Back to the Future II has became a reality

[JakeSully]

Since the trilogy is very influential, who thinks 2015 like in the movie has got some things right like these?

Video conferences.
Hover Boards but proto types.
Google Glasses like the visor in this movie.
a few 80s retro restaurants.
Hands free motion video game technology.
3D movies and sequels.
Holograms.
Weather reports that are digital and more accurate.
Flatscreen TVs.
Watching multiple channels on TV at once.
Social networking.
Biometrics like at work or Iphones.
Cubs won.
Self-lacing shoe technology which has been announced.
Water resistant Jackets but not the technological ones in the movie.
Miami baseball team.
human operated cameras.
Dehydrator machines but not to make pizza.
Rejuvination clinics with scientists actually trying to do that.
Drones.
Pepsi Perfect as it has been announced in limited editions.
Home energy reactors.
digital binoculars.
Slamball.
Cholesterol Could Aid in Fight against Cancers
Brain implants for memory.
giant animated billboards.
Dead celebrities as CGI avatars.
Michael J Fox's son will look like him when he was young.
Voice activated lights.

[CyberCubed]

Plenty of old sci-fi movies from the 70's and 80's predicted stuff that would exist in the future based on technology improving, its all common sense.

The only things movies never got right was flying cars, teleportation devices, and humans being able to travel vast distances in space.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Big whoop. Mark Twain predicted the internet (to an extent).

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Well, we DID get hover-boards, video-conferencing, and the Google glasses, for starters. Drones, flat-screens, and a few others, but sadly, the Cubs are out, no flying cars, and most importantly, no Mr. Fusion.

[JakeSully]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Well, we DID get hover-boards, video-conferencing, and the Google glasses, for starters. Drones, flat-screens, and a few others, but sadly, the Cubs are out, no flying cars, and most importantly, no Mr. Fusion.

What about 3D mania?

[MsMarvelDuckie]

That was one of the "a few others" I mentioned. Just didn't feel like listing all of them.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Well, we DID get hover-boards, video-conferencing, and the Google glasses, for starters. Drones, flat-screens, and a few others, but sadly, the Cubs are out, no flying cars, and most importantly, no Mr. Fusion.

There's flying cars!! Several companies make them. You need a pilots liscense to fly em and they're extremely expensive.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

If yiu are referring to the "car-planes", I am aware of those, but they are very different frim the hovercars in the movie.

[BubblyShell22]

The movie got some things right, but the Cubs winning is not one of them since they lost to the Mets. Such a shame, too.

[JakeSully]

Ok maybe not cubs.

[Etsyturtle2]

Jaws 19! Though it's more of a joke

[Prowler]

There's also a 50 year old video that has predicted the internet and modern computer technology:



Not really that surprising that technology evolved in the way people expected/dreamt of in many aspects. Now, if you want a challenge then try to predict political events(wars, elections, border changes, etc.).

[SKX31]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

If yiu are referring to the "car-planes", I am aware of those, but they are very different frim the hovercars in the movie.

Also, I don't think most humans would be comfortable flying in a 3D plane. Some have problems in a 2D plane already. Solving that - via heavily regulated air traffic on essentially a 2D "air road" - is going to be very difficult for the foreseeable future.

Aside from that - there are loads of tech that are real and not covered by BttF. 3 examples:

*3D printers - although they are somewhat limited at the moment and not yet completely mainstream - are already making a lot of noise (both figuratively and literally). The closest fictional counterpart AFAIK is Star Trek's replicator.

*Materials such as graphene are showing a lot of promise as - for example - electric conductors. If only they could be mass-produced, then we'll see loads of fun stuff.

*Self-driving cars and related vehicles. They've already become part of the public conciousness - kinda - so it won't be long for them either. This is featured to a certain extent in a lot of 60's / 70's sci fi, but often paired with more outlandish "futuristic" ideas.

[JakeSully]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

The movie got some things right, but the Cubs winning is not one of them since they lost to the Mets. Such a shame, too.

What about the Cholesterol Could Aid in Fight against Cancers?

[Leo656]

My house does not have a Lithium Mode so I'm kind of annoyed by that. Movies and all their big talk and promises. Feh.

[BubblyShell22]

Originally Posted by JakeSully

What about the Cholesterol Could Aid in Fight against Cancers?

Meh, whatever. I think a lot of that is B.S. because now they're saying bacon and beef can cause cancer and for the longest time cholesterol was a bad thing if it got too high. I think a lot of people don't know what they're talking about when it comes to this stuff and they're just talking out their a**. The way I see it, everything you do can cause cancer these days, so why not just say, "F*ck it" and do what you want. That's what I'm going to do and I don't care if I get cancer from eating bacon.

[Amaranthus]

It's has become, not has became.