The Future That Never Was: Pictures from the Past

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Klipspringer

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#112187 29-Nov-2012 14:42

Some of these were brilliant...

Prediction 1929: Clothing Will Be Make From Asbestos

Prediction 1950: Housekeeping of the Future: When the housewife of 2000 cleans house she simply turns the hose on everything.

Prediction 1921: Mail Delivery By Parachute

Prediction 1938: Newspapers Delivered By Fax

Prediction 1954: The Television You Can Hang On Your Wall

Prediction 1951: Personal Helicopters

Prediction 1950: Vacuum Tube Powered Trains

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#724715 29-Nov-2012 15:28

I have got a TV hanging on my wall.

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#724719 29-Nov-2012 15:32

I have one of these in my kitchen:

Prediction 1937: Microwave Cooking
Cooking a ham sandwich in high-frequency radio waves. This method may be common in the home of the future.

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#724724 29-Nov-2012 15:39

DarthKermit: I have got a TV hanging on my wall.

Yeah but they predicted that it would be common in 1964...

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#724727 29-Nov-2012 15:53

BraaiGuy: Some of these were brilliant...

Prediction 1950: Vacuum Tube Powered Trains

LMAO. i was picturing train with an ENIAC-style computer in the engine room, rather than a giant vacuum tube (big enough to take the train inside). Now i understand the concept better.

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#724728 29-Nov-2012 15:54

My favourite prediction (not on the Pop Mech. list) is this:
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."

Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943