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Offline epiphany

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https://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/3428/103-Year-Old-Comic-Describes-What-Would-Happen-If-Pocket-Telephones-Are-Invented

Over 103 years ago, English cartoonist and caricaturist W. K. Haselden did a strip on "pocket telephones".
It was published in The Daily Mirror on March 5, 1919.
Haselden was known for being ahead of his time.
According to Wikipedia, "Haselden often lampooned social and technological trends of the time by making bold predictions about how the future would transpire, including fashion, camera phones and feminism."
The comic strip is titled "When We All Have Pocket Telephones".




Pretty accurate, huh?

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Pretty accurate, huh?


Just missing the part where they become mindless zombies addicted to (((social media))) but they couldn’t have predicted the Internet 103 years ago. 


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And the selfies... don't forget the selfies.

I know I have said this before on this forum, but I'm willing to bet, that if the Second Coming of Christ were to take place tomorrow, and He were visible in the sky of the east in clouds of glory, you would have many, many nimrods who would be taking selfies, "hey, look, here I am watching Jesus return to earth, this is just too cool!".

And then there are those who are utterly incapable of experiencing any aspect of human existence without being on the phone talking to someone.  I'll never forget the first time I went into a restroom and, pardon me, guys, some dude was sitting in the stall, tending to nature, and carrying on this animated conversation with someone.  For a moment I thought he had someone in there with him!


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This is UNCANNY

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And the selfies... don't forget the selfies.

I know I have said this before on this forum, but I'm willing to bet, that if the Second Coming of Christ were to take place tomorrow, and He were visible in the sky of the east in clouds of glory, you would have many, many nimrods who would be taking selfies, "hey, look, here I am watching Jesus return to earth, this is just too cool!".

And then there are those who are utterly incapable of experiencing any aspect of human existence without being on the phone talking to someone.  I'll never forget the first time I went into a restroom and, pardon me, guys, some dude was sitting in the stall, tending to nature, and carrying on this animated conversation with someone.  For a moment I thought he had someone in there with him!

As I was saying...

https://www.the-sun.com/tech/5881528/dall-e-ai-last-selfie-on-earth-prediction-tiktok/

Though I had more in mind a vapid millennial with his ears pierced and those grommet-like things through them, body art like there's no tomorrow (no pun intended), wearing a T-shirt with a picture of a cup of ramen noodles, sending it to his friends with the final greeting of "have a good one".

I actually saw something like this today, when my son and I were out in town, though it looked more like one of those reels for solder:

        



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Man Dies Walking into Helicopter Blade, Cops Investigate Selfie as Cause
Helicopter Tragedy Man Dies Walking into Blades ... Cops Fear He Was Attempting Selfie

7/26/2022 6:58 AM PT


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A 22-year-old man suffered a gruesome death on his Mykonos vacay when he was struck by helicopter blades ... and authorities looking into it think it could be a case of a photo op gone tragically wrong.

Jack Fenton and his 3 friends were recently getting off their hired black Bell 407 helicopter, coming back from the Greek isle, according to a report from The Sun.







They were taken away from the vehicle and to a private lounge as they waited for a plane to take them back to London, but Jack headed back toward the helicopter at a fast pace ... as others shouted at him to come back.





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Witnesses who spoke to Greece’s committee for aviation accidents say he had a phone to his ear as he went toward the back of the helicopter, where the blade was still spinning -- he was stuck in the head, killing him instantly.

Those who saw the incident could only describe it as "horrifying. The pilot of the helicopter, who was "deeply traumatized," was arrested ... along with 2 ground technicians.

Cops are looking into every possibility, which reportedly includes "the possibility of the boy going there to take a selfie in the excitement of the moment."

Jack's parents were in a second helicopter heading to the same tarmac when their pilot requested emergency permission to abort the landing -- trying to spare them the horrific sight of their son -- and instead took them to Athens Airport.


From another article

Apparently these people are so stupid that they need to be told to not walk into a spinning rotor.  :facepalm: :fryingpan:

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Greek authorities have claimed the group were led away from the helicopter, and say Jack was then on his phone as he moved quickly back towards the helicopter.
Mr Stanton-Gleaves told Sun Online: "No instructions were given when exiting the helicopter and no one escorted us to the lounge. 
"All they did was open the doors for us. We disembarked on our own and no one stopped Jack from going to the rear of the helicopter.

"None of us reached the lounge before the accident happened.
I’ve heard people say Jack was on his phone and ran back to the helicopter and this is totally untrue.
"He was not on his phone and why he turned towards the rear of the helicopter I don’t know."
His grieving sister hit back at claims that Jack had ignored safety regulations in the moments leading up to his death.
Daisy, 20, said the accusations were' rubbish' and that her brother had not been briefed properly by the pilot or ground crew.

The student told the Mail Online: "This was Jack's first ever helicopter ride. So you can imagine how cautious and wary, if anything, he was.
"All the rest, of him running back on the tarmac and violating protocols, is rubbish.
"Why? Because there were no protocols. They were never told what to do and what not to."
She added: "No one knows exactly what led him back [towards the tail rotor].

"Perhaps he forgot something. But the line that he went back to take a selfie is rubbish. It's a lie."
She also defended her late brother by saying he 'wasn't just some rich, obnoxious kid' and that he'd been invited on the holiday to Greece.
She said that her parents were now in the UK and would be waiting for Jack's body to be repatriated.
Jack was travelling with pals in his chopper, while a second helicopter - containing Robin Stanton-Gleaves, owner of Bromley FC, his son Max Stanton-Gleaves, and pal Tom Aitkins - followed behind them.

Some reports claim Jack started to move back away from the reception and towards the helicopter - despite those around him shouting at him to stop.
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We are completely devastated. He was the most wonderful boy
Ioannis Kandyllis, president of Greece’s committee for aviation accidents - which is probing the incident - said Jack headed back towards the helicopter "at pace".
He said: "All four passengers had disembarked and were escorted to a private lounge awaiting a private flight for London.
"But as they were in the lounge the victim broke away and returned to the tarmac, rushing to the helicopter at a fast pace.

"Witnesses we spoke to said he had a phone to his ear and was walking to the aircraft quickly, defying ground crew shouting to him, ‘Stop! Stop!’
"Within seconds the tragic accident occurred. It was horrific."
It's understood Jack - who studied sports coaching and PE at Oxford Brookes and previously attended the £7,740-a-year Sutton Valance School in Kent - “suffered horrific head injuries caused by a spinning rotor blade”.
After Jack was struck, the shocked pilot managed to radio the second craft and requested emergency permission to abort the landing.
A police source added: “We are talking about a tragedy - an unprecedented tragedy, a tragedy that should never have happened.”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19315437/brit-tourist-killed-helicopter-accident/

Jack Fenton pictured with his dad Miguel

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
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"Apparently these people are so stupid that they need to be told to not walk into a spinning rotor.  :facepalm: title=facepalm :fryingpan: title=frying pan"

Alas people are becoming increasingly more stupid with each passing day.

Yes Jack might have been a wonderful boy but in the end he was still dumb as a post. :facepalm:
Da pacem Domine in diebus nostris
Qui non est alius
Qui pugnet pro nobis
Nisi  tu Deus noster

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When we visited Yellowstone, the Ranger told us they had had several people die and others seriously wounded when they were taking selfies with a MOOSE!
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