Quote Originally Posted by Huey Kruthas View Post
You people really need to look at sources before spouting crap.

The rumor of flying cars was started by the science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. Ever seen 2001: Space Odyssey? Yeah, that was him.

Whereas, this on the other hand is said by a scientific engineer. He is also a science non-fiction author. There is a difference.

Now, I'm not gonna guarantee he is right, just saying that the flying cars in 2000 example is awful, and shouldn't be used unless you like to be thought of as ignorant.

As a reference for a scientific prediction that held up over the years, I'd recommend looking at Moore's law, if you haven't already (you should have).
Funny; handheld flip-open communication devices (cell phone) and integrated all-in-one sensor equipment of a similar size (tricorder), as well as the PADD, were considered by a science fiction writer (Gene Roddenberry). By contrast, a certain industry mogul named Ford commissioned a serious feasibility study for flying cars (since that was the example in question) in 1951 that concluded them possible (though the FAA was nowhere near capable of handling the possible volume at the time; really, it still isn't), and people like Glenn Curtiss (counterpart to the Wright Brothers) were designing them even earlier.

Just sayin', ya know? Oh, and Moore's Law is an empirical observation that has held up well, surprisingly or otherwise, and not really scientifically rigorous by the Scientific Method that rules true scientific theory.