Hehehe... You can just smell the science.... On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:15 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > MMMMMMMMM... super-sciency. [?] > > I agree, Mr Worf. All it needs is a flying car. > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:42 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Take a close look at these pictures. Could it be that we ARE living in >> the future? Many of the concepts in the following pictures may look >> different stylistically, but they are right on target. >> >> I'm still waiting for a real flying car.... - Mr.Worf >> >> Web Urbanist <http://weburbanist.com> >> >> <http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgs&feedurl=http://feeds.feedburner.com/WebUrbanist> >> ------------------------------ >> >> The Retro Future is Here: Houses Beyond the Year >> 2000<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/WebUrbanist/%7E3/NRa42sJy9tA/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> >> >> Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:00 AM PDT >> [ By Marc <http://weburbanist.com/marc> in Technology & >> Futurism<http://weburbanist.com/category/technology/>. >> ] >> >> The future is here! Unfortunately, dinner is not in pill form, I have >> nothing that looks remotely like a hovercar, and robots are still lumbering >> jokes. Where are the domed cities? The jetpacks? The shimmering silver >> unitards? It’s endlessly entertaining to look back and see where our guesses >> were right, and where they went hilariously wrong. Imagine that you’re >> sitting in a leather armchair in front of a roaring fire, slowly puffing on >> your pipe, dreaming of the land of the future… where will we be in the year >> 2000 and beyond? Let’s take a look: >> >> The Home of the Future >> >> (Images via paleofuture <http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/tag/electricity> >> , fulltable <http://www.fulltable.com/vts/f/fut/menu.htm>, >> ultraswank<http://www.ultraswank.net/advertising/retro-future-from-motorola/> >> , fanboy <http://www.fanboy.com/2008/03/solar-home-of-the-future.html>) >> >> The future home will be a work of art. If it’s not integrated directly >> with the land, it will still be open and transparent. the suburb as we know >> it will be transformed, as flying cars make it easier to live in a remote >> location without being disconnected from the community (plus, video phones >> will bring you closer to family and friends than you ever wanted to be). >> The Bathroom >> >> (Images via pink >> tentacle<http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/ultrasonic-bath-human-washing-machine/>, >> bbc<http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/design_inspiration/factsheets/103.shtml> >> ) >> >> Showers are barbaric, didn’t you know? Step on up into your self contained >> cleaning device… basically a dishwasher for your body. It will spray you >> with cleansing water with massaging jets, give you a heated dry, and will >> finish with a cleansing wave of infrared and ultraviolet light. >> The Kitchen >> >> (Images via >> davidszondy<http://www.davidszondy.com/future/Living/smithson.htm> >> , paleofuture <http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/tag/kitchen>, >> boingboing<http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/03/the-kitchen-of-1943s.html> >> , dbostrom <http://flickr.com/photos/bostworld/2152049524/>) >> >> The future housewife will have plenty of time to sip martinis all day, as >> her giant appliances cook and prepare meals for the entire family to enjoy >> (at least, this is how it seems in all the material). The idea that a >> housewife may not be necessary with all of this time saving equipment is not >> a subject that’s ever really broached… It’s interesting that most visions of >> the future assume that appliances as we imagine them will be entirely gone; >> replaced by machines permanently hidden in our walls. >> >> Video Conferencing >> >> (Images via textually<http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2007/08/> >> ) >> >> The idea of video phones was incredibly popular back in the day, and while >> the occasional video chat online does occur, video conferencing never became >> the hit people thought it would be. There’s a very good reason for this: >> When someone can see you with a camera, you want to look good. The last >> thing you want when you’re awoken by the ringing phone, is have someone see >> you lying in bed with tousled hair and drool on your pillow. Phone calls >> already seem intrusive enough compared to email, that the idea of someone >> spying on you at the same time brings it to another level of discomfort. >> The Living Room >> >> (Images via modern >> mechanix<http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/10/youll-own-slaves-by-1965/>, >> paleo future <http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/tag/house-of-the-future>, >> picsdigger <http://picsdigger.com/keyword/retro%20future/>, >> design-crisis<http://design-crisis.com/?tag=pods>, >> global >> nerd<http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/08/28/home-electronics-of-the-future-as-predicted-28-years-ago/> >> y) >> >> Living rooms are the center of most of our activities at home, and as >> such, they will be a nexus for all the >> technological<http://weburbanist.com/technology>gadgetry we can muster. >> Futuristic record players that disappear into walls, >> bipedal robots offering to take off our coat and vacuum the floor, and >> entire walls that display the newest film are just a few of the >> wonders<http://weburbanist.com/wonders>in this generation. Much of the >> conjecture was correct in this case, at >> least in terms of vacuuming robots and giant wall encompassing displays. >> Science >> >> (Images via pink tentacle <http://pinktentacle.com/tag/vintage/page/3/>, >> webomator <http://www.webomator.com/category/redaing-watching-consuming/> >> ) >> >> Scientists in the future no longer need to use their hands! They do the >> thinking and let the robots do the actual work. While we don’t give robots >> free reign during surgeries, there is some merit to this line of thinking, >> as doctors increasing use hand operated cameras to aid during operations. >> Thankfully, however, the robot hands are far from the intimidating titanium >> claws dreamed up by futurists. >> Fashion >> >> (Images via >> silver-rockets<http://silver-rockets.com/category/fashion-accessories/> >> , martin >> klasch<http://martinklasch.blogspot.com/2010/01/retro-future-space-age-apparel.html> >> ) >> >> Future fashion will be frightening, according to the sources I’ve seen. >> People will be very aware that they are living in an enlightened time, and >> this will require that they either wear skin tight clothing with optional >> spacefaring gear, or revert to the classic Roman outfit of loose fitting >> robes. >> >> Home Computers >> >> (Images via ofoghlu <http://www.ofoghlu.net/log/2004/09/>, pink >> tentacle<http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/computopia_6.jpg> >> ) >> >> The future will be so technologically advanced, that people will have >> computers in their homes. Featured in the left of this photo montage is an >> example of what the home computer might look like in the year 2004 >> (seriously). On the right, we have a cooler looking wall of computer gear, >> that still looks suspiciously like the inside of a submarine. I think we can >> all agree that computers are one area where human society has defied >> expectation. Considering how low these expectations were, we should be >> exceedingly grateful. >> ------------------------------ >> Want More? Click for Great Related Content on WebUrbanist: >> <http://weburbanist.com/2008/06/16/weburbanist-turns-one/> WebUrbanist >> Turns One Year Old: From Past Favorites to Future >> Developments<http://weburbanist.com/2008/06/16/weburbanist-turns-one/> Has >> it really been that long? 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