Happy Back to the Future Day! Everyone is getting in on the time-traveling festivities, and renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson isn’t going to let the opportunity to weigh in pass him by. Tyson took to Twitter to examine which predictions of life in 2015 that Part II made actually came true, and which ones are no closer to jumping from fiction to fact.
As the Geekiverse knows well, today is “Back to the Future II Day”. So let’s do this… pic.twitter.com/kWepmtsirX
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Thumbprint Locks. [Got it] pic.twitter.com/hrBia4aXje
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Video Chats. [Got it] pic.twitter.com/LKI7tiCaoY
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” imagined life on Oct 21, 2015: Pocket Digital Cameras [Got it] pic.twitter.com/62vF17cjQB
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” imagined life on Oct 21 2015: Precision RainForecasting [Nope] pic.twitter.com/K5dwlyeL1z
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Drone-walked Dogs. [Nope] pic.twitter.com/pYxGqWhMeB
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21, 2015: Multiple Home Fax Machines [WTF?] pic.twitter.com/VfOLQ77D9Z
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21, 2015 — Double Neckties. [WTF?] pic.twitter.com/CCGAgs9F8a
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21 2015 — Inefficient Post Offices. [Still got ‘em]
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Home Fusion Reactors. [Nope] pic.twitter.com/iTojVbwWeu
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Flying Cars. [Still no] pic.twitter.com/Amncgq7JRA
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015: Lawyers Abolished. [Dream on] pic.twitter.com/MiOg5puLmK
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Hoverboards. [Working on it] pic.twitter.com/9zprapgeg6
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “BackToTheFuture II” foretold life on Oct 21, 2015 — Cubs win World Series. [Unlikely] pic.twitter.com/IUsoSCZxcj
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
Rough call, Cubs fans.
(Via Twitter)
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