I Predict You’ll Read This Post
November 5th, 2006 by Chief Nut
Here’s an article from a 1950s Popular Mechanics Magazine entitled “Miracles You’ll See In The Next Fifty Years“. Some creepy, spot-on predictions:
- Shop by picture phone … a la the Internet
- 8 second cooking … a la microwave ovens
- Business people conducting videoconferencing …a la web cams
- Computers able to accurately predict weather conditions
- Synthetic antibiotics
- Life expectancy of 85
- Nuclear powered ships
However, there are some pretty bizarre predictions as well:
- Dissipating Hurricanes by burning oil in the middle of the Atlantic
- Wood, brick and stone not used in construction because it’s too expensive
- Turning used underwear into candy
I have to wonder how I would fare in trying to accurately describe life in 2057. Typing into my “shop by picture phone” in November 2006, I just want to know where I can buy a $5000 house! They can keep the underwear candy.
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