The 100 Most Entertaining Predictions About the 21st Century
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The 28th Most Entertaining Prediction: Family Helicopter Parked on the Roof. Waldemar Kaempffert, Science Editor of the New York Times, predicted helicopters would adorn the rooftops of homes in the 21st century neighborhood. In a 1950 Popular Mechanics article, entitled "Miracles You'll See In The Next Fifty Years," Kaempffert predicted that for trips of "more than 20 miles" people of the year 2000 would "use the family helicopter, which is kept on the roof."
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The 100 Most Entertaining Predictions About the 21st Century is a fun look at the predictions — wacky and wise — that have been made about our new century and millennium. The turning of the 21st century has always attracted predictions, from predictors of all sorts (sci-fi writers, psychics, “seers,” inventors, modern scientists, and even a future prime minister.) They have felt compelled to tell us what was going to happen at the dawn of the third millennium. Now that we’re there, we thought it would be fun to research what has been predicted about our day and see how the predictions turned out. The result is The 100 Most Entertaining Predictions About the 21st Century. Some of the predictions are wacky (see Underwear Converted into Candy ). Some are surprisingly accurate (see Modern Gas Stations ). On some the jury is still out: Will “hovercraft” replace the automobile? (see Highways Give Way to Hovercraft). There was a multitude of predictions to choose from. We narrowed them down to the 100 we found the most interesting. Enjoy!
About the Author
William and Lynette live in the Phoenix area with their two daughters. Both are graduates of Grand Canyon University (William with an English degree, Lynette with a Business Administration degree). William is a full-time minister and spare-time writer. He holds the Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Knowing God through Prayer-the Plan Jesus Gave, and is the founder of illustrationsforsermons.com, a website for ministers.