When
Back to the Future Day came and went last year, a number of pundits observed the
failure of the
film to properly prognosticate certain goings-on. Two in particular have oft been pointed to:
That the Chicago Cubs would win the World Series of baseball....
And that the President of the United States would be a woman.
In the past year we have seen the advent of a few Back to the Future-ish innovations, with approximate
hoverboards hitting the market,
self-tying shoes being demoed, and
fax machines.... well, still existing in some rare circumstances.
But yesterday, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series of baseball. And Tuesday next, it is a distinct possibility that the next President of the United States will be a woman.
And if so, then
Back to the Future (or more exactly,
Back to the Future II) starts to look a little bit less like future speculation, and a little bit more like
prophecy.
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