Scientists Have AWESOME foresight

[GasX]

Note: Rand is not exactly a giant in the home computer business...

:laugh:

 

[jagec]

what's the giant wheel for?

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

repost and its chopped.

 

[purbeast0]

wow ... you are a lifer and yet you post something that has been reposted like 10043904832908432098493208439242399065754835749322747574378478328942 times

and btw, its fake.

 

[Electric Amish]

What year was that?

Why does the computer need a steering wheel?

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
repost and its chopped.

Confirmed.

 

[ggavinmoss]

Originally posted by: jagec
what's the giant wheel for?

Making lefthand turns.

-geoff

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: jagec
what's the giant wheel for?

scrolling through web pages.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
repost and its chopped.

oops 😱 and got proof?

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: jagec
what's the giant wheel for?

Need For Speed: Model T

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
repost and its chopped.

oops 😱 and got proof?

I don't remember where, but someone has a site with some of the original images. The main bank of controls and guages is from a submarine i think. i don't really remember.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
repost and its chopped.

oops 😱 and got proof?

its on snopes, i am too lazy to find the exact link.

 

[kyparrish]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: jagec
what's the giant wheel for?

Need For Speed: Model T

rofl

 

[Amused]

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[Hammer]

i nominate the OP as a candidate for seppuku.

 

[trek]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
repost and its chopped.

oops 😱 and got proof?

http://urbanlegends.about.com/...rand_home_computer.htm

 

[Amused]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
repost and its chopped.

oops 😱 and got proof?

its on snopes, i am too lazy to find the exact link.

HAHA - I don't care. A good photoshop is as good as real when it comes to chuckles...

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
repost and its chopped.

oops 😱 and got proof?

its on snopes, i am too lazy to find the exact link.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...8&threadid=1399097

Here's the original thread. The photochopping proof is about halfway down.

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: jagec
what's the giant wheel for?

It hits the little Chinese kids inside the thing to keep them going.

 

[DeeKnow]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
What year was that?

Why does the computer need a steering wheel?

to avoid having a 'crash', i guess..? LOL

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
wow ... you are a lifer and yet you post something that has been reposted like 10043904832908432098493208439242399065754835749322747574378478328942 times

and btw, its fake.

How do you think you get to be a lifer? If you want to ratchet up your post count in an attempt to give your life meaning and can't think of anything original to say, just go for some reposts.

 

[Fritzo]

Caption:

"I predict that within 100 years, computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them."

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Caption:

"I predict that within 100 years, computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them."

That Professor Frick from the Simpsons?

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Caption:

"I predict that within 100 years, computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them."

That Professor Frick from the Simpsons?

yep