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IBM Flying Cars Commercial
About this video
A 2000 IBM commercial in which Avery Brooks complains that we still have no flying cars. It plays on the failed futurist promises of the twentieth century.
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HN commenters reference it, sometimes jokingly, in flying-car threads as an ironic sign that culture had written off the idea.
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From the Hacker News discussion
Every time I see an article on flying cars, I can't help but be reminded of an old IBM commercial[0] from 2000. Deliciously ironic considering it represented the fact that mainstream culture had all but written off the idea entirely. [0] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗I'll just leave this here. [VIDEO] Anyone remember the IBM "Flying Cars" commercial with Avery Brooks from Star Trek DS9? Watch the whole thing, and wait for the punchline.
Read original comment ↗I'm still waiting for my flying car... It's well after the year 2000 and I was promised flying cars! [0] [VIDEO]
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