On: The year 2000 - from 1900

[dan_the_welder]

Wow, roofed cities and personal airships?

How could they miss the obviousness of the domes and flying cars we use today?

[sp332 → dan_the_welder]

The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) has 70 acres of enclosed floor space. I think people in 1900 would count that as a roofed city.

Personal airships == private helicopters.

Personal flying machines == ultralights http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Huntair.pathfinder.arp.jpg

[onreact-com → dan_the_welder]

Shopping malls are basically roofed cities. The roofed cities concept has been a very popular nation of the utopian literature of that time. I think one day we'll reach that state. We're just not yet there.

[DrJokepu → onreact-com]

I'm pretty sure that the main reason we're not there is that many people actually prefer roofless cities.

[onreact-com → DrJokepu]

Yeah, but roofed cities doesn't mean the city is a huge building like you probably imagine but the idea behind it is the ability to stay dry when it rains etc. So maybe we should talk about roofed sidewalks instead.