SciFi List

Civilization has already achieved many technological milestones that were formerly stuck in Science Fiction limbo. However, a few popular high-tech ideas have yet to be fleshed out. Fortunately for us, they now stand a good chance of going public within our lifetime.

Take, for instance, the personal hovercraft. Imagine floating through the air like a balloon above the earth, and you’d understand why many comic book superheroes have one. More importantly, this is a technology that’s been in development for decades by the Pentagon. Therefore, it’s only a matter of time before it becomes available for civilian use.

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Back in the 1950s the entertainer Jackie Gleason had a television show called “The Honeymooners” with Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph. Gleason, who played a city bus driver coined an expression whenever he and his wife Alice, played by Meadows got into a disagreement. That expression was, “One of these days Alice. One of these days, zoom. I’m gonna send you to the moon.” The line became synonymous with the show and the audience waited Read all »