Preditions for the year 2000, from the year 1900

**Oneironaut Zero** · 11-15-2008 02:01 PM

Article

It's amazing to see some of the predictions these people had, so far back. I wish the names/occupations were noted.

**drewmandan** · 11-15-2008 05:23 PM

It's interesting to see the predictions regarding air travel. This was before the invention of the aerofoil, and shows.

**Volcon** · 11-15-2008 05:42 PM

That was very interesting, thanks for the link O.

**Kushna Mufeed** · 11-15-2008 05:57 PM

I like the predictions of insects and rodents being exterminated completely.

If only...

**drewmandan** · 11-15-2008 06:11 PM

Although, if you consider the living standards of the day, we have made huge progress. Insects in the home have been reduced to almost nothing compared to 1900.

Another thing that I found interesting (and odd) was the fascination with giant plants. Why giant plants?

**Kushna Mufeed** · 11-15-2008 06:23 PM

To end world hunger with giant fruits.

**drewmandan** · 11-15-2008 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Kushna Mufeed

To end world hunger with giant fruits.

Well, in that sense they were onto something, because in the 1970s we did have the "green revolution" that increased agricultural output by like 2 or 3 times worldwide.

**Black_Eagle** · 11-15-2008 07:49 PM

Their view of what today would be like is like how we are currently looking at the future ourselves. They see a magical futureworld, but we've become so accustomed to it, we have no idea how ridiculous we all would have looked based on the standards of people passed sitting at our computer screens playing these crazy "tv games" and "inputting information" to the "internet". And yet, all we can think about is how crazy the future is going to be.