yogurtwrong to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 days agoWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:imagemessage-square339linkfedilinkarrow-up1709arrow-down114
arrow-up1695arrow-down1imageWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:yogurtwrong to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 days agomessage-square339linkfedilink
minus-squareTrumpetX@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·18 days agoI will maintain that we have flying cars, and we have had them for some time. They’re called helicopters.
minus-squareJingoBingolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 days agoCan a helicopter travel on the ground on their wheels?
minus-squareATPA9@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·18 days agoWe can barely handle non flying cars. Can you imagine the amount of mini 9/11s drunk drivers flyers will cause?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_Inlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoThe chance of collision in 3d space is so much lower than 2d.
minus-squareCouldbealeotardlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoIt’s a lot harder to paint lanes in the sky
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoSuperconducting levitation is probably the closest we can get safely. Or maybe once we got reliable assist systems.
Well, still no flying cars.
I will maintain that we have flying cars, and we have had them for some time. They’re called helicopters.
Also, Autogyros.
Can a helicopter travel on the ground on their wheels?
We can barely handle non flying cars. Can you imagine the amount of mini 9/11s drunk
driversflyers will cause?The chance of collision in 3d space is so much lower than 2d.
It’s a lot harder to paint lanes in the sky
That’s what the chemtrails are for.
There are cars that can turn into an autogyro
Superconducting levitation is probably the closest we can get safely. Or maybe once we got reliable assist systems.