It's the second decade of the 21st century. Where's my goddamned flying car?1

[Deep13]

Huh?! And while we're at it, where's my jet pack and house on Mars?!

[LynneSin]

1. Jet Packs are actually soon on sale, end of 2011

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/06/personal-jet-packs-to-go-on-sale-by-end-of-2011-says-inventor/

Personal jet packs to go on sale by end of 2011, says inventor

Glenn Martin, the inventor of a personal jet pack, said he expects his flying contraption to go on sale by the end of the year.

Commercial and government customers starting lining up to purchase the jetpack after a successful test flight in New Zealand in 2009, shown below

[Deep13]

2. Finally! Now once my wife has a push-button kitchen...

...(because she likes cooking, not because it's her "place" or anything) we'll be all set.

The robot lawn mower was a big disappointment. It could not handle tree roots.

[Iggo]

3. You're right. This is getting ridiculous.

I'm starting to think they're not gonna come through.

[Deep13]

4. I know, right?!

We're waiting!

[mikeytherat]

6. Well, they got two things right:

1. Flat panel TV with three front speakers.

2. Social networking/video conferencing, complete with crotch shot (I don't think the white-haired individual on the screen is pointing at the dress).

mikey_the_rat

[Deep13]

7. I was thinking that too, except I didn't notice the crotch-shot. LOL.

Where can I get a cartoon cat like that?

[mikeytherat]

5. Dr. Moller only needs another 40 years and an additional $100,000,000.

He's sooooooooo close!

mikey_the_rat

[Deep13]

8. How come mid-century depictions of The Future never included Black people?

:shrug:

Perhaps they and Asians were providing the manual labor that allowed the whites to live in Star Trek land.

[Mopar151]

9. Blocked by the laws of physics, thermodynamics, and gravity

And the futurists of that era completely missed the effect of computing, or how rapidly it would advance.

[Deep13]

11. Can't Congress repeal those laws?

I mean, they certainly ignore reality in a lot of other situations. Inertia in particular is really overrated.

[snooper2]

10. You can go to Boston and pick it up in a couple months

http://www.terrafugia.com/

[Deep13]

12. Actually, what I had in mind was more like this...

Not just an airplane with folding wings, an aerodynamic shape, control surfaces and an adequate propulsion and power supply.

[RobinA]

13. Well...

Spacely Sprocket has been bought out by a Chinese company and all the American workers laid-off.

[gratuitous]

14. Are you insane?

You maniacs can't handle driving in two dimensions.

[kick-ass-bob]

15. yeah, can you imagine trying to check all those blind spots?!

SWEET BEJEEZUS!!!!

[Deep13]

16. Maybe. Am I supposed to hear voices when no one is around?

Oh, wait, that's the radio.

[Old Troop]

17. I'm almost certain I put it back in your garage.