So, the Singularity is near, eh? We are all going to live forever in comfortable & efficient robotic bodies, while nano-machines will magically produce everything our heart/cyber-pump desires, eh??
Well, the thing is: predicting the Future is pretty tricky; and to prove that, how about taking a look at this hilarious compendium of crazy —and failed— past predictions brought to you by Seymour Chwast’s publication The Nose?
The predictions are animated based on illustrations by Chwast. Here’s a tiny example:
[Prediction made in 1900 for the year 2000]:No foods will be exposed. Storekeepers who expose food to air breathed out by patrons or to the atmosphere of the busy streets will be arrested along with those who sell stale or adulterated produce.
I would like to send this link to Ray Kurzweil, but it’s never fun to see a grown man cry 😉
(H/T to Cartoon Brew)
