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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Can we all remember gadgets or scenarios in fictional movies or books that we we're in awe of, that actually ended up becoming reality?

Like the original startrek, where they could amazingly talk on little gadgets where you could see the person talking!

Anything become reality that you are aware of?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

60's James bond films where they had a phone in his car, as if!

Tbh look back at alot of bond films, alot of the stuff there has become reality

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Big Brother is watching you

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

The book in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I suppose a tablet with internet access and voice would be nearest thing.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Leonardo Da Vinci drew a helicopter 420 years before it was invented

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Leonardo Da Vinci drew a helicopter 420 years before it was invented"

Did he ?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds


"Leonardo Da Vinci drew a helicopter 420 years before it was invented

Did he ?"

Yes. He called it an arial screw. He also drew hang-gliders and parachutes

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden


"60's James bond films where they had a phone in his car, as if!

Tbh look back at alot of bond films, alot of the stuff there has become reality"

I'm still waiting for the fully loaded DB5 to be generally available.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember watching Demolition Man as a kid thinking that self driving cars would never be a thing and they are currently in development.

Plus Sylvester Stallone having a phone call with someone on his TV? As if!

Wonder if the three sea shells will happen though.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Well not exactly in a movie but Clive Sinclair releasing the C5 years ago,so ahead of his time, now look at all the EVs and scooters!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Leonardo Da Vinci drew a helicopter 420 years before it was invented

Did he ?

Yes. He called it an arial screw. He also drew hang-gliders and parachutes"

But the bamboo helicopter from 300BC is a closer relation to the modern helicopter

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.


"I remember watching Demolition Man as a kid thinking that self driving cars would never be a thing and they are currently in development.

Plus Sylvester Stallone having a phone call with someone on his TV? As if!

Wonder if the three sea shells will happen though."

Edgar friendly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Big Brother is watching you"

Electric shavers everywhere but not many razer blades

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blakes 7, the pluggy into a computer consol thing that had loads of information on.

Or as we call it, a USB.

Winston

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds


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But the bamboo helicopter from 300BC is a closer relation to the modern helicopter "

Thanks. I will have a look at that

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

What about the GPS tracker in escape from New York.

Honking great big handheld doodad.

Now every mobile can be used as a GPS tracker.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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But the bamboo helicopter from 300BC is a closer relation to the modern helicopter

Thanks. I will have a look at that"

My pleasure xx

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