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Prophecies Zemeckis
Released in 1989, the second part of the trilogy mentions quite specific date
How it saw the future of Robert Zemeckis and his team, you can learn by watching this wonderful movie.
In the years when the film came to us in 2015 seemed distant future. Many things in the picture even looked a little pretentious, but seemed quite achievable at this time. Anyway, in the USA. Why, then, and shown on-screen reality the late '80s for us looked fantastic.
2015 has almost come. What are the things from the movie still surprise us and look fantastic, and what became of everyday reality?
In 2015, according to the creators of the film, had become a reality homemade reactor, and working on the debris. After solved two problems: the destruction of waste and generating energy. In the film, you can even notice that instead musorok backyards are reactors. And, apparently, outdated giant CDs for recycling.
Of the latest innovations in humanity has only improved methods of producing alternative energy, and then at the prototype stage. With regard to waste, you will use the technology of radioactive waste. However, Traveling wave reactor being developed in Russia, Japan, and the United States, which uses radioactive waste for continuous operation, currently exists only in theory.
Outcome: Fiction.
As shown by the harsh reality, too many people do not know how to drive and ground transportation, to say nothing of the free-flying cars.
However, the company is actively developing such vehicles. Prototypes are many and all different, but so far no one except testers and creators on such cars in the sky, the birds do not scares.
Although recently presented a prototype ready for mass production, as claimed by its creators - the engineers from Slovakia.
The model is called Aeromobil 3.0 and is able to move around and along the roads. Maximum speed on the ground will be about 160 kilometers per hour. Fuel consumption - 8 liters per 100 kilometers. Only he has a small flaw flying car requires 200 meters for take-off and about 50 meters on the landing. And it's insanely expensive - 279 thousand dollars.
Its main competitor - the flying car PAL-V ONE, produced by the Dutch. However, it is not so simple. Technically, it is a hybrid of the tricycle and autogyro, accelerates to 100 km / h in just 8 seconds and leaves the ground through the 165 meters run and is worth 216,000 euros.
Compared to those shown in the film features cars and their availability (and hence cost), these two examples look ridiculous.
Bottom line: while fiction.
Almost without exception, the children after watching a movie like this board. Dreamed of such a magnetic skateboard, asked him to Santa Claus, begged their parents to buy. Constantly appeared rumors that she is about to go on sale. That are already available. That someone had seen even as her ride.
But flying skateboards on sale did not appear. Until recently. Hoverboard finally invented! Yay!
In fact, this is a joke. And very cruel, professionally filmed joke. If you feel any better, then watch the video of apology to Tony Hawk.
All who so wanted this flying skate, already mature. And even try to develop it, but so far almost no success. Although, if you really stayed true to their request, you can finance a project to develop a hoverboard on kickstarter.
In the meantime, before its release on the market, we can only fly on the "water board».
Result: very, very desirable fantasy.
"Hydrator" cooking
The amazing thing. Still impressive. You put in some sort of microwave cake mix ...
... And after a few seconds to get it finished dish!
At the time of release of the film, it seemed a logical development of the microwave and then popular semis.
Nowadays, however, such a "hydrator" does not exist, and even expected. There are modern intellectual cooktops, Multivarki, steamers, aerogrili. They simplified the cooking, but the revolution in the kitchen did not commit.
Molecular cuisine is gaining popularity. But in the molecular kitchen completely different philosophy of cooking and nutrition for everyday until applicable. But what colorful names of devices for molecular cuisine: a smoking gun, vacuum degasser, shock freezer, rotary evaporator, sous-view thermostat!
Incidentally, the latter is doing something more interesting than "hydrator" in the film. It allows the food to cook in a vacuum at the molecular level and precise control of temperature, while maintaining the taste and benefits of the products.
It's not like a couple of seconds of the movie, but the food is healthy.
Outcome: Fiction.
The movie "Jaws" did have a few sequels. The latest relevant to the original, is "Jaws 4: The Revenge," but it came out in 1987, ie even before the release of "Back to the Future 2". There were a few films "based on", but they were a failure commercially and absolutely unsuccessful.
But who knows with the modern trend to produce with great speed sequels of sequels, restarts, prequels and alternative history is likely that the end of 2015 somebody already begin to shoot "Jaws 19».
Now for the hologram.
In the story "Back to the Future 2" 2015 will be a fairly common hologram technology used in multimediaindustrii. In particular, for advertising, movies and news.
All holographic projectors popular today are "Pseudo", ie they are projecting flat images on glass, on tape or on the flow of saturated steam.
