Oh, definitely being able to talk face-to-face with someone on the other side of the world instantly! Like video calls! That would look like real magic, for sure.
How people can listen to music just using a portable machine (a mobile phone) in their pockets. Hundred years ago this was just a dream and to listen to music it was necessary to have a vinyl or something like this.
Definitely a smartphone. The idea of carrying a small device in your pocket that can instantly connect you to anyone across the globe, give you access to almost all of human knowledge, take high-quality photos and videos etc would definitely seem like a ludicrous idea back then
GPS. A little box in your car literally talks to you and knows exactly where you are on the planet at all times. A hundred years ago, people were unfolding giant paper maps and still getting lost — now a robot voice just tells you, “Turn left, idiot.”
The transfer of money. I went to get ice cream today, but the store would only accept cash. Didn’t have any on me so I was pretty upset because I wanted that damn ice cream. Proceeded to ask a random girl if she’d give me 5€ if I paypaled it to her right away. She said yes, I got my 5€, sent her the money in a matter of maybe 15 seconds. Seems utterly mundane but imagine explaining the fact we transferred real, actual money right then and there to a person from 100 years ago.
I remember back in the day I had to call my local movie theatere to find out what movies they had playing and what time slots.
It still seems like magic to me i can just whip out my smartphone and see what movie is there, watch a trailer for said movie, what showtimes there are, pick what seat I want, purchase my ticket and pre-order snacks.
Pooping in a toilet with indoor plumbing with a space heater warming the bathroom while scrolling Reddit on a hand held computer. Like I’m totally not currently doing.
If you had told me in 1991 that in just a few years it would be completely normal to order something and get it a day or 2 later, not 4-8 weeks later, without paying a massive shipping fee, I wouldn’t have believed you. It would have been even more difficult for a person in 1925 to wrap their mind around it.
Any piece of current technology. And not even particularly current. Even things from the 90’s would be mine blowing. The last 100 years have been insane in terms of technological advancements.
Cell phones (not even smartphone)
Internet
Movies with dialogue much less any kind of CGI or animated movie. Steamboat Willie is still a couple years from coming out. But you show someone something like Transformers or Avengers and you’re melting people’s brains
Current cars
Any kind of airplane, helicopter, drone, etc
A computer/laptop/iPad
Television
Video games
Microwaves
Refrigerator/freezer
ANY kind of medical treatment, especially surgery
Honestly the list is almost endless. There are so many things
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Oh, definitely being able to talk face-to-face with someone on the other side of the world instantly! Like video calls! That would look like real magic, for sure.
How people can listen to music just using a portable machine (a mobile phone) in their pockets. Hundred years ago this was just a dream and to listen to music it was necessary to have a vinyl or something like this.
Magic tricks
I mean, what´s not? Google Maps, ChatGPT, YouTube, Electric Scooters, Contactless Payment, Doordash, Amazon, Fighter Jets, Drones…
Definitely a smartphone. The idea of carrying a small device in your pocket that can instantly connect you to anyone across the globe, give you access to almost all of human knowledge, take high-quality photos and videos etc would definitely seem like a ludicrous idea back then
Toilets. Enough said
Maglev is not a fully everyday thing yet but it’s close enough. I think it would’ve blown minds more than fancy electronics.
Vacuum cleaner 😎
An endless hot shower
Ordering food from your phone and having it instantly delivered to your house.
Turning someone into a newt.
Microwaves
GPS. A little box in your car literally talks to you and knows exactly where you are on the planet at all times. A hundred years ago, people were unfolding giant paper maps and still getting lost — now a robot voice just tells you, “Turn left, idiot.”
GPS, I still think it’s better than god
Just about everything we take for granted now.
3D printer
The internet. It’s something that very few science fiction writers predicted, yet has made a crazy amount of impact on society, for better AND worse.
I mean I know some math that should be pretty magical 200 years ago, but 100 years ago it would just be a clever application of old math.
100 years ago? Self-driving voice controlled car
Computers, Internet. Telephones in every house.
Washing machines, fridges and freezers.
Toilets inside houses.
TV
Literally everything we do on our phones. And air travel.
Air conditioning
Google translate
Most likely modern medicine. It has improved health a ton and has lengthened lifespans because many sicknesses that were deadly are curable today.
Almost every aspect of people’s lives in developed countries. Many, many things in underdeveloped countries.
AI.
The transfer of money. I went to get ice cream today, but the store would only accept cash. Didn’t have any on me so I was pretty upset because I wanted that damn ice cream. Proceeded to ask a random girl if she’d give me 5€ if I paypaled it to her right away. She said yes, I got my 5€, sent her the money in a matter of maybe 15 seconds. Seems utterly mundane but imagine explaining the fact we transferred real, actual money right then and there to a person from 100 years ago.
I remember back in the day I had to call my local movie theatere to find out what movies they had playing and what time slots.
It still seems like magic to me i can just whip out my smartphone and see what movie is there, watch a trailer for said movie, what showtimes there are, pick what seat I want, purchase my ticket and pre-order snacks.
A tin opener.
Using a lighter
Instant news, imagine the town crier.
Routinely driving at 80mph with the radio and AC going.
Low cost airlines
Highways, Freeways, paved roads and streets.
Photocopiers/ printers.
Microwave ovens.
Computers.
flying for sure
Summoning a horseless chariot with my black mirror
Pooping in a toilet with indoor plumbing with a space heater warming the bathroom while scrolling Reddit on a hand held computer. Like I’m totally not currently doing.
The thing in your hand that you are reading this on right now.
Porn
If you had told me in 1991 that in just a few years it would be completely normal to order something and get it a day or 2 later, not 4-8 weeks later, without paying a massive shipping fee, I wouldn’t have believed you. It would have been even more difficult for a person in 1925 to wrap their mind around it.
Any piece of current technology. And not even particularly current. Even things from the 90’s would be mine blowing. The last 100 years have been insane in terms of technological advancements.
Cell phones (not even smartphone)
Internet
Movies with dialogue much less any kind of CGI or animated movie. Steamboat Willie is still a couple years from coming out. But you show someone something like Transformers or Avengers and you’re melting people’s brains
Current cars
Any kind of airplane, helicopter, drone, etc
A computer/laptop/iPad
Television
Video games
Microwaves
Refrigerator/freezer
ANY kind of medical treatment, especially surgery
Honestly the list is almost endless. There are so many things
Just about everything.