Whatever happened to domed cities
 

That Germania project died with Hitler I guess....http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/scared.gif

OMFG teh godwin http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif

Didn't you see the Simpsons movie? It keeps the undesirables where they can't bother regular folk.

If the outside atmosphere is totally polluted, you'll know http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/mad.gif

It also helps to keep evildoers (like immigrants etc) out, and prevents cheap labour from running away (to be immigrants somewhere else). http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

I also remember those visions from the 1950ies or so where everyone had flying cars in 2000.....

Whatever happened to virtual reality?

I figured that was the case with replicators. Once you can have everything, you don't need anything.

I am going on holiday to Titan this weekend, anyone want to join me?

Thats what the dome is for http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/idea.gif

Missile shields???

Caves of Steel http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

I remember when folks said wed have portable communicating devices we'd carry everywhere.

And back in the 1965 worlds fair, I think it was, ATT showed off a picture phone, which idea Kubrick picked up on.

Silly Sci fi authors.

Originally posted by Proteus_MST
Which are powerred by small nuclear powerplants. Yeah, but my favorite were the nuclear-powered toasters.

And we think the problems with car accidents are bad now. Traffic Report:

There's been an accident on the 5 Freeway. There's no traffic tie up, however, because every vehicle within a 5 mile radius has been vaporized.