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Post by jazzs3quence on Jul 26, 2010 6:26:26 GMT -8
check the airships in the background. And if I'm not mistaken, those cars are bulbous because they're steam-powered and those are pressure tanks... |
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Post by Gravedust on Jul 26, 2010 8:47:59 GMT -8
IN THE FAR FLUNG FUTURE ......OF 1950!!!
Hehe.. That's pretty rad. Damn I may need to put in some sort or semiutopian meglalopolis style dealie now somewhere.
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Post by jazzs3quence on Jul 26, 2010 10:58:07 GMT -8
Yeah, well it is from Popular Science in 1925...I like how "spiral escalators" were their idea of high tech...makes me wonder when elevators were invented...hmmm...WIKIPEDIA.... GO!hmm...it seems there were freight elevators (the first powered by hydraulics) since the 1800s, but the first residential elevator was a mere 5 years into the future of that illustration.... |
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Post by Gravedust on Jul 26, 2010 11:02:56 GMT -8
Hehe.. well they did get electric subway trains right *thumbsup*
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Post by jazzs3quence on Jul 26, 2010 11:59:47 GMT -8
the other brilliant thing is that the "living quarters and playgrounds" are near the top.
"We used to have a son, but poor Timmy fell 80 stories to his death when he jumped off a swing at the playground..."
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Post by jazzs3quence on Oct 1, 2010 10:07:56 GMT -8
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Post by brendur on Oct 1, 2010 10:14:04 GMT -8
I've been to the display where they show that submarine, it's in Madrid Spain!
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