Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, Tabonga said: Especially for those of us that likely won't make it to 2050.............. Yeah, that was part of what makes it disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,804 Events Team · Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, Tabonga said: Especially for those of us that likely won't make it to 2050.............. I'm shooting for the year 2525. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,320 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: I'm shooting for the year 2525. Where are they today? Edited May 28, 2020 by Tabonga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,804 Events Team · Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Zager is still alive. Evans passed a couple years ago I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Tabonga said: Especially for those of us that likely won't make it to 2050.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, JamesRobot said: I'm shooting for the year 2525. Ever wished you could put yourself in suspended animation so you can wake up a few hundred years from now and find out what things happen and such? Say...the year 2364? Better be careful what you wish for! Say did the second clip predict (a little too conservatively maybe!) correctly that TV would diminish in importance as an entertainment medium? (did this last clip predict Ancestry.com?) Edited May 28, 2020 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,851 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I spent 2006 - 2007 studying in Leipzig, Germany. I can’t believe that was nearly 15 years ago. It gets me whenever I get one of those Facebook notifications about how long you’ve been friends with people and I see someone from back then. also 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,963 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 This thread is incredibly depressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,320 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sumez said: This thread is incredibly depressing Welcome to reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,742 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 6:55 AM, Hammerfestus said: also That's probably my favorite Futurama episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasseGaming | 28 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 It's funny, I was telling my kids one of my "odd-man gamer" stories last night. I recounted the time we (my mother and I) rented Star Tropics from Blockbuster Video and while we enjoyed the game very much we got stuck as we couldn't figure out how to "put the letter in water" to retrieve the code. We tried all sorts of things but just couldn't figure it out. My kids asked why I didn't just use the internet, I laughed and told them it wasn't really a thing at that point. So when we get stuck in a video game we either had to give in or keep trying different methods until we got through. Anyhow, the story ends with my ten year old self sitting in front of the TV for hours going through different combinations of numbers until I figured it out. So we were able to continue playing! Fun little story that displays just how different things are now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaytToTheParty | 22 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Minecraft and the Xbox360 are now considered "retro" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,804 Events Team · Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, LaytToTheParty said: Minecraft and the Xbox360 are now considered "retro" No they aren't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenjikuronin | 1,732 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 1:56 PM, darkchylde28 said: I'd go for some of the Indian cars for being the arguably worst ever made, given that I've read about some Indian models bodies being made with plastic covered paper or cardboard I'm genuinely curious -- which car was this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaytToTheParty | 22 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: No they aren't! I certainly, wouldn't, but Gamestops around me are starting to put 360 games and consoles in the "retro" games section. Generally, retro is defined as two generations ago, and that will certainly be the case in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,742 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 There is no universal definition for retro video game, so everyone can define it as they choose, but that's the first time I've ever seen someone suggest that only two generations old is "retro." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,667 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Star Wars Prequel memes are the new hotness Revenge of the Sith is 15 years old (yikes) The Phantom Menace is 21 years old (double yikes) I remember the Star Wars Prequel memes/fads from when those movies came out: 3 hours ago, LaytToTheParty said: Minecraft and the Xbox360 are now considered "retro" 360 came out in late 2015. It is going to be joining the "retro" club soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Things that once upon a time were "the future" but have now since come and gone...and the last three videos are "the future is now!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,667 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 @Estil no humans are playings baseball season XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,320 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 57 minutes ago, Estil said: Things that once upon a time were "the future" but have now since come and gone...and the last three videos are "the future is now!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Tenjikuronin said: I'm genuinely curious -- which car was this? I don't remember the specific name but recall it being some relatively small, narrow vehicle that kind of looked like a microbus while being about the size of a subcompact car and had some ridiculously low pricetag of something like $500-1000 new. I couldn't find it searching around online, but did discover that the Trebant, an East German car manufactured from the late 50s through 1990 actually did the same thing--compressed cardboard covered with a plastic polymer for the body. I remember a friend pointing it out to me a bit over 10 years ago and me thinking it didn't look so bad for the price...until he pointed out that it was literally made of cardboard, and any sort of collision would pretty much end not only the car, but anybody riding within as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,509 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 The Tata Nano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenjikuronin | 1,732 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 52 minutes ago, Tulpa said: The Tata Nano? On the topic of this thread, I can't believe that the Nano was released 12 years ago - it seems like just yesterday it was rolled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenjikuronin | 1,732 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, darkchylde28 said: I don't remember the specific name but recall it being some relatively small, narrow vehicle that kind of looked like a microbus while being about the size of a subcompact car and had some ridiculously low pricetag of something like $500-1000 new. No worries -- I was just intrigued by the cardboard framing part. That sort of thing would not go well during monsoon season in India...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,320 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Tenjikuronin said: No worries -- I was just intrigued by the cardboard framing part. That sort of thing would not go well during monsoon season in India...haha The US has had its fair share of catastrophically designed vehicles. I had a friend who was driving a brand new Chevy Vega on I-80 traversing Nebraska when one of the pistons came flying out through the hood, The Vega had an aluminum alloy block engine with sundry parts made from cast iron*. Given the fact that different metals expand/contract at different rates this was not a terribly good idea. When not ejecting parts, the blocks warped terribly easily. *I think it had cylinder sleeves made of either cast iron or steel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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