For example, an impressive concert to the late rapper Tupac Shakur, though looked quite realistic, but it was only a projection of an image on a transparent film at an angle. Realistic it looked from one side only. And even a projection of cost to the organizers more than 100 thousand dollars.
Truly three-dimensional hologram at the moment to create a very difficult, usually by multiple projectors are used and steam.
From the latest news, you can select to create a hologram that can be felt by touch.
It uses laser technology to focus on concentrated ultrasonic wave. And that image is very primitive.
As for the color of the hologram in the air - this with the help of modern technology possible. It is a pity, because so wanted to visit the "live" performance Vysotsky or Elvis.
Outcome: Fiction.
There's a shot where we see robots performing some routine functions such as shooting the news, walking the dogs, and service in the cafe.
And if the first two examples look quite futuristic and hover in the air, the latter reflected in the film only retrostile 80s. However, with the function of the service cafe visitors get by.
And can boast "our" reality?
Immediately otseit military robots (robots engineers, reconnaissance drones) and scientific experiments, prototypes, because we are interested in machines that help us in everyday life.
To shoot a good idea to approach the robot can JIBO.
It is unlikely that he will be able to make a full report, but take a picture of you, to communicate, to tell something or entertain children - completely.
Unfortunately, the robot can not move independently. It weighs 3 pounds and buy it can only be in 2015. But available: some $ 500.
Robots that walk their dogs, does not exist. But there is a robot dog. However, while it is rather a children's toy.
Service in the cafe? In the Chinese province of Harbin is already almost completely robotic restaurant. Take, serve, cook and clean here only robots.
Looks impressive. However, sociable robots can not be called, and the restaurant is still the only one of its kind, and all the functions are fairly simple robots. Cook dumplings and drop them on the conveyor belt does not look like a special break. In addition, the project is very expensive, and yet at the stage of the pilot.
What about the other areas? After all, according to forecasts of almost all science fiction, people must by 2015 to live in a world filled with all sorts of variety of robots! Comes to mind only the robot cleaner. And his brothers: cleaning robot, the robot washer, pool cleaning robot. Robot vacuum cleaner, even relatively accessible, although its performance to date is very controversial.
Progress in "everyday robotics" while slow.
Bottom line: half fiction.
The idea is very simple. Laces on sneakers quickly effectively themselves firmly fix shoes on his feet. This idea is so simple and ingenious that was the second demand of the youth after flying skateboard.
And, most importantly, it is technologically feasible. In any case, there is no need to reinvent the "magic magnetic levitation." And what do we have in reality nearly 26 years?
In 2011, Nike released this is
This ingenious invention is able to blink, can shine, can cost anywhere from $ 3,300 (!) For a couple, can be produced in a limited edition of 1500 pairs. And does not automatically laces.
However, a large part of the money went to charity Fund to fight Parkinson's disease after the main actors in the film trilogy Michael J. Fox suffering from this disease.
But do not despair! Nike has promised to release in 2015 a working model with avtoshnurovkoy (because it is the company running shoes featured in the film). However, the current design of the pair have not been reported.
If Nike inflate again all you can to help the alternative project. Trainers have a different design, but the function samozashnurovyvaniya they realized very elegant. And the cost pleases: $ 175.
Outcome: almost a reality
The film glasses are used for entertainment and communication. Nothing reminded? It looks like a hybrid of Google Glass and Osulus Rift.
Positioned as the first pectoral computer. Because functionality Google Glass has long been gone from just a headset for your smartphone. "Smart" glasses are able to receive calls, shoot video, do searches with Google (who would doubt it?), To recall events, to translate into other languages, make routes, violate human rights.
In the film, the scene is the moment of the use of glasses voice control for the type of "smart home". Also quite a feature implemented. The same Siri quite sociable.
Oculus Rift - a full-fledged virtual reality helmet. Created as a competitor to Google Glass, but in contrast to the smart glasses became a full-fledged virtual reality helmet. While this functionality is limited to a small number of developed software under it, as well as some disadvantages of the use of the helmet.
However, in the near future include the active use of the helmet in games, simulations, architecture, three-dimensional design, the treatment of phobias, and in dealing with autism. So that next year it will be available for about $ 400 dollars. Spoiled vision and light seasick expected free.
In Minsk, you can test it yourself opportunities Rift-area shopping center «Galileo».
Bottom line: the reality. Though not yet familiar everyday.
