Retrofuturism: The Future That Never Came | Sleepcore

[Music] digital readouts onboard computer diagnostics advanced electronics developed by general motors for the 747. now many of the same engineers are building the same technology into new gm cars and trucks so you and your car can drive smarter nobody sweats the details like gm [Music] speed safety and comfort will be the keynotes of tomorrow's highways a multi-colored highway system may enable the motorist to reach his destination by following the correct color strip the increased speed of tomorrow's automobile will demand that highway signs be larger and more simple to read so that the motorist can anticipate his moves well in advance better visibility will be featured in new highway designs as day dims into night electric eyes automatically illuminate the way ahead radiant heat will keep the highway surfaces dry through rain ice and snow if visibility is poor our windshield becomes a radar screen showing the outline of objects ahead or fog may be eliminated by dispelling devices along the right-of-way dashboard panels featuring built-in safety controls and electronic operating devices are predictions for tomorrow a teletype panel shows up to the minute traffic bullets the recommended safe driving speed is automatically indicated our rear view mirror is actually a television picture airborne emergency units would combine police fire and ambulance services quick removal of disabled vehicles in one sweep a giant road builder changes rough ground into a wide finished highway bridges and overpasses move immediately into place combining new formulas of concrete with quick setting ceramic materials a mobile kill is supported by the bridge it builds for tunneling through mountains this atomic reactor applying incredible heat literally melts the hard rock as it makes mole hills out of mountains here is preserve the beauty and grandeur of mountain travel with the use of cantilevered skyways the shape of our cities will change as expanded highway transportation decentralizes our population centers into vast urban areas with the advent of wider faster expressways the commuter's radius will be extended many miles america will someday be crisscrossed by a network of super speed transcontinental motorways tomorrow's living in spacious well-planned communities will be closely integrated with the highway system in the private motor port the family car is automatically washed dried and refueled as father chooses the root in advance on a push button selector electronics take over complete control progress can be accurately checked on a synchronized scanning map with no driving responsibility the family relaxes together on route business conferences are conducted by television [Music] on entering the city the family separates father to his office mother and son to the shopping center these new forms of vehicles will bring about special purpose roadways office buildings will combine unique parking and elevator services from his private parking space father will probably have to walk to his desk when mother and son arrive at the shopping center they enter a massive cylinder and their parking space literally comes to them safely above vehicular traffic moving sidewalks make window shopping effortless [Music] escalator ramps carry office workers from level to level advances in technology will give us more time for leisure in tomorrow's living the family vacation will always be decided by a family vote but getting there will be simplified by a punched card system and the car is automatically operated and guided to preset destinations highly specialized pleasure vehicles will have every convenience of home [Music] today's insurmountable barriers and sheer cliffs will be scaled by highway escalators [Music] one minute our car is a highway vehicle the next a cabin cruiser [Music] keeping pace with america's economy heavy-duty freightways will combine railroad volume with highway flexibility central traffic control radios a truck train instructing the crew to pick up a farm produce unit [Music] these non-stop farm-to-market freightways will bring remote agricultural areas to within minutes of metropolitan markets at transfer points within the city individual units automatically separate from the truck train for immediate delivery to shopping centers here they open up to become food dispensers another carrier sweeps directly to a seaport destination where it becomes a neatly stacked unit in the ship's home to meet faster delivery schedules these highways of commerce lead to launching ports where the mobile freighter becomes the payload of a cargo rocket highway and automotive design will move forward together first we'll have the more efficient gas turbine car then the speedier jet the inexhaustible atom and possibly the sun-powered electro-suspension car which needs no wheels these spectacular conceptions will lead to new dimensions for the american highway such visionary ideas which today seem sure fantasy will be commonplace to future generations there will be miles of tubular highways air-conditioned routes across hot desert wastelands over sub-freezing mountain ranges and even under the oceans these giant arteries will link together all nations and help create a better understanding among the peoples of the world as in the past the highway will continue to play a vital role in the progress of civilization it will be our magic carpet to new hopes new dreams and a better way of life for the future [Music] you're watching sleep core pleasant dreams [Music] welcome to futurama 2 welcome to a journey into the future a journey for everyone today into the everywhere of tomorrow let us explore together the future a future not of dreams but of reality it is now tomorrow on the moon there is no air to breathe no rain to fall no sound that can