The future from the 70's was pretty cheesy

MidnightViper88 · 10th July 2004, 22:00

Wow...My grandmom is recyling these old unwanted magazines to make space in the back room, and they're these magazines from the late-70's, early-80's called "Omni"...I don't know what the magazines were about, but each cover had some drug-influenced-like surreal painting, and all had some article about space or "the future"...Everything about "the future" was some invision of transporation by monorails and flying cars and buildings were suspended thousands of feet in the sky al-la the Seattle Space Needle...Something like a mix from the Jetsons and Star Wars...And then there are some people in the magazine that thought fish would fly and cybernetics would take over the human body...

"The future" is here some 20-odd years later, and we're still restricted to 4-wheel cars, our buildings are grounded, fish still live underwater, and I don't have an electrical jack running up my ass...

Namelessv1 · 10th July 2004, 22:06

Were these people using a large amount of narcotics by any chance?

cyu · 10th July 2004, 23:37

We do have the internet.. HA I bet they never saw thatt coming.

ElChevelle · 11th July 2004, 00:26

Care to predict the future twenty years from now and see if you can do better?

Cognition · 11th July 2004, 02:16

I predict it will be much the same as it is now, only this page will load a bit faster.

ScorLibran · 11th July 2004, 02:47

Oh, geez, Omni. I remember those.

The pics and articles were intentionally outlandish. It wasn't like Scientific American. It was science mixed with entertainment. Their business was reaching out and trying to portray what the future might be like, but it was more in an "H.R. Giger" way than in an "Albert Einstein" way.

Keep those magazines! They're vintage, and will sell for very good money someday (if not right now, even).

Coman · 11th July 2004, 04:34

internet will further revolutionize our world but flying cars - ain't gonna happen in our generation, if ever, people may not live much longer. i don't see a purpose for ungrounded buildings other than earthquakes and floods.

dlinkwit27 · 11th July 2004, 04:59

flying cars? people can't drive woth a shit in two dimentions, I sure as hell don't want to see what will happen with a third.

horse-fly · 11th July 2004, 05:01

Do airplanes count as flying cars?

MStar · 11th July 2004, 05:11

I think they had planes in the 70s.

horse-fly · 11th July 2004, 05:14

That isn't the question.

MidnightViper88 · 11th July 2004, 10:41

They've got wheels, I think you can drive them...

Raz · 11th July 2004, 10:56

Remember this?

Heh

CaboWaboAddict · 11th July 2004, 18:52

If you want more good laughs, look at similar mags from the 40s & 50s.

Edit: Or wait about 20 years and look at the ones out now...

Vie · 11th July 2004, 20:41

My Mom used to get "Omni" (The Meny/Multy), here is here explination of it.

Hi, Vie's mom, to me Omni was a kick-back against the whole fantasy genre suddenly being classed as sci-fi. Hard sci-fi given a voice at the point that elves, wood sprites 'n sword & sorcery started packing out the mags that I used to enjoy.

These days it's rather quaint, but I'd still read it over LOtR...Tolkien has much to answer for.

Nice woman, makes me look normal...

whiteflip · 11th July 2004, 23:37

Instead of getting 600 spam messages about enlarging my penis a day I will get 602. Cars will get better gas mileage and or more power. Less reliance on metal for transportation and more on plastics. Special carbon materials will be made. Computers will be made out of diamonds. Ram will be magnetic. The disparity between the rich and poor will quick and there will be a revolution of sorts of the poor to over throw the rich...

MidnightViper88 · 12th July 2004, 00:45

Quote:

Originally posted by CaboWaboAddict
Or wait about 20 years and look at the ones out now...

"What was this crap about 'fuel cells' or 'hydrogen' being the 'fuel alternative for automobiles of the future'?"

10th July 2004, 22:00	#1
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	The future from the 70's was pretty cheesy Wow...My grandmom is recyling these old unwanted magazines to make space in the back room, and they're these magazines from the late-70's, early-80's called "Omni"...I don't know what the magazines were about, but each cover had some drug-influenced-like surreal painting, and all had some article about space or "the future"...Everything about "the future" was some invision of transporation by monorails and flying cars and buildings were suspended thousands of feet in the sky al-la the Seattle Space Needle...Something like a mix from the Jetsons and Star Wars...And then there are some people in the magazine that thought fish would fly and cybernetics would take over the human body... "The future" is here some 20-odd years later, and we're still restricted to 4-wheel cars, our buildings are grounded, fish still live underwater, and I don't have an electrical jack running up my ass... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

11th July 2004, 02:47	#6
ScorLibran Resident Floydian Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,222	Oh, geez, Omni. I remember those. The pics and articles were intentionally outlandish. It wasn't like Scientific American. It was science mixed with entertainment. Their business was reaching out and trying to portray what the future might be like, but it was more in an "H.R. Giger" way than in an "Albert Einstein" way. Keep those magazines! They're vintage, and will sell for very good money someday (if not right now, even). I'm a psychosomatic sister running around without a leash.

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Coman Punk (Forum King) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4.5th dimension . . Posts: infinitely few Posts: 2,799	internet will further revolutionize our world but flying cars - ain't gonna happen in our generation, if ever, people may not live much longer. i don't see a purpose for ungrounded buildings other than earthquakes and floods. "Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?"

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dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,236	flying cars? people can't drive woth a shit in two dimentions, I sure as hell don't want to see what will happen with a third. ::Deviant Me::Last.fm::WhatPulse Stats::Folding @ Home

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MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	They've got wheels, I think you can drive them... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

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Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	Were these people using a large amount of narcotics by any chance?

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cyu Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: in front of my pc Posts: 1,617	We do have the internet.. HA I bet they never saw thatt coming.

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ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	Care to predict the future twenty years from now and see if you can do better?

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Cognition Some Random Guy (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NZ Posts: 1,245	I predict it will be much the same as it is now, only this page will load a bit faster.

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horse-fly Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,360	Do airplanes count as flying cars?

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MStar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hardcore Heaven Posts: 1,491	I think they had planes in the 70s.

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horse-fly Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,360	That isn't the question.

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Raz Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,470	Remember this? Heh

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CaboWaboAddict Forum Sot (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marietta, Ga. U.S.A. Posts: 3,916	If you want more good laughs, look at similar mags from the 40s & 50s. Edit: Or wait about 20 years and look at the ones out now... Idiot's Advocate My site (under construction)

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Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	My Mom used to get "Omni" (The Meny/Multy), here is here explination of it. Hi, Vie's mom, to me Omni was a kick-back against the whole fantasy genre suddenly being classed as sci-fi. Hard sci-fi given a voice at the point that elves, wood sprites 'n sword & sorcery started packing out the mags that I used to enjoy. These days it's rather quaint, but I'd still read it over LOtR...Tolkien has much to answer for. Nice woman, makes me look normal... Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

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