The film flashes gadget is very reminiscent of a modern smartphone. The more so because it was that through it you can make a donation, that is to make money transactions. Modern smart phone is quite a force: it is a common thing these days.
And how are things with fingerprint identification and widespread use them with a scanner? For example, as the keys to the house or to pay for.
Fingerprint scanners - not such an innovation. Biometric door locks exist on sale for a long time.
Use for quick identification by the police? Dutch police uses fingerprint sensor Galaxy S5, why has equipped this model phone staff.
There is also a technology Apple Touch ID. Fingerprint was established for the purpose of security, to block access to your phone and to make purchases.
Another thing is that devices based on biometric fingerprint sensors are not very popular. They are not economically justified in security systems and are used only wealthy people who do not like to remember the numbers. Much more popular than conventional digital password. Especially that proved the vulnerability of fingerprint scanners burglary.
In the film, there are references to watch the weather forecast.
The watch is not surprising, they are developing a real fashion. Get at least 360 Moto: informative and classic form factor:
Here are the predictions of weather with a second accuracy while there is nothing to say. However, long ago proved mathematically impossible such predictions, so we omit this fact.
Bottom line: an everyday reality. Finally!
The film demonstrates the huge flat "smart" TV with voice interface. It also could make video calls, receive text information dismiss employees online.
Absolutely to the point. Quite usual for this time function.
Moreover, modern TVs can be controlled by gestures, smartphones and debris clog the head with a much clearer and more colorful images.
Bottom line: an everyday reality.
Superkurtka, tightens the dimensions of the owner and with drying function? Even on those days it was not more than strange. Maybe, in fact jackets thought much more extended functionality? Climate control, for example.
But who do I need it?
Outcome: fantastically futile.
As we can see, most of the inventions and only stayed on the screen. The film "Back to the Future 2" did not have any serious scientific basis and is not intended to show the future as plausible. First of all, it's a comedy and adventure, and in the last instance - science fiction. Let the world of the future through the eyes of the people who created the film differs from the actual reality, but watching it is still very nice.
Yet there is something sad in how to develop the technology of mankind. Our phone performance the most expensive computers of the time, but our cars still go on fossil fuels. We have the ability to endow robots intelligence, and intelligence develops search engines for effective advertising. Points are created, you can virtually visit Versailles, but do not develop glasses that enable blind people to see the world.
How it saw the future of Robert Zemeckis and his team, you can learn by watching this wonderful movie.
In the years when the film came to us in 2015 seemed distant future. Many things in the picture even looked a little pretentious, but seemed quite achievable at this time. Anyway, in the USA. Why, then, and shown on-screen reality the late '80s for us looked fantastic.
2015 has almost come. What are the things from the movie still surprise us and look fantastic, and what became of everyday reality?
In 2015, according to the creators of the film, had become a reality homemade reactor, and working on the debris. After solved two problems: the destruction of waste and generating energy. In the film, you can even notice that instead musorok backyards are reactors. And, apparently, outdated giant CDs for recycling.
Of the latest innovations in humanity has only improved methods of producing alternative energy, and then at the prototype stage. With regard to waste, you will use the technology of radioactive waste. However, Traveling wave reactor being developed in Russia, Japan, and the United States, which uses radioactive waste for continuous operation, currently exists only in theory.
Outcome: Fiction.
As shown by the harsh reality, too many people do not know how to drive and ground transportation, to say nothing of the free-flying cars.
However, the company is actively developing such vehicles. Prototypes are many and all different, but so far no one except testers and creators on such cars in the sky, the birds do not scares.
Although recently presented a prototype ready for mass production, as claimed by its creators - the engineers from Slovakia.
The model is called Aeromobil 3.0 and is able to move around and along the roads. Maximum speed on the ground will be about 160 kilometers per hour. Fuel consumption - 8 liters per 100 kilometers. Only he has a small flaw flying car requires 200 meters for take-off and about 50 meters on the landing. And it's insanely expensive - 279 thousand dollars.
Its main competitor - the flying car PAL-V ONE, produced by the Dutch. However, it is not so simple. Technically, it is a hybrid of the tricycle and autogyro, accelerates to 100 km / h in just 8 seconds and leaves the ground through the 165 meters run and is worth 216,000 euros.
Compared to those shown in the film features cars and their availability (and hence cost), these two examples look ridiculous.
Bottom line: while fiction.
Almost without exception, the children after watching a movie like this board. Dreamed of such a magnetic skateboard, asked him to Santa Claus, begged their parents to buy. Constantly appeared rumors that she is about to go on sale. That are already available. That someone had seen even as her ride.