be heard yet here is man exploring building his first bridgehead in his span of space luna rovers float magically over powdered plains range the crater's edge their elastic train-like bodies conforming to every surface character of the moon here are basis of communication and supply islands of existence built to withstand the melting heat of the lunar day the shattering cold of the lunar night men in space now monitor the earth while men on earth are finding a whole new world of answers to the worldwide needs of man a diamond brilliance draws us to a frozen shore to antarctica the southern polar cap of the world here nations of the world speaking the common language of science probe for the earth's secrets through countless centuries of ice in mobile laboratories form expeditions into the vast white wastelands of the still unknown and here is weather central forecasting to the world the great climatic changes born in the antarctic's never-ending winds technicians kept warm within their walls of ice gather data from the depths of space from polar winds surrounding seas in microseconds relaying information wherever needed anywhere on earth [Music] three quarters of our earth lies beneath the cold still deeps of the sea a water world in which we now can find abundance far beyond our dreams now we can farm and harvest a drifting swimming never-ending nourishment food enough to feed seven times the population of the earth in aquacopters search the ocean floor to find miles deep vast fields of precious minerals and oars and in the deepest trenches of the seas study at first hand long hidden secrets of survival work easily the rich oil deposits of the continental shelves while trains of submarines transport materials and goods along the waterways of the undersea and in warmer seas are new realms of pleasure a weekend if you wish at hotel atlantis in the kingdom of the sea a holiday of thrills and of adventure of radiant wonders in the sun-bright gardens of the sea [Music] fabulous coral reefs lead us back to the land an equatorial land now technology has found a way to control the wild profusion of this wonder world a jungle road is built in one continuous operation first the searing ray of light the laser beam cuts through the trees then a giant machine a factory on wheels grinds up the stumps and jungle growth sets the firm foundation forms the surface slabs sets them in place and the roadway bed is paved [Music] these forest highways now are bringing to the innermost depths of the tropic world the goods and materials of progress and prosperity creating productive communities that can enter profitably the markets of the world and offering to us all enchanting tours through the storybook forests of tropic lands the mountain barrier legendary challenge of man now invites communal living in a world of awesome beauty a new system of highways spans the continents to transport men and goods swiftly and separately across the land and for our deserts a new technology waters from the sea made fresh as rain to nourish crops planted in the sand produce from seed to shipment programmed and processed by a new agriculture a science of plenty for an ever-growing world [Music] people live today where they will neither terrain or distance a deterrent to where the men of the city build their homes all roads lead as they have for centuries to the great centers of commerce and communication as the continental highway now leads us to the city of tomorrow plazas of urban living rise over freeways vehicles electronically paced travel routes remarkably safe swift and efficient towering terminals serve sections of the city make public transportation more convenient provide ample space for private cars and from a lower level covered moving walks radiate to shopping areas that are now truly market places of the world its traditions and its faiths preserved there is new beauty and new strength in the city of tomorrow technology can point the way to a future of limitless promise but man must chart his own course into tomorrow a course that frees the mind and the spirit as it improves the well-being of mankind how about it beer fellas great george what's the fuss gus beer all around y'all i'll change the pace grace something special there gotcha here comes the book ball a schlitz small liquor bowl when you wanna change your face [Music] nobody makes mom look like schlitz you're so right dwight ford introduces the new futura a dramatic combination of styling and technology for 1978 and beyond futura its striking design is the result of computer modeling and extensive aerodynamic testing its excellent fuel economy results in part from the use of lighter weight high-strength metals in futurist construction and futura's ride is the result of a newly created advanced front suspension system futura in a world where cars are looking more and more alike it represents a change a dramatic combination of styling and technology from 1978 and beyond realistically priced for today see your ford dealer for a personal test drive from the edge of time from the depths of the earth timex takes courts to make a watch for a new age the new timex quartz a watch so accurate you may not have to set it again this year thin sleek and more beautiful than any watch you could ever imagine the new timings the new timex quartz you're watching sleep core media for insomnia come journey to the future when american fashion will look like this american kitchens will look like this and the american mayonnaise will look like this cummins real mayonnaise sure some things may change but the creamy rich taste of hellmann's will never go out of style after all it's been an american favorite since 1912. hellman's real mayonnaise a great taste for 65 years and still counting folks meet my new helper denby belvedere then they beat cereal yes now