From Hype to Flop: 8 Last-Century Inventions That Bombed
7) Flying Cars
We know that flying cars are a real thing, but they’re not going to change the world anytime soon. You wanna know why? Because maneuvering in three dimensions is much harder than in 2D. And looking at the devastating stats of car accidents, it’s clear that our minds are not ready to go 3D. But maybe in the future, a more developed AI system will take on this responsibility, and we’ll get flying highways just like in the movies. BRB, going to rewatch the Fifth Element!
8) Google Glass
It’s the future of mobile technology! That’s how the media christened Google Glass. You can watch memes while jogging or sitting in a boring meeting. What’s not to love? Well, if anyone else aside from Google was in charge of this product, people wouldn’t be as disappointed. Just like with other inventions on this list, Google Glass had a great concept that will inevitably be improved in the coming decades, but the execution was extremely subpar. Let’s give it another 20 years and see what the media giant will come up with.
