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1.Flying car
2. Virtual Reality
3. Robotic Boat Swarm
4. Nanotech
5.Printing Displays
6. Prosthetics
 
You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
 
Flying cars are not something I see happening anywhere in the near future on the streets, maybe when I'm a grandpa and have to take driving tests every month
 
Stybar said:
You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.
 
Impulse said:
Stybar said:
You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.
What kind of sense does a flying car make when its not a VTOL?
 
Panki said:
Impulse said:
Stybar said:
You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.
What kind of sense does a flying car make when its not a VTOL?
Exactly. The only solution that makes sense is helicopter blades.
 
Stybar said:
Panki said:
Impulse said:
Stybar said:
You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.
What kind of sense does a flying car make when its not a VTOL?
Exactly. The only solution that makes sense is helicopter blades.
Not necessarily, you could also use tiltable jet engines.
 
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