Home » Image Challenge » Visions of the Future: Circa 1950 [Suggest a different challenge]
Visions of the Future: Circa 1950 (This challenge is now closed)
We want you to show us all the wonder of the future from the point of view of a 1950s scientist. Be it flying cars or a far fetched global computer network, post your futuristic ideas on the messageboard.
(Fri 9 Jul 2004, 9:59)
In the future...
The surrealists will take hold of popular culture...
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 18:07, More)
Future pet care
In the 21st century, when pet owners are away in space for long periods, they will communicate with their pets via huge television-like 'viseo-telephones.'
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 17:10, More)
Flying Cars, No Chance!
Anyway, here is a picture that I took just before I landed yesterday:
Edit: This is actually the first flying car picture in this competition that shows the view from the INSIDE of the car!
(
Squiggy Alloria makes theme parks., Mon 12 Jul 2004, 16:37, More)
Genius kids of the future
By 2004, children will learn so much from educational television programmes that they will effortlessly understand even the most complicated of scientific theories and explain them to their parents in simple terms.
*MOD EDIT* For the love of kittens stop posting this. PLEASE.
PLEASE STOP POSTING THIS PICTURE.
I CAN'T STAND IT ANY MORE.
(Will my entry survive this time?)
(Looks like the answer is no. Moderated out again. See it here and wonder why.)
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 15:17, More)
Where's Mine?
Tomorrow's World always gave me the impression that we would all automatically be issued with these as soon as it got to the 21st Century. Never happened! Didn't even have a Millenium Bug to take my mind off it. We've been lied to!
(
Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 13:42, More)
Science will understand more about the "building blocks" of all matter
(
Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 13:29, More)
1950s
Daily Mail reader gets sectioned...
(
wibblywobbly - helping ugly people get laid since 1982, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 13:04, More)
feckin martian tripods
I dont think Orson really knew what he was doing when he unleashed this thing
( Shuya Nanahara Sayonara, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 11:50, More)
Back in the 50's...
Socialist scientists were forced to believe that the USSR would win the cold war.
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 11:18, More)
Mr Hawking and his bevvy of beauties
Hi all..this is my first ever post so hope it works. I thought I'd go with old faithful. Who would have thought he'd get to meet the quo?
( Shuya Nanahara Sayonara, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 11:04, More)
The future was dark and uncertain...
under the threat of the mushroom-cloud...
(
guplik, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 3:12, More)
Visions of the Future: Circa 1950 (This challenge is now closed)We want you to show us all the wonder of the future from the point of view of a 1950s scientist. Be it flying cars or a far fetched global computer network, post your futuristic ideas on the messageboard.
(Fri 9 Jul 2004, 9:59)
In the future...
The surrealists will take hold of popular culture...
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 18:07, More)
Future pet care
In the 21st century, when pet owners are away in space for long periods, they will communicate with their pets via huge television-like 'viseo-telephones.'
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 17:10, More)
Flying Cars, No Chance!
Anyway, here is a picture that I took just before I landed yesterday:
Edit: This is actually the first flying car picture in this competition that shows the view from the INSIDE of the car!
(
Squiggy Alloria makes theme parks., Mon 12 Jul 2004, 16:37, More)
Genius kids of the future
By 2004, children will learn so much from educational television programmes that they will effortlessly understand even the most complicated of scientific theories and explain them to their parents in simple terms.
*MOD EDIT* For the love of kittens stop posting this. PLEASE.
PLEASE STOP POSTING THIS PICTURE.
I CAN'T STAND IT ANY MORE.
(Will my entry survive this time?)
(Looks like the answer is no. Moderated out again. See it here and wonder why.)
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 15:17, More)
Where's Mine?
Tomorrow's World always gave me the impression that we would all automatically be issued with these as soon as it got to the 21st Century. Never happened! Didn't even have a Millenium Bug to take my mind off it. We've been lied to!
(
Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 13:42, More)
Science will understand more about the "building blocks" of all matter
(
Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 13:29, More)
1950s
Daily Mail reader gets sectioned...
(
wibblywobbly - helping ugly people get laid since 1982, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 13:04, More)
feckin martian tripods
I dont think Orson really knew what he was doing when he unleashed this thing
(
Shuya Nanahara Sayonara, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 11:50, More)
Back in the 50's...
Socialist scientists were forced to believe that the USSR would win the cold war.
(, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 11:18, More)
Mr Hawking and his bevvy of beauties
Hi all..this is my first ever post so hope it works. I thought I'd go with old faithful. Who would have thought he'd get to meet the quo?
(
Shuya Nanahara Sayonara, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 11:04, More)
The future was dark and uncertain...
under the threat of the mushroom-cloud...
(
guplik, Mon 12 Jul 2004, 3:12, More)