But flying skateboards on sale did not appear. Until recently. Hoverboard finally invented! Yay!
In fact, this is a joke. And very cruel, professionally filmed joke. If you feel any better, then watch the video of apology to Tony Hawk.
All who so wanted this flying skate, already mature. And even try to develop it, but so far almost no success. Although, if you really stayed true to their request, you can finance a project to develop a hoverboard on kickstarter.
In the meantime, before its release on the market, we can only fly on the "water board».
Result: very, very desirable fantasy.
"Hydrator" cooking
The amazing thing. Still impressive. You put in some sort of microwave cake mix ...
... And after a few seconds to get it finished dish!
At the time of release of the film, it seemed a logical development of the microwave and then popular semis.
Nowadays, however, such a "hydrator" does not exist, and even expected. There are modern intellectual cooktops, Multivarki, steamers, aerogrili. They simplified the cooking, but the revolution in the kitchen did not commit.
Molecular cuisine is gaining popularity. But in the molecular kitchen completely different philosophy of cooking and nutrition for everyday until applicable. But what colorful names of devices for molecular cuisine: a smoking gun, vacuum degasser, shock freezer, rotary evaporator, sous-view thermostat!
Incidentally, the latter is doing something more interesting than "hydrator" in the film. It allows the food to cook in a vacuum at the molecular level and precise control of temperature, while maintaining the taste and benefits of the products.
It's not like a couple of seconds of the movie, but the food is healthy.
Outcome: Fiction.
The movie "Jaws" did have a few sequels. The latest relevant to the original, is "Jaws 4: The Revenge," but it came out in 1987, ie even before the release of "Back to the Future 2". There were a few films "based on", but they were a failure commercially and absolutely unsuccessful.
But who knows with the modern trend to produce with great speed sequels of sequels, restarts, prequels and alternative history is likely that the end of 2015 somebody already begin to shoot "Jaws 19».
Now for the hologram.
In the story "Back to the Future 2" 2015 will be a fairly common hologram technology used in multimediaindustrii. In particular, for advertising, movies and news.
All holographic projectors popular today are "Pseudo", ie they are projecting flat images on glass, on tape or on the flow of saturated steam.
For example, an impressive concert to the late rapper Tupac Shakur, though looked quite realistic, but it was only a projection of an image on a transparent film at an angle. Realistic it looked from one side only. And even a projection of cost to the organizers more than 100 thousand dollars.
Truly three-dimensional hologram at the moment to create a very difficult, usually by multiple projectors are used and steam.
From the latest news, you can select to create a hologram that can be felt by touch.
It uses laser technology to focus on concentrated ultrasonic wave. And that image is very primitive.
As for the color of the hologram in the air - this with the help of modern technology possible. It is a pity, because so wanted to visit the "live" performance Vysotsky or Elvis.
Outcome: Fiction.
There's a shot where we see robots performing some routine functions such as shooting the news, walking the dogs, and service in the cafe.
And if the first two examples look quite futuristic and hover in the air, the latter reflected in the film only retrostile 80s. However, with the function of the service cafe visitors get by.
And can boast "our" reality?
Immediately otseit military robots (robots engineers, reconnaissance drones) and scientific experiments, prototypes, because we are interested in machines that help us in everyday life.
To shoot a good idea to approach the robot can JIBO.
It is unlikely that he will be able to make a full report, but take a picture of you, to communicate, to tell something or entertain children - completely.
Unfortunately, the robot can not move independently. It weighs 3 pounds and buy it can only be in 2015. But available: some $ 500.
Robots that walk their dogs, does not exist. But there is a robot dog. However, while it is rather a children's toy.
Service in the cafe? In the Chinese province of Harbin is already almost completely robotic restaurant. Take, serve, cook and clean here only robots.
Looks impressive. However, sociable robots can not be called, and the restaurant is still the only one of its kind, and all the functions are fairly simple robots. Cook dumplings and drop them on the conveyor belt does not look like a special break. In addition, the project is very expensive, and yet at the stage of the pilot.
What about the other areas? After all, according to forecasts of almost all science fiction, people must by 2015 to live in a world filled with all sorts of variety of robots! Comes to mind only the robot cleaner. And his brothers: cleaning robot, the robot washer, pool cleaning robot. Robot vacuum cleaner, even relatively accessible, although its performance to date is very controversial.
Progress in "everyday robotics" while slow.
Bottom line: half fiction.
