In the year 2000….
What will the year 2000 bring?
A killer computer glitch? Or
1. Police with X-Ray
It's unclear from the picture how an x-ray camera of sorts would factor into crime-fighting. With both the legal and moral high ground, couldn't the police apprehend the criminals face-to-face? Weigh in below if you can make sense of it.
2. Flying Machines
What's a vision of the future without some personal flying machines? This card features several different options that all look heinously unsafe. Is that little girl even wearing a seat belt?!
3. Movable Houses
Alright, this one is just all wrong. They're still using horse-drawn buggies and steam engines, having focused all the attention and effort of their technological advancements on building portable rowhouses.
4. Airships
More air travel. And fashion stuck in the 1800s.
5. Undersea Ships
Perhaps even more tantalizing than the leisure submarine patrolling the ocean floor are the sea bike, sea surrey, and sea wheeled-recliner above.
6. North Pole Trip
It's true that air travel has made vacationing in remote locations possible and even popular. But I haven't noticed a lot of hot air balloon jaunts to the North Pole showing up on hip destination lists.
7. Water Walk
The genius here isn't the water-wheel unicycle or the shoe-canoes—it's the artistic, elegant, and tech-free individual hot air balloons that keep water-waders upright. Even the horse has one!
8. Ship Railway
So many questions. How is this better than a normal ship? Is it limited to shallow waters? WHY IS IT ON FIRE?!
9. Roofed City
This one seems like a great idea until you remember things like, you know, drought.
10. Theater
Things happening in one place will be able to be captured and viewed in an entirely different location in real time? Yup.
11. Moving Sidewalks
Scattered throughout the airport, these human conveyor belts are a delightful respite that make you feel like you have super-speed compared to the people on still ground. But in crowded cities? Now that just sounds dangerous.
12. Good Weather Machine
Yes. Get on this, scientists
So yeah I don’t have a jet pack and the weather doesn’t cooperate sometimes but the one thing that wasn’t predicted was a network of satellites that could tell you where you are or where something is anywhere in the world, nor was it predicted that this cryptic message would be posted to UseNet by Dave Ulmer on May, 3rd 2000
“Newsgroup: sci.geo.satellite-nav
From: Dave
Date: 2000/05/03
Subject: GPS Stash Hunt... Stash #1 is there!
Well, I did it, created the first stash hunt stash and here are
the coordinates:
N 45 17.460
W122 24.800
Lots of goodies for the finders. Look for a black plastic bucket
buried most of the way in the ground. Take some stuff, leave
some stuff! Record it all in the log book. Have Fun!
Stash containns: Delorme Topo USA software, videos, books, food,
money, and a slingshot!”
This will be at Stone Park located at the Fort Smith Sanitation area Sunday May 3rd from 1-3 p.m.. Bring some great stories from over your years of geocaching and bring lawn chairs. The park has been upgraded since we were there and now has ample parking, bathrooms, picnic tables under a covered area, and some new toys for the kids!
We are asking folks to help by bringing something and let us know and we’ll keep the page updated with a list. Hot dogs, hot dog buns, ketchup, mustard, relish, hot dog chili, shredded cheese, chips, dessert. I will grill for us. Also, if everyone could bring their own drinks. We'll provide some bottled water. Please log a “Will Attend” asap so we know how much to have.
Sign - up sheet
likestocanoe - hot dogs, buns, chips and dessert
lasouthpaw - veggie/dip tray
FishigFool60 - water, hotdogs, buns, mustard, relish, ketchup
MSHippie - Ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish
JFFOK - Shredded cheese, chips
ARJarvii - paper plates, paper towels, utensils
Ladybug Karen - Dessert
VBrewer64 - Hashbrown casserole
SSiler - Brats and buns
BlakRazr - Pringles
Guwisti and Pizzaboy - Boudain, bottled water, grill, charcoal