Back to the Future Day is finally here! Today is October 21, 2015, the day in which Doc Brown, Marty and Jennifer traveled to in Back to the Future Part II.
Superior nerd, astrophysicist and TV host Neil deGrasse Tyson celebrated the once-in-a-lifetime occasion with his 4.4 million Twitter followers by tweeting a rampage of tech predictions -- failed and true -- that appeared in the trilogy.
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Unfortunately, Tyson wasn't completely accurate on all of his facts. He tweeted that although the second film in the trilogy featured "drone-walked dogs," that we don't have them today. However, a New York City-based videographer took his pup for a stroll using an AR drone in 2014. So although it's not massively available or feasible, it still happened.
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Drone-walked Dogs. [Nope] pic.twitter.com/pYxGqWhMeB— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
We forgive you, NDT.
As the Geekiverse knows well, today is “Back to the Future II Day”. So let’s do this... pic.twitter.com/kWepmtsirX— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Thumbprint Locks. [Got it] pic.twitter.com/hrBia4aXje— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Video Chats. [Got it] pic.twitter.com/LKI7tiCaoY— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” imagined life on Oct 21, 2015: Pocket Digital Cameras [Got it] pic.twitter.com/62vF17cjQB— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” imagined life on Oct 21 2015: Precision RainForecasting [Nope] pic.twitter.com/K5dwlyeL1z— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21, 2015: Multiple Home Fax Machines [WTF?] pic.twitter.com/VfOLQ77D9Z— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21, 2015 — Double Neckties. [WTF?] pic.twitter.com/CCGAgs9F8a— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21 2015 -- Inefficient Post Offices. [Still got ‘em]— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Home Fusion Reactors. [Nope] pic.twitter.com/iTojVbwWeu— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Flying Cars. [Still no] pic.twitter.com/Amncgq7JRA— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015: Lawyers Abolished. [Dream on] pic.twitter.com/MiOg5puLmK— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Hoverboards. [Working on it] pic.twitter.com/9zprapgeg6— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015
The 1989 film “BackToTheFuture II” foretold life on Oct 21, 2015 — Cubs win World Series. [Unlikely] pic.twitter.com/IUsoSCZxcj— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015