Views of the future

[NutmegCT]

As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

https://www.airships.net/futurism

Some of these seemed to lack a few details, like ... not much room left for the lifting gas:

https://www.airships.net/hindenburg

 

[Twosheds]

Ah! But it used very powerful lifting gas, so not much volume was needed.

Like that lifting gas that Tom Swift invented. What was it called? I forget.

 

[MikeP]

I give the soviets credit for imagination, but they so many times seemed to ignore practicality.

 

[MadRiver]

I have to tell you, crossing the Atlantic in a zeppelin is one of my dreams. I wish they would bring back luxury zeppelin travel. But using helium instead of hydrogen, please!

Check out these fantastic shots of the interior of the Hindenburg from the same website:

Hindenburg

The Graf Zeppelin was quite posh too!

Graf Zeppelin

 

[MadRiver]

And what *was* the deal with Uncle Sam's secret tunnel system?

 

[longbridgehealey]

Thanks for posting that website, it's very interesting.

 

[Guest]

Do you think these guys just make stuff up to write about? Seems they always have had articles on technology that never surfaces....even way back then.

Hmmmm.....

 

[MadRiver]

Do you think these guys just make stuff up to write about? Seems they always have had articles on technology that never surfaces....even way back then.

Hmmmm.....

As the fiancee and I often say: "where are the flying cars we were promised as kids?"

 

[MadRiver]

And don't get me started on the fact that we don't all have household robots!

 

[Twosheds]

And what *was* the deal with Uncle Sam's secret tunnel system?

It's a secret.

 

[jsfbond]

There are all kinds of articles on flying cars. The gist of one was, do we really want the general public to be able to take off and fly to their destination without some controls in place, when they can't even remember to turn on their headlights?

 

[bgbassplyr]

Do you think these guys just make stuff up to write about? Seems they always have had articles on technology that never surfaces....even way back then.

Hmmmm.....

Cover art on those subjects was never a photograph. That should be the first clue.

 

[DrEntropy]

Hey, it sold soap, didn't it?!?

 

[Gliderman8]

Hey, it sold soap, didn't it?!?

Yes you are correct doc. I'll bet you even bought some of those X-Ray glasses in the back of the magazines

 

[JamesWilson]

Coming soon to an airport near you!

Hey, it sold soap, didn't it?!?

Yes you are correct doc. I'll bet you even bought some of those X-Ray glasses in the back of the magazines

 

[DrEntropy]

Never fell fer th' glasses, miniature spy cameras or any of that stuff.
I went fer things like a book on magic tricks an' th' whoopie cushion. :smirk:

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Never fell fer th' glasses, miniature spy cameras or any of that stuff.
I went fer things like a book on magic tricks an' th' whoopie cushion. :smirk:

...an' the STINK BOMBS!

Always wanted one of them cosmolene Jeeps, too... :wink:

 

[MadRiver]

I fell for this one. Wasn't worth it. The dimensions of the "foot locker" should have clued me in!