Monday, January 23, 2012

‘What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years’

Marty McFly rides a hover board in the film 'Back To The Future'

Hover boards from Back To The Future will exist
One sweet day, this will finally happen. If the film is anything to go by, hover boards should be in existence by 2015. This could happen…

An artist called Nils Guadagnin, has created a hover board that actually floats in mid-air. The science behind the futuristic device is beyond my understanding, however it is understood that the board floats because of magnets.

BUT, don’t get too excited yet, the board can only sustain 2kg and although it is a hovering board, it cannot be used to actually hover on. He is, however planning to make a stronger version.

Nils Guadagnin, artist, inventor and Back To The Future fan.

Libraries will close down
Paper books will be a thing of the past, with most people opting for a digital version. Libraries will have to close, because most books will be available to download online, and virtual book borrowing will exist instead.

Space travel will become more frequent and affordable
It’s almost already happening. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic project is one of the first to offer holidays to space. Currently, it’s extremely expensive, with tickets fetching up to $200,000 plus a $20,000 deposit. However, should Branson’s efforts at space tourism prove to be successful, there is no reason why it will not become more popular and cheaper.

Robots will be used to make life easier
Robots will be able to wash dishes, cook meals, vacuum and do all mundane household chores. They will also be able to drive cars.

Black and white printers will be abolished
In the future, all printers will print in colour and batches of work will be printed out instantaneously. A printer will be the size of a match box, or incorporated into a smartphone and will use lasers or something like that to print images. Printers will also be able to print moving images onto special touch sensitive paper.

Kim Kardashian will marry again
Pretty self-explanatory and utterly predictable.

Space, the final frontier


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