumpsuits. That's the future, damnit! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I want my air conditioned suit. And I want it to be cute.
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08-09-2005, 11:03 AM	#29
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Where are my self opening/closing kitchen cabinets that make that oh-so-satisfying humming noise? And I'm still waiting for reliable and useful voice recognition. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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