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Technological predictions that didn’t come true (22 pictures)

Throughout history man has been making predictions of the future. With the advent of technology, the predictions moved away from religious topics to scientific and technological. Unfortunately for the speakers, many of these failed predictions have been recorded for all future generations to laugh at.

13 Horrifying Facts About Your Cell Phone

The story of cell phone begin 40-years ago. Today, there are more than 4 billion cell phone users worldwide. I’m sure each of you has at least one mobile.

Are you addicted? What do you really know about your phone? Here are some unexpected and horrifying facts.

High Altitude Balloon Burst

The photo shows the remains of a high altitude balloon just after it burst far above the Thessalian Plain of northern Greece. This was Greece’s first suborbital photography project. The project that launched the balloon is referred to as SlaRos (Tesla,Ikaros); the mission is called Stratonauts. Mount Olympus is beneath the clouds at top left – to the left of the balloon is the Aegean Sea.