It’s already happened. You don’t think men hundreds of years ago actually learned on their own how to make coffee, did you? NO! Coffee was sent back in time to them. Think of how much farther back we’d be if it weren’t for the people of the future. Although I do wish we had jetpacks by now 🙁
I think there are a lot of reasons why people *didn’t* need coffee back then. One I can think of is that they weren’t forced to work when the sun is down.
If I become the One Rule of Earth one day, my first move will be to make it so that hours are now determined by the sun, and not a fixed length regardless of the day in the year. That’ll even create jobs!
As far as jetpacks go, the future may finally be here. This is an actual jetpack, and not just a “rocket belt” in that it uses air from the atmosphere as an oxidizer for the fuel: actual jet turbines. http://jetpackaviation.com/
We all intuitively know why jet packs are a bad idea for general use. Most “norms” cannot navigate within two dimensions without colliding with others or stationary inanimate objects in including the earth. We need the hardware and software developed for self driving cars to be developed a bit more and reduced to be integrated into one of these packs before being allowed into mass production and general use.
Mind you the biggest headache will be law enforcement eith their speed traps, broken tail lights and other fun things.
Well, our autopilots can already keep us on a fixed airway at a specific altitude.
And, usually*, if we’re not paying attention the AP will just circle the airport until we notice – or run out of fuel.
And, the AP box is about the size of a car stereo.
Shouldn’t be that hard to install on a jetpack. 😀
*I’m not sure what happened to that O’Hare flight a few years ago. Sounds like they put in a course and no destination.
I never really understood why everyone seems so reliant on coffee. I’m a grad student, and I’m managing just fine despite being allergic to caffeine!
(Seriously, I drank half of a mocha once after a double all-nighter and spent the next several hours with stomach pain and intermittent vomiting. Same thing happens if I drink too much soda or tea.)
Indeed, I’d argue that the Enlightenment, with political revolution, new economic theories, and a complete change in how religion was viewed, was the result of entire countries switching from depressants to stimulants.
Insurance and stock markets, the decline of the idea of the divine right of kings and its replacement with the idea of the just consent of the governed, the idea that churches shouldn’t be in charge of day-to-day life — they were all developed by people talking in coffeehouses.
Because Zombies lose access to their memories when they’re zombified, they completely forget about coffee. When zombies lay on the ground to ambush you, they aren’t doing it on purpose: They were sleeping and you woke them up. This is why “zombie” is synonymous with “groaning.” Well, aside from the fact that zombies are overused in hollywood, probably causing a lot of groans.
thankfully, a few of them have discovered coffee by accident, and they are the most active ones.
Pity me, I can’t drink coffee. Or at least I process caffeine way too quickly. What I wouldn’t give to be able to be awake in the morning after actually hanging out with friends the night before. No, I have to count on sleeping well…
It’s already happened. You don’t think men hundreds of years ago actually learned on their own how to make coffee, did you? NO! Coffee was sent back in time to them. Think of how much farther back we’d be if it weren’t for the people of the future. Although I do wish we had jetpacks by now 🙁
I think there are a lot of reasons why people *didn’t* need coffee back then. One I can think of is that they weren’t forced to work when the sun is down.
If I become the One Rule of Earth one day, my first move will be to make it so that hours are now determined by the sun, and not a fixed length regardless of the day in the year. That’ll even create jobs!
Ah, a comic about those terrible days of yore, BC (before coffee).
Son of a…
“B.C. Before Coffee”
Why didn’t I think of that for a title?!
As far as jetpacks go, the future may finally be here. This is an actual jetpack, and not just a “rocket belt” in that it uses air from the atmosphere as an oxidizer for the fuel: actual jet turbines.
http://jetpackaviation.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCYSWyHDpfU
We all intuitively know why jet packs are a bad idea for general use. Most “norms” cannot navigate within two dimensions without colliding with others or stationary inanimate objects in including the earth. We need the hardware and software developed for self driving cars to be developed a bit more and reduced to be integrated into one of these packs before being allowed into mass production and general use.
Mind you the biggest headache will be law enforcement eith their speed traps, broken tail lights and other fun things.
Well, our autopilots can already keep us on a fixed airway at a specific altitude.
And, usually*, if we’re not paying attention the AP will just circle the airport until we notice – or run out of fuel.
And, the AP box is about the size of a car stereo.
Shouldn’t be that hard to install on a jetpack. 😀
*I’m not sure what happened to that O’Hare flight a few years ago. Sounds like they put in a course and no destination.
I never really understood why everyone seems so reliant on coffee. I’m a grad student, and I’m managing just fine despite being allergic to caffeine!
(Seriously, I drank half of a mocha once after a double all-nighter and spent the next several hours with stomach pain and intermittent vomiting. Same thing happens if I drink too much soda or tea.)
funfact: before coffee people (in central europe) were almost constantly drunk, because beer was the go to beverage
Indeed, I’d argue that the Enlightenment, with political revolution, new economic theories, and a complete change in how religion was viewed, was the result of entire countries switching from depressants to stimulants.
Insurance and stock markets, the decline of the idea of the divine right of kings and its replacement with the idea of the just consent of the governed, the idea that churches shouldn’t be in charge of day-to-day life — they were all developed by people talking in coffeehouses.
Because Zombies lose access to their memories when they’re zombified, they completely forget about coffee. When zombies lay on the ground to ambush you, they aren’t doing it on purpose: They were sleeping and you woke them up. This is why “zombie” is synonymous with “groaning.” Well, aside from the fact that zombies are overused in hollywood, probably causing a lot of groans.
thankfully, a few of them have discovered coffee by accident, and they are the most active ones.
I have NEVER, in anything ever, seen even one zombie “lay on the ground” to ambush someone.
Soo…
Time travel for fun and coffee?
Pity me, I can’t drink coffee. Or at least I process caffeine way too quickly. What I wouldn’t give to be able to be awake in the morning after actually hanging out with friends the night before. No, I have to count on sleeping well…