So these are great.

“France in the Year 2000 (XXI century) – a series of futuristic pictures by Jean-Marc Côté and other artists issued in France in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1910. Originally in the form of paper cards enclosed in cigarette/cigar boxes and, later, as postcards, the images depicted the world as it was imagined to be like in the year 2000. There are at least 87 cards known that were authored by various French artists, the first series being produced for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris.”

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I wish Zeppelins were still a thing. Or rigid airships in general. ‘Cause who doesn’t want another excuse to work “rigid airship” into their daily vocab? Sure, Hindenburg was a disaster, but…rigid airship.
(Note: I just read that such airships were also referred to as big rigids. I want “Big Rigid” on my gravestone somewhere.)

I like how that train in the background is about to mow into like 30 people. WE DON’T NEED NO TRACKS IN THE FUTURE!

I’m confused by this one. Have we bred seahorses to be these spiny giants of the sea or have we come up with a way to shrink ourselves down?

Swiffer’s newest model.

“Stop in the name of aerodynamics!”

They predicted the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float!

Accurate.

Accurate (at least in Tucson).

Why is this not a thing?

2000s, you’re lettin’ us down!