Moon colonies, personal robots, death rays, four hour working weeks – science has failed to deliver a whole lot of awesomeness. That said, the greatest let-down has got to be flying cars. Where the hell are they? Why are we still using roads like suckers?
The idea of a flying car goes all the way back to 1905 and a short story titled Sultana’s Dream by an Indian feminist writer (fact). By the 1950s the flying car had become a symbol of the ‘Glorious Future’ that awaited us and science fiction magazines were all "Yeah, yeah, it’s totally coming. Just give it a couple of decades.” It’s now 2010. Does your car fly?
Maybe General Motors and the other automobile giants wouldn’t be in such craptastic financial straits if they had invested in stuff people wanted (flying cars) instead of boring family sedans. Imagine it: MP3 playback, cup holders, sports trim and IT FLIES. Stock prices would soar.