And it didn't come to pass....

In one of our earlier posts we mentioned a number of end of the world predictions that didn't come true. (obviously, as we are all still here.)And the research department here at the crazy, (which works for free by the way.)stumbled across another series of predictions we would like to share with you. These predictions are not religious in nature but are extremely relevant in our daily lives. For example "Theoretically, television may be feasible, but I consider it an impossibility--a development which we should waste little time dreaming about." by the inventor of the cathode ray tube, Lee Deforest in 1926. Or how about this one, "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Thomas J. Watson, 1943, Chairman of the Board of IBM. (By the way we were recently asked what the letters IBM stand for and if anyone has forgotten it's International Business Machines.) Here is another computer prediction by Popular Mechanics in 1949 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." or how about a prediction in 1939 in The New York Times that said the problem of TV was that people had to glue their eyes to a screen, and that the average American wouldn't have time for it. Another interesting one by H.M. Warner of the Warner Brothers in 1927 who said "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" Ok, we'll give him that one. So we guess the lesson to be learned here is don't make predictions. Or if you do, don't tell anybody about them. Just a short note, ciao for now.