04-08-2010, 04:23 PM
tomustang Wrote:MountainMan Wrote:Why is it that people confuse the "future" with fantasy? Does anyone remember a guy named Jules Verne? His "fantasies" took place in our own world.
Because the future hasn't been written yet and will always be a fantasy since it never happened. It reminds me of the Motor Trend mag in 1950 about future cars (50 years from now) all flying themselves, having the bubble top roofs in the year 2000, unfortunately that was a fantasy as well since the only improvement now is gas that isn't leaded and we have sat nav and heated seats as options.
True, but that does not mean that an entirely new world must be created. Verne's fantasies took place in our world and in the current time frame; he merely added Nemo's submarine, or Robur's airship.
As for your example of cars, the "bubble top" appeared on the Pacer, an excellent example of fantasy being a part of the real world. There was also an entire glass top for the front half of the Ford Fairlane.