Floyd
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Not sure if this really fits in here- but it often makes me say wtf;
It's to do with things said in old films/programmes that seem way ahead of their time- (so sort of Fortean-ish I suppose).
Eg. Saw a film from the early 1950s the other day and the RAF officer says something like ''Now listen chaps, I know you've all been reading in the papers that your jobs will soon be obsolete as robot planes will be taking over the skies..''
and another example was Rigsby from 'Rising Damp' talking about the ozone layer being destroyed (due to using aerosols), in the late 1970s.
Also a 1930s film (James Stewart I think), where a fax machine is used.
I don't recall hearing about the ozone layer (in mainstream life) until way into the 80s and thought fax machines were also an 80s invention.
I find it interesting that a lot of ideas/inventions are often not as modern as we sometimes think.
It's to do with things said in old films/programmes that seem way ahead of their time- (so sort of Fortean-ish I suppose).
Eg. Saw a film from the early 1950s the other day and the RAF officer says something like ''Now listen chaps, I know you've all been reading in the papers that your jobs will soon be obsolete as robot planes will be taking over the skies..''
and another example was Rigsby from 'Rising Damp' talking about the ozone layer being destroyed (due to using aerosols), in the late 1970s.
Also a 1930s film (James Stewart I think), where a fax machine is used.
I don't recall hearing about the ozone layer (in mainstream life) until way into the 80s and thought fax machines were also an 80s invention.
I find it interesting that a lot of ideas/inventions are often not as modern as we sometimes think.