then before openers you got to make sure the velveteer customer is satisfied with good workmanship good materials good supervision and good salesmanship is that clear but most important the thing to remember is that for 30 years we've been saying we do good work right we do good work call now tyler e 7 100. good work son it just runs tonight on nightline 1985 three experts in the fields of economics sports and world affairs make some serious and not so serious predictions about the coming year finally the new year is traditionally a time to wonder what the future will bring the trouble is of course predicting the future is not that easy and to prove the point the smithsonian institution has set up a display at a chicago museum as abc's chris bury reports it's a good thing 1985 will not be everything some visionaries thought it would be [Music] half a century ago hollywood predicted this would be new york city in the 1980s a tomorrow where anything was possible what do you want a boy or a girl a boy give me the good old days back in the good old days experts predicted nearly everyone would be flying by now you could pilot a personal gyrocopter or fly in machines with one enormous wing or even dozens of wings and why not pull into chuck's flying diner if you could afford the frank of the future in 1949 molten taylor's aerocar was one vision actually getting off the ground but his dream turned out to be the government's nightmare of overcrowded skies when we went to washington and said we're going to build 2500 of these things the people in bushes said no way the forward in your future was the nucleon in 1958 the company revealed this model of a nuclear-powered dream car with an atomic reactor only six feet from the back seat we figured all we got to do is get an atomic bomb take it apart and we all know what a nuclear engine feels like or should be come here [Applause] lectro the motoman was a 1939 dream machine designed to help future dads around the house who me yes you penelope's shoe the scarecrow of the future would guard the garden that's the most remarkable thing i've ever seen even more remarkable was mom's mechanized miracle kitchen now believe it or not the floor is automatically cleaned too what you see coming out of the wall is a self-propelled floor cleaner and thanks to synthetic waterproof furniture say goodbye to dusting just take a garden hose and put a drain in your living room floor perhaps we should be grateful that there are some ideas whose time never came for we have seen the future and sometimes it doesn't work chris bury abc news chicago [Music] and on that note we count the blessings we don't have that's our report on world news tonight peter jennings will be back tomorrow i'm steve bell for everyone at abc news good night the toys of tomorrow will be of every description and so realistic you can hardly tell them from the real thing there will be comical animals like mighty mouse who can carry on a conversation or fly through the air with the greatest of these you'll find a lot more wild west action at fort laramie this famous headquarters is now fighting off a band of 30 redskins and it has all the equipment including an operating cannon to wage a realistic cowboy and indian battle more up to date will be this flying boxcar and combat team it has a howitzer radar controlled equipment and an atomic cannon [Music] see this giant army transport with revolving propellers well the exciting part of this toy is that within a few seconds all the pieces can be put into the fuselage ready to fly off to a new battlefield someday in the future scientists will be firing satellites into space and one of the new toys certainly will be a satellite launcher truck the truck will have four flying saucers they can be mounted onto a launching platform wind it [Music] aim it press the control button and off it goes into the stratosphere well if not the stratosphere for a distance of 75 feet anyway [Music] ideal sky sweeper will be a modernistic anti-aircraft truck that plots the enemy with a secret searchlight it's really a film projector [Music] six different enemy targets can be screened on the wall first load your nike rockets then zero the enemy in through a crossed hair siding device when the target has been tracked last away [Music] fire one fire two some people say toys of the future will blow up the earth they're right for here's a globe intended to be blown up light is a beach ball yet it's authentic in every detail with over two thousand names of oceans countries and cities it will even have a wrought iron stand it's typical of the ingenious toys of tomorrow educational and lots of fun what would they think of next well if they can improve on these ideas i'll be a monkey's uncle [Music] you're watching sleep core sleep tight the year 2081 and wendy mead is having company rodney set the table i'll dial chicken ola wendy and now for a beautiful shine on this kitchen floor your robot again nope my mop and glow mop and glow mop and glow there's no quicker easier way just squirt it on and damp muffin glow cleans and shines at the same time beautiful and it was so easy honey mopping glow is still the easy way to a beautiful floor you asked for it you've got it the car of the 80s is here the new toyota celica liftback a car which meets or exceeds all 1980 federal fuel economy and safety standards an aerodynamic work of art with the best toyota engineering features of our time a durable car built to last the trip to your tomorrow the new celica liftback the car of the 80s [Music] future shop update with don and jaylene the smoke is settling on the electronics pricing war and emerging victorious is the future shop guarantee of lowest prices or the difference refunded celebrations have begun now that victory is at hand the future shop continues to offer stereos vcrs