10 things that only existed in sci-fi movies (by @creaxnv)
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Sci-fi movies offer us a peek into the future. They let us dream of what might be possible. Interestingly, even the most bizarre dreams come true. We listed 10 sci-fi inventions which are plain technology today.TRANSCRIPT
10 Things that only existed in Sci-fi Movies
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#2 GESTURAL INTERFACES
#2 GESTURAL INTERFACES
Gestural interfaces got popular due to the Minority Report movie (2002). A few years later Microsoft released Kinect. And now you can pretend to be Tom Cruise at home with the LEAP motion.
#4 TOUCH SCREENS
#3 HOUSEHOLD ROBOTS
#3 HOUSEHOLD ROBOTS
The Jetsons (1962) and many other sci-fi films and series depicted robots to aid us in our household. JIBO is a robot that does just that…without the wheels.
#4 SELF-DRIVING CARS
Not looking as neat as Kitt from Knight Rider (1982) but Google’s self driving car does the trick. It even lacks a steering wheel so it must be driving on its own.
#4 SELF-DRIVING CARS
#5 SMOG FILLED CITIES
#5 SMOG FILLED CITIES
The movie Blade Runner (1982) depicted a polluted world with lots of smog which blocked the sunlight. Nowadays in Beijing the situation is very similar. Even so extreme that the government had to install a virtual sunset
#6 MEAL IN A CUP
#6 MEAL IN A CUP
Wall-E (2008) featured the people of the future as fat, lazy and endlessly sipping on a meal in a cup. Today you can buy Soylent. A powder that you can mix into a shake and has all the nutrition you need to get through the day.
#7 GROWING ORGANS
#7 GROWING ORGANS
In the 2005 movie The Island, people are being cloned to be harvested for organs. Fortunately today we have found other ways to grow organs.
#8 SMART PROSTHETICS
#8 SMART PROSTHETICS
In 1980, audiences gasped when Luke Skywalker lost his hand. Luckily in a galaxy far far away they had some nifty prosthetics. But today, mind controlled prosthetics already exist and are getting more and more common.
#9 FULL BODY SCANNERS
#9 FULL BODY SCANNERS
Total Recall (1990) is full of iconic moments. One of them is the scene with the body scanner. Nowadays, just like in the movie, upon arrival or departure at an airport, you are screened by similar devices.
#10 LANDING ON A COMET
#10 LANDING ON A COMET
In 1998 Armageddon was a real blockbuster. 15 years later the ESA lands the PHILAE spacecraft on a comet. On its head and after several bounces. Just like the Bruce Willis’ crew.
SO EVENTUALLY DREAMSNIGHTMARES COME TRUE
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