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Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:44:21 GMT

'The Future' officially starts here, according to Back to the Future II - as today marks the date to which Marty McFly and the Doc travel in the sci-fi cult classic.

In the past how did you think the future would look like around the year 2015?
Did you ever expect it to look like it is like to-day?
What did Back to the future get wrong?
What did the film get right about the future?

Back to the Future Day: what Part II got right and wrong about 2015 – an A-Z

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Cleoriff — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:55:44 GMT

This is making big news today on the BBC..... They spoke to one of the writers via a video call...

They did predict that.

Mind you they envisaged flying cars and no roads...

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:05:13 GMT

On the link that Marina shared it shows that the flying cars do exist

I had no idea!!

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

viridis — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:11:55 GMT

Google Glass, Skype, micro pizza, electo plastic rejuvenation, everyone with gadgets at dinner table, cashless cardless payment systems, biometric door locks,

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

viridis — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:12:16 GMT

New avatar too innit

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Cleoriff — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:15:47 GMT

Not that impressed @Anonymous As it appeared to get only 6 ft off the ground

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Toby — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:15:49 GMT

@viridis wrote:
New avatar too innit

Love it

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Cleoriff — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:16:42 GMT

@viridis wrote:
New avatar too innit

Not impressed with that.....

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:17:34 GMT

The one I'm missing the most is this one:

"In the film, Marty’s mother, Lorraine, fixes supper for six by slipping a coaster-sized pizza into a Black and Decker rehydrator for a couple of seconds."

Pizza lover

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:20:52 GMT

I think 6 ft off the ground is just the beginning. Imagine if a big tech company invests in the project, where this will be in 15 - 20 years. No more waiting 3 hours for a 2 hour flight! Yay!

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

viridis — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:21:25 GMT

All three back to back on itv 2 from 4:30pm

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:24:50 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

I think 6 ft off the ground is just the beginning. Imagine if a big tech company invests in the project, where this will be in 15 - 20 years. No more waiting 3 hours for a 2 hour flight! Yay!

I still believe that somebody will be able to make teleportation real #believeinyourdreams

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

viridis — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:30:51 GMT

First flight was 4ft above ground...

Teleportation...... never

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:38:51 GMT

Teleportation...... never

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:42:22 GMT

Remember and celebrate Back to the Future Day with some music. Spotify has released a special playlist to enjoy the Back to the Future day.

Listen to it here:

https://play.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/044QoJtzuByRREReYnlNIS

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Bambino — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:09:42 GMT

Even the Republic of Ireland Police have embraced the day.

http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/tweet-garda-traffic-have-posted-the-best-back-to-the-future-related-joke-today/516583

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:17:32 GMT

Check this out! the hoverboard is here too

http://www.wired.com/2015/06/lexus-hoverboard-slide/

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Cleoriff — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:21:16 GMT

Yes...there are three hoverboards in existence at the moment...

http://www.wired.com/2015/10/how-the-most-promising-hoverboards-actually-work/

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:52:49 GMT

Must cost a fortune...anyone knows the price of the toy?

Re: Back to the Future day: it's 21 October 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:08:36 GMT

I imagined excalators like moving pavements, especially in city centres' ... Leeds did have 2 particular outdoor / shopping centre ones, but I'd say long gone, particularly now that the glass Trinity Centre is open ... on my to do list to visit

Also personal hover back-packs like as seen in one particular James Bond movie

And swish / futuristic cars to be the norm, but not fly, that I didn't imagine

Thanks to the credits on the trailer as I just couldn't get the actor Michael J Fox's name