1950 in the Future

Do you remember in 2nd grade you had to draw what the year 2000 would look like? I remember drawing flying cars, my sister was a robot, and science created pink cotton candy clouds that you could eat. Heck yes.

1925 Popular Science Monthly- How we think the year 1950 will be...



So the fact that we're now 2011 and I have yet to see a flying car, does that mean we're just not as sharp as we think human society can potentially be?