sci-fi geeks surely know this but I don’t know how widespread it is in the
don’t know how widespread it is in the
don’t know how widespread it is in the rest of the population that the second
rest of the population that the second
rest of the population that the second installment of the Back to the Future
installment of the Back to the Future
installment of the Back to the Future trilogy there’s a scene that takes place
trilogy there’s a scene that takes place
trilogy there’s a scene that takes place in the future on October 21st way in the
in the future on October 21st way in the
in the future on October 21st way in the Year 2015 well that’s like now that’s
Year 2015 well that’s like now that’s
Year 2015 well that’s like now that’s now and so you get to see the creativity
now and so you get to see the creativity
now and so you get to see the creativity of the futurists of 1989 imagining the
of the futurists of 1989 imagining the
of the futurists of 1989 imagining the future that Marty McFly walks into of
future that Marty McFly walks into of
future that Marty McFly walks into of course they had flying cars which I
course they had flying cars which I
course they had flying cars which I think will never have but perhaps more
think will never have but perhaps more
think will never have but perhaps more intriguing than even the flying car is
intriguing than even the flying car is
intriguing than even the flying car is the flying skateboard that idea
the flying skateboard that idea
the flying skateboard that idea triggered engineers to try to create
triggered engineers to try to create
triggered engineers to try to create something like a hoverboard I think
something like a hoverboard I think
something like a hoverboard I think science fiction at its best will have
science fiction at its best will have
science fiction at its best will have such a tantalizing idea that’s just out
such a tantalizing idea that’s just out
such a tantalizing idea that’s just out of reach of your technology that you
of reach of your technology that you
of reach of your technology that you will stimulate research of people who
will stimulate research of people who
will stimulate research of people who want to create that future that had just
want to create that future that had just
want to create that future that had just been imagined what futurists tend to get
been imagined what futurists tend to get
been imagined what futurists tend to get wrong is they see what is going on
wrong is they see what is going on
wrong is they see what is going on around them and in their extrapolation
around them and in their extrapolation
around them and in their extrapolation they just sort of trump up what that is
they just sort of trump up what that is
they just sort of trump up what that is imagining they’re just more of it in the
imagining they’re just more of it in the
imagining they’re just more of it in the future
future
future 1980s fax machines were it everybody had
1980s fax machines were it everybody had
1980s fax machines were it everybody had a fax machine want to send a document to
a fax machine want to send a document to
a fax machine want to send a document to me here’s a fax it
me here’s a fax it
me here’s a fax it what would faxes be in the future well
what would faxes be in the future well
what would faxes be in the future well in your home you wouldn’t have just one
in your home you wouldn’t have just one
in your home you wouldn’t have just one fax machine you’d have three and so
fax machine you’d have three and so
fax machine you’d have three and so Marty gets fired from his job and he’s
Marty gets fired from his job and he’s
Marty gets fired from his job and he’s notified by his boss with faxes that
notified by his boss with faxes that
notified by his boss with faxes that come out of all the fax machines of his
come out of all the fax machines of his
come out of all the fax machines of his homes three fax machines is not three
homes three fax machines is not three
homes three fax machines is not three times better than one fax machine and
times better than one fax machine and
times better than one fax machine and today nobody has a fax machine that was
today nobody has a fax machine that was
today nobody has a fax machine that was before most people had email and before
before most people had email and before
before most people had email and before the concept of an attachment was
the concept of an attachment was
the concept of an attachment was perfected predictions tend to focus on
perfected predictions tend to focus on
perfected predictions tend to focus on extrapolating from what is rather than
extrapolating from what is rather than
extrapolating from what is rather than imagining what could come in out of left
imagining what could come in out of left
imagining what could come in out of left field perhaps the most impossible
field perhaps the most impossible
field perhaps the most impossible prediction they made was Cubs sweep the
prediction they made was Cubs sweep the
prediction they made was Cubs sweep the World Series the Cubs have not won the
World Series the Cubs have not won the
World Series the Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908
World Series since 1908
World Series since 1908 so we’ll see right now as of this
so we’ll see right now as of this
so we’ll see right now as of this recording the Cubs have entered the
recording the Cubs have entered the
recording the Cubs have entered the playoffs we’ll see if the prophecy of
playoffs we’ll see if the prophecy of
playoffs we’ll see if the prophecy of Back to the Future 2 is fulfilled
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