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December 27, 2012

What may happen in the next hundred years (John Elfreth Watkins amusing predictions from 100 years ago)

In 1900, an American civil engineer called John Elfreth Watkins made a number of predictions about what the world would be like in 2000.... read more via the BBC. I just ran across this image of Watkins' predictions from 1900, and thought they would make a very good 2013 kick-off / happy new year post.

Some of my favs:

Hot and cold air from spigots
Ready-cooked meals will be bought
Automobiles will be cheaper than horses
Areal war-ships

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Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 04:18:43 PM in Funny stuff, Futurism, Futurists

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