I remember, as a child, watching shows about the future and they always predicted that by the year 2001, we'd all have robots to do our tedious daily chores and we'd be traveling in flying cars and monorails. What went wrong?
2006-06-28 15:03:04 · 8 answers · asked by Chainsawmom 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Personally, I'm looking for the anti gravity belts and vacations on the moon.
2006-06-28 15:08:03 · answer #1 · answered by cliffinutah 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Interestingly enough, cars with gps type systems, which are a relatively new feature, were actually first predicted in the 50s. And I know that they have had the capabilities of a lot of novel technologies for decades, but never really came to fruition.
2006-06-28 15:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by q2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reality.
2006-06-28 15:05:48 · answer #3 · answered by Norm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Economic and wasteful war issues This is just my opinion. The world's poverty is out of control
2006-06-28 15:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The billions of dollars we need to develop these technologies are invested in warfare.
2006-06-28 15:07:30 · answer #5 · answered by stef s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably good we dont have robots, else americans we get ever fatter
2006-06-28 15:11:28 · answer #6 · answered by wiggum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're all in Epcot.
2006-06-28 15:06:47 · answer #7 · answered by valstellc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we elected bush
2006-06-28 15:06:11 · answer #8 · answered by jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