The idea is very simple. Laces on sneakers quickly effectively themselves firmly fix shoes on his feet. This idea is so simple and ingenious that was the second demand of the youth after flying skateboard.
And, most importantly, it is technologically feasible. In any case, there is no need to reinvent the "magic magnetic levitation." And what do we have in reality nearly 26 years?
In 2011, Nike released this is
This ingenious invention is able to blink, can shine, can cost anywhere from $ 3,300 (!) For a couple, can be produced in a limited edition of 1500 pairs. And does not automatically laces.
However, a large part of the money went to charity Fund to fight Parkinson's disease after the main actors in the film trilogy Michael J. Fox suffering from this disease.
But do not despair! Nike has promised to release in 2015 a working model with avtoshnurovkoy (because it is the company running shoes featured in the film). However, the current design of the pair have not been reported.
If Nike inflate again all you can to help the alternative project. Trainers have a different design, but the function samozashnurovyvaniya they realized very elegant. And the cost pleases: $ 175.
Outcome: almost a reality
The film glasses are used for entertainment and communication. Nothing reminded? It looks like a hybrid of Google Glass and Osulus Rift.
Positioned as the first pectoral computer. Because functionality Google Glass has long been gone from just a headset for your smartphone. "Smart" glasses are able to receive calls, shoot video, do searches with Google (who would doubt it?), To recall events, to translate into other languages, make routes, violate human rights.
In the film, the scene is the moment of the use of glasses voice control for the type of "smart home". Also quite a feature implemented. The same Siri quite sociable.
Oculus Rift - a full-fledged virtual reality helmet. Created as a competitor to Google Glass, but in contrast to the smart glasses became a full-fledged virtual reality helmet. While this functionality is limited to a small number of developed software under it, as well as some disadvantages of the use of the helmet.
However, in the near future include the active use of the helmet in games, simulations, architecture, three-dimensional design, the treatment of phobias, and in dealing with autism. So that next year it will be available for about $ 400 dollars. Spoiled vision and light seasick expected free.
In Minsk, you can test it yourself opportunities Rift-area shopping center «Galileo».
Bottom line: the reality. Though not yet familiar everyday.
The film flashes gadget is very reminiscent of a modern smartphone. The more so because it was that through it you can make a donation, that is to make money transactions. Modern smart phone is quite a force: it is a common thing these days.
And how are things with fingerprint identification and widespread use them with a scanner? For example, as the keys to the house or to pay for.
Fingerprint scanners - not such an innovation. Biometric door locks exist on sale for a long time.
Use for quick identification by the police? Dutch police uses fingerprint sensor Galaxy S5, why has equipped this model phone staff.
There is also a technology Apple Touch ID. Fingerprint was established for the purpose of security, to block access to your phone and to make purchases.
Another thing is that devices based on biometric fingerprint sensors are not very popular. They are not economically justified in security systems and are used only wealthy people who do not like to remember the numbers. Much more popular than conventional digital password. Especially that proved the vulnerability of fingerprint scanners burglary.
In the film, there are references to watch the weather forecast.
The watch is not surprising, they are developing a real fashion. Get at least 360 Moto: informative and classic form factor:
Here are the predictions of weather with a second accuracy while there is nothing to say. However, long ago proved mathematically impossible such predictions, so we omit this fact.
Bottom line: an everyday reality. Finally!
The film demonstrates the huge flat "smart" TV with voice interface. It also could make video calls, receive text information dismiss employees online.
Absolutely to the point. Quite usual for this time function.
Moreover, modern TVs can be controlled by gestures, smartphones and debris clog the head with a much clearer and more colorful images.
Bottom line: an everyday reality.
Superkurtka, tightens the dimensions of the owner and with drying function? Even on those days it was not more than strange. Maybe, in fact jackets thought much more extended functionality? Climate control, for example.
But who do I need it?
Outcome: fantastically futile.
As we can see, most of the inventions and only stayed on the screen. The film "Back to the Future 2" did not have any serious scientific basis and is not intended to show the future as plausible. First of all, it's a comedy and adventure, and in the last instance - science fiction. Let the world of the future through the eyes of the people who created the film differs from the actual reality, but watching it is still very nice.
Yet there is something sad in how to develop the technology of mankind. Our phone performance the most expensive computers of the time, but our cars still go on fossil fuels. We have the ability to endow robots intelligence, and intelligence develops search engines for effective advertising. Points are created, you can virtually visit Versailles, but do not develop glasses that enable blind people to see the world.
