General Discussions

**pixelputty** · 01-18-2005, 07:08 PM

people certainly wondered about it in 1961

http://www.pixelmatic.com.au/2000/

**scotia** · 01-18-2005, 08:54 PM

Geeeees, PP...I **** hop so...since Im about five years outta touch if it didnt go well...

*hugs* scotia

**scotia** · 01-18-2005, 08:55 PM

WHOAH!!!! I didnt swear!!!!! I promise! *ducking and running*....Its doing that weird **** thingy again Dave!

**Minaki** · 01-18-2005, 09:09 PM

Wow. I wanna go back in time and live in the year 2000. Sounds great! lol.

**foobar** · 01-18-2005, 09:26 PM

It's funny to see what they THOUGHT would happen and didn't. It's also interesting to see the things that are true though. They got some parts right on.

**NateDogg** · 01-18-2005, 11:41 PM

I like it

I want my stride to be 30 feet

**Mooofasa** · 01-19-2005, 02:38 AM

Do you remember the so-called millenium bug! That was pathetic lol...

--twitch

**faze1** · 01-19-2005, 03:32 AM

I'm gonna sigin up my computer for cooking lessons tomorrow.

**karmatosed** · 01-19-2005, 05:57 AM

ok i think floating walls might make me even more confused than i normally am - altho i have the self cleaning house - it's called owning a labrador.
don't think they thought about the remote village i live in when they commented on global tv - we only just got broadband and that is through magical tin can technology.
lol office air conditioned - lol ours is stinky conditioned if that counts - oh and there is my puter fans - do they counts as air conditioning?
no common colds - could have told me that then i'd have stopped my runny nose last month!

**Minaki** · 01-19-2005, 02:26 PM

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puter fans - do they counts as air conditioning?

Unfortunatly not. They'll pump out warm air that the processor has warmed.

**Brian07002** · 01-20-2005, 06:01 AM

To make you all laugh abit, it said 'dad' will work a 24 hour work week, well, I am working a:

ZERO HOUR WORK WEEK! I AM UN-EMPLOYED and HATE IT! :-(

Kudo's for the people of the past, at least they new the hours would be cut, but THIS FAR, SHEESH!!

**johanesw** · 01-20-2005, 09:12 AM

geez...that may imply that what scientist are predicting now may also be nonsense

**DaveMo~** · 01-21-2005, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by scotia

WHOAH!!!! I didnt swear!!!!! I promise! *ducking and running*....Its doing that weird **** thingy again Dave!

Sure, sure!

Dave

**camperjohn** · 01-22-2005, 03:34 AM

Well they were right about food processed from Sawdust - only it's called TOFU...

**webspace** · 01-22-2005, 09:25 AM

That's a good exerpt.

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You will be whisked around in monorail vehicles at 200 miles an hour and you will think nothing of taking a fortnight's holiday in outer space.

MagLev trains go this fast.

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The family car will be soundless, vibrationless and self-propelled thermostatically. The engine will be smaller than a typewriter. Cars will travel overland on an 18 inch air cushion.

The Aerocar did this, but the design was mostly abandon. But it was predessor to the hovercraft.

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n commercial transportation, there will be travel at 1000 m.p.h. at a penny a mile. Hypersonic passenger planes, using solid fuels, will reach any part of the world in an hour.

Well we just had our first comercial astronauts. So the X series type endo-exoatmopheric transports aren't too far off. A penny a mile would be nice.

Alot of that is on target.

**Minaki** · 01-22-2005, 12:40 PM

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Alot of that is on target.

Well, not really, cos they seem to be talking about everyday life...

**webspace** · 01-22-2005, 03:37 PM

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Well, not really, cos they seem to be talking about everyday life...

I think that there are alot of sceince fiction that becomes science fact and people are getting good at making it that way.

I don't think we'll ever live like that, it's a waste of resouces to use rocket roller skates or what ever.

**camperjohn** · 01-22-2005, 11:17 PM

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I don't think we'll ever live like that, it's a waste of resouces to use rocket roller skates or what ever.

Well the idea of every-day-use is that it is no longer a waste of resources. It's the effeciency that make it so.

When someone comes up with magnetic rockets that charge from a 110V outlet in half an hour, then everyone will have 'rocket' powered roller skates.

Same with the computer. A huge room for a eniac was not practical...

**MaxM** · 01-24-2005, 12:00 PM

What happend to my self warming toilet seat?

**Zork** · 01-26-2005, 06:03 PM

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What happend to my self warming toilet seat?

Hey! I want one! Nothing worst than an ice cold toilet seat!