I like to think of planes flying low through populated areas. It sounds dangerous and it would be noisy beyond belief, but I can't help thinking that it would be fun for both the pilot and the people on the ground. There must be a way to make this work.
My guess is that the way will be found, probably in the lifetime of half the people reading this. After all, we live in the age of noise canceling headphones and accident avoidance software. All of that will continue to improve, won't it?
On another subject, I'm guessing that under Earth mines will be dug artistically with a view toward what can be done with the tunnels when the ore's run out. Even empty mines will be valuable assets.
If you're a present day private pilot you no doubt avoid the inside of clouds. Pilots die all the time in clouds...you can't see what's ahead when you're in them. Accident avoidance technology will make all that a thing of the past.
People will be able to safely explore the wispy caverns floating over their heads.
Some plants will be made to grow more quickly. Expect to see beautiful trees where there were parking lots only a few years before.
Some trees will be genetically modified to assume fun shapes like the bridge above.
Sci-fi writers long ago predicted that cars will run underwater as well as on land. Surely we'll see that soon.
But maybe we won't want a lot of cars churning up the sea bottom.
Maybe only public transport will be allowed to do it.
Until recently I thought artsy designs (above) were the future of bridges...
...but it seems that engineers might have the last word. Lighter, stronger bridges are on the drawing boards right now. Engineers are competing to see who can lift the most weight with the lightest and simplest structure.
The ramp would go through the center.
Twisted structures are being discussed.
Hmmmm....is THAT (above) how we'll cross rivers in the future? Haw! Nobody'll believe it can work...it just looks too improbable.
Maybe we need to see another demonstration like the one (above) that sold the famous bridge to the city of Edinburgh.
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