The Russian "FBRI" website published a report, in which it talked about people's obsession with knowing what awaits them in the future, which makes them tend to believe many different predictions and assumptions, some of which may seem illogical. For many years now, there have been many predictions regarding 2020, some of which were very funny. Unfortunately, the world did not turn out to be a wonderful place as many had hoped. Some jobs disappeared and everyone became rich
Among the most exciting predictions about the future, an article published in the "Times" magazine in 1966, predicted that everyone would get money and enjoy a decent life, while all the work and tasks were done by robots and machines. But these expectations were not fulfilled, machines occupied people's jobs, and workers became less money. People will wear other people's teeth
The site indicated that the last century was marked by extraordinary developments in medicine. In 1947, journalist Lester David predicted the emergence of private dental banks. It was believed that people in the future would not need dentures. Humans evolved so that they would not have toes on their feet
The site added that surgeon Richard Clement Lucas assumed in 1911 that within the next 100 years, changes would occur in the human body. For example, toes may gradually disappear. But his expectations did not come true.Private helicopter for each family
In 1951, an article was published predicting that in the future every family would have its own helicopter. According to the authors of this article, this helicopter was expected to be small in size and very practical. Nowadays, people are bothered by having drones or helicopters over their heads, so what would happen if everyone had their own helicopter? Mail delivery through space
The site confirmed that this prediction was based on a real event. In 1959, the United States sent about 3,000 letters to politicians by air. The person in charge of this operation, Arthur Summerfield, was pleased with the success of this task; Therefore, it was suggested that in the future, air mail delivery could be very common. According to him, he considered that this method would contribute to the delivery of mail from New York to Los Angeles within a few hours. But, sending mail is progressing in a completely different direction. Monkeys are housekeepers
Earlier, ideas emerged that it was possible to use monkeys in daily activities. He believed that by 2020, monkeys would take over all the work that humans normally do, from gardening to driving. This prediction appeared in 1994, but very few people took it seriously. In fact, people currently rely on artificial intelligence and not on monkeys. Telepathy and teleportation
The site explained that technology expert Michael Jay O. Farrell has predicted that by 2020, teleportation and teleportation technologies will be invented. He also predicted that by 2040, these technologies will be actively used in everyday life. However, no one today can read other people's thoughts or move objects in space. Air hats
The site added that the idea of air hats appeared in the year 1939. It was expected that these hats would be able to receive radio signals. But, at the moment, people use their smartphones to receive such signals, while it turns out that the idea of hats was not at all realistic. The evolution of women's bodies
In 1950, the Associated Press predicted that a woman in the 21st century would look completely different, as she would grow in size and have more muscle mass than she did then. But, nothing like that happened. Plastic furniture in homes
The site indicated that in 1950, Vladimir Kampfert described the way people would live for the next fifty years. At the time, I thought the furniture would be made of plastic and other synthetic materials. Freezing foods
Another, more outlandish assumption, is that people will eat frozen foods, and that gastronomy will be forgotten over time, as people will stop cooking and just freeze foods. Refuse coffee and tea.
In the twenty-first century, many people drink coffee and tea, even though they know they contain harmful substances. However, engineer and scientist Nikola Tesla predicted that by the year 2020, people will give up these drinks, but his expectations did not come true. People will give up eating
The site mentioned that the scientist Ray Kurzweil predicted in 2005 that the human need for food will disappear in the near future. In return, special nanorobots will be responsible for feeding human cells
The site indicated that artificial intelligence is taking a huge step forward. Nowadays, despite advances in technology, many people need help and psychological support. Ariane van de Ven predicted the emergence of robots for psychotherapy. According to this expert, these robots will provide psychological assistance to everyone who needs it.Mobile homes
The site reported that in the mid-sixties, science fiction writer Arthur Clarke formulated several ideas about the lives of people in the current century. It was believed that people would not be bound to a particular place of residence, but would live in mobile homes that could be moved easily at will.
In 1997, Peter Schwartz and Peter Leiden wrote in a publication that by 2020, electronic voting would be possible. All in all, it's great to be able to vote from the comfort of your home; That is why electronic voting is a great idea, but it is not expected to implement it in the near future. Landing on Mars
The site concluded that Peter Schwartz and Peter Leiden also expected that humans would be able to reach the surface of Mars, by the year 2020. In order to achieve this great historical task, nations must unite. According to NASA estimates, humans will not be able to reach the surface of Mars before 2030.