In 1899, a group of French and German artists drew illustrations of what they thought the world would look like in 2000.
In this drawing, they basically predicted FaceTime.
The artists imagined a device that would let you project a performance into another room—kind of like TV.
They envisioned moving sidewalks.
The artists imagined robotic cleaning devices. 90 years later, the Roomba would be invented.
They imagined flying taxis, decades before the first planes or helicopters.
One drawing predicted roofs over cities. That one didn't happen, but at least we have them over sports stadiums 🤷♂️
Another depiction of FaceTime / Zoom, with some heavy-duty equipment to boot.
And personal flying devices—still waiting on those.
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