Futuristic Finds: Present-Day Objects That Look Like They're From The Future (49 PICS)

Posted in PICTURES       8 May 2023       7983       7 GALLERY VIEW
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Copenhagen has little houses for your dogs to chill in outside grocery stores while you're shopping.

In Australia, there are tunnels with lights that move at the speed limit so you can get an idea of your speed and try your best to match the limit.

You can rent a sleep pod in the Beijing airport if you've got a long layover.

You can also do karaoke at the Beijing airport.

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This Japanese train has chairs facing out so travelers can enjoy the scenery.

There are crosswalks in Singapore where you can request a longer crossing time if you have limited or slow mobility.

There's a mall in Prague where you can take a slide down a level instead of an escalator.

Toronto has pay-as-you-fill grocery carts. You scan them as you go and then pay right on the cart — then just walk right out of the store!

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Farmers plant flowers at the ends of their fields in the Netherlands for biodiversity — and also provide a QR code so you can pay for the flowers you pick.

This supermarket in Ireland has an evening specifically for people with autism (or anything else that might make them hypersensitive to sound and light).

This elevator in Argentina doesn't just tell you the weight limit like any old elevator — it actually shows you how close you are to reaching it.

This bathroom in Sweden has lights on each of the doors to indicate if the bathroom is occupied or not.

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Apparently, there are desserts-only McDonald's in South America, and I'm legitimately mad we don't have them in the US. I bet the Frosty machine's never broken there.

Scotland has mobile cinemas.

This hotel in China gives out cards to give taxi drivers for when you need to get back.

This Parisian hotel shows exactly what languages people at the front desk speak.

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This UK library has a section for borrowing items like toolkits.

In the arrivals area of the Amsterdam airport, there's a machine to print banners so the person you're picking up can easily spot you.

Also in Osaka, there are tiles showing which direction is north when you exit a train so you can easily orient yourself.

There's a cafe in Tokyo that can literally print photos onto coffee foam.

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This post office in Vancouver has a fitting room — so if your online shopping haul doesn't fit, you can send it straight back without going home first.

Germany has tiny self-driving buses.

Iceland has geothermally heated water pipes under their sidewalks to keep them clear of snow.

Denmark has rails for bikers to lean on (along with footrests!) at red lights.

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Some buses in Madrid have built-in carseats.



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Josephine 1 year ago
#10. Wish we had some of that thoughtfulness in my town.
       
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Curg 1 year ago
Josephine,
must live in Ohio? lots of autists there
       
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Philinda 1 year ago
And we have stores that, on certain days and at certain times, offer 'quiet shopping' for anyone who likes a bit of peace and quiet as they shop; instead of a lot of piped-in music and loud announcements.
       
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Teeny 1 year ago
#40 bamboo scaffolding is the exact opposite of futuristic. Haven't they been using bamboo scaffolding for hundreds of years?
       
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Chet 1 year ago
#39 I've been to dozens of bars in the US that do this. Maybe it's a Midwest thing.
       
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Les 1 year ago
#29 Norway also have this. Super convenient to be able to buy a stamp online on those rare occasions when you want to send a physical letter.

#33 Norwegian bills are all different sizes. That makes it possible for the blind to tell them apart, as well as preventing counterfeit money to be printed on real paper by bleaching a lower denomination bill and printing a higher denomination on it.
       
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Virgy 1 year ago
"Country X has Y" means within country X somewhere is Y, may be only one. Like these samll selfdriving busses, which are by far not widespread in Germany. I guess there is only ONE in Berlin (I'm German)
       
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