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LynneSin

(95,337 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2014, 04:59 PM Aug 2014

If this was the world of Blade Runner then Roy Batty will be created in less than 2 years

Put that into your pipe and smoke it!

He was created on January 8th 2016

http://bladerunner.wikia.com/wiki/Roy_Batty

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If this was the world of Blade Runner then Roy Batty will be created in less than 2 years (Original Post) LynneSin Aug 2014 OP

I've seen things... flying rabbit Aug 2014 #1

We're supposed to have hoverboards next year, too. Frank Cannon Aug 2014 #2

And we'd still be using public pay telephones. Ron Obvious Aug 2014 #3

Thirteen years ago we would have been able to send a crew to the vicinity of Jupiter aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #4

From Star Trek NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #5

Bison are extinct, too. Frank Cannon Aug 2014 #6

flying rabbit

(4,635 posts)

1. I've seen things...

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 09:14 PM

Aug 2014

...you people wouldn't believe...

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)

2. We're supposed to have hoverboards next year, too.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 12:16 AM

Aug 2014

According to Back to the Future 2, anyway.

Come on, engineers, get on the stick with this stuff. Even the original Star Trek series got a few things right.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. And we'd still be using public pay telephones.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 12:32 AM

Aug 2014

Even though they would have video.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

4. Thirteen years ago we would have been able to send a crew to the vicinity of Jupiter

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 12:39 AM

Aug 2014

according to Arthur C. Clarke.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

5. From Star Trek

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 06:55 AM

Aug 2014

the Eugenics Wars have been over for nearly 20 years and Khan Noonian Singh and 80 or so followers left earth on the Botany Bay.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)

6. Bison are extinct, too.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #5)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 06:21 PM

Aug 2014

At least they got small-media data storage, interactive artificial intelligence, satellite phones, and above-bed vital signs monitors right.

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