and computers at the prices that won the war and it's now obvious that the future shop is your total entertainment center for selection and low prices the future shop vancouver richmond and now in coquitlam pine tree village barnett or cars with fencing probes that follow the road with no help from the driver cars without steering wheels cars without transmissions highly advanced experimental cars that will eventually mean better production cars in a score of ways [Music] well in the year 2000 um i think i'll probably be the spaceship to the moon dictating robots to robots or else i may be i know having a in charge of a robot court judging some robots or i may be it's a funeral of a computer or if something's gone wrong with their nuclear bombs i maybe came back from hunting in the cave i don't like the idea of sort of getting out and finding you've got a cabbage pill to eat for breakfast or something well i think um [Music] all these atomic bombs will be dropping around the place now this one will get near the center because it will sort of make a huge great big crater and then your world will just melt and the world will become one vast atomic explosion and it will become like a supernova stars some madman will get the atomic bomb and um just blow the world into oblivion there's nothing you can do to stop it more people get bombs the more well somebody's going to use it one day well i think that there'll be so it'll be so overpopulated there'll be wars all nuclear explosions and everything it'll make the earth you know too much radiation on it it'll become too hot to live on i think that there'll be no life at all really on the earth i don't think there is going to be atomic warfare but i think that there is going to be all this automation people are going to be out of work and a great population i think something has to be done about it i if i wasn't a biologist that's what i'd like to do um to do something about the the uh population problem try and try and sort of um temper it somehow i don't know how i think it'll be very dull and people would all be squashed together so much there won't be any fun or anything and people will be rationed to the amount of things they can have because if they had too many things it would just squash their houses and there just wouldn't be room for them i think there'll be a um people will be regarded more as statistics and as actual people i don't think it's going to be so nice i think sort of all machines everywhere everyone doing everything for you you know you'll get all boredom i don't think it'll be so nice i think it's going to be very boring and everything will be the same i mean people will be the same and things will be the same first of all there's computers are taking over now computers and automation and in the year 2000 there just won't be enough jobs to go around and the only jobs there will be will be for people with high hq you know high iq can work computers and such things and other people just not going to have jobs they just aren't going to be jobs for them to have i expect they will set aside parts of the country solely for recreation and have large blocks of built up areas and i think these are going to be very ugly indeed probably now i don't think i'll still be on earth i think i'll be under sea i think the population would have gone up so much that um either everyone will be living in sort of big domes in the sahara or they'll be under sea there'll be so many people that they have to have an overflow into the sea and so there'll be houses underneath the sea and houses above the sea they're not going to have so many square houses you know more curves and artistic designs instead of just sort of boxes like they've got nowadays people can't live and wouldn't be able to live in ordinary houses because i would take up too much room it'd have to be in flats piled on top of one another like that and the houses would be rather small and everything would be cramped up background animals as they have here sheep and cows and livestock but they'll be kept in batteries they won't be allowed to graze on passengers they'll be kept in buildings all together all in one big building and artificially reared so they'll yield a larger be bigger and give more food all the sputniks and everything little going up uh something is sort of interferes with the weather and i think the sea may rise and um we'll sort of cover some of england there'll be just islands left from like um only the highlands in scotland and some of the big hills in england and wales i don't think or england to be wiped out because some of it will be too high i think this sea will rise to about 300 to 600 feet it might freeze because the sun i think will probably burn out and there's an ice cap coming down from north pole i think it'll cover the earth you might have another ice age and i don't think there's anything to be franked off and a lot of people think it's going to explode certainly it won't and i think it'll be much more efficient um because there'll be more cures for the diseases and not so many people will get sick and the black people you know won't be sort of separate they'd be all mixed into white people and you know the poor people and rich people will become the same well they will be poor and richer but they won't sort of look down on each other i'm not looking forward to living in that year about 50 years time i mean the world seems to be in such a terrible state now let her in 50 years time you

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Published: Sat Dec 12 2020

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[u/WoollyManmoth]

Welcome to a future revolutionized by technological progress and maximum convenience. Obviously, father still drives the car.

[u/brenzev4711]

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