The future is here, people! While we may not have flying cars or the cure for the common cold just yet, we are definitely living in a time where innovations that haven't existed before are now debuting. The 21st century isn't quite what people in previous generations expected it to be, but it's pretty darn cool nonetheless.
Interested in the weird and wonderful things going on in our lifetimes, Reddit user Emeister26 asked:
“What is something that sounds futuristic but is happening now?“
Science has taken us so far in the last few decades. Here are some of the best of the best examples of modern medicine.
This is revolutionary science.
“CAR T cell therapy"
"They take the t cells out of a cancer patient. They train the cells to kill the specific type of cancer that the patient has and then they put them back in. This therapy doesn't work 100 % of the time, but when it does, it does miracles."
"(it's also expensive as sh*t for now)"
That’s one way to pick up women.
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“Robotic prosthetic limbs. I know a guy who lost his arm from a construction accident. He now has an arm that has a fully articulated hand, and is good enough that he can even write with it, though not very well."
"He said its worth about half a million dollars, and also it has done wonders for his ability to hook up with women. I guess a lot of people are curious and that starts off the conversation."
A fun way to check your blood sugar.
“I've been a type 1 diabetic since 1982. Back when I was first diagnosed I had to pee on a stick and match the color up to colors on the vial to see approximately what my blood sugar was a couple hours ago."
"Now I have an anamatronic fish that tells me what my sugar levels are and I don't even have to prick my finger! We truly are truly living in the future."
Technology is also working wonders in the modern world. Flying cars will be here soon enough.
A little spooky, but also neat.
“A program that is able to generate almost any (!!!) photo using short text input. A San Francisco street? Done. Avocado chair? Yes, why not. A photo of buildings of Poland? YES, it can do that.
It can generate almost any stock photo you can imagine, like any any, you can add parameters, lighting, ask to specific picture in the room... It uses 12 billion of pictures and descriptions to do this. There are two downsides of course: the first one is lots of lots of computational power. The second is that the program is losing the track after few parameters. Also it can do only 100x100 pixels at the time but it will change fast.
It's called DALL-E and was premiered this year. It's an AI made by OpenAI. Terrific and amazing at the same time.”
Watch out for Carrie.
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“Being able to control objects with your brain. I know it's still in its infancy but the fact that we can even attempt do stuff like that is crazy."
The family business.
“I'm fourth generation of an excavating company and some of our surveying techniques now are unbelievable. When we started in the 60's you used a contraption called a theodolite and prism (a fancy level used to measure the distance and elevation change of the prism).
One of the fondest memories I'll ever hold happened two months ago shortly before my Grandpa (the founder) passed away. I showed him how to survey a 30 acre site with a drone in about 45 minutes (all automated), something that would have taken a crew well over a week in his time. I then took the data, had it processed, and showed him the prints of the site right on site with my laptop. He cried."
Truly incredible.
“There's a drone flying autonomously on Mars.”
“Funny how we always hear about the drone, but I was more impressed with the rover splitting carbon dioxide, creating about 10 minutes' worth of breathable oxygen...on Mars.”
Some of the new inventions are just plain freaky. Don’t let this intelligence become smarter than us. Please.
Beware of the twerking robot dogs.
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“Robots delivering food and packages.”
“It's quite phenomenal how much certain industries have developed their robotics. You just don't see it in your everyday life, but places like Amazon and pretty much all mechanical-related businesses are developing robotics at an insane rate.
Nanotechnology is the weirdest.
“I was born in the early 80s, so practically everything. I literally own most of the sci-fi gizmos I saw on tv as a kid, or even cooler versions of it.
Virtually all medical news is mind-blowing. CRISPR/Cas9. Research into telomeres and anti-aging, nanotechnology is actually real...
Self driving cars are kinda already around but are getting better all the time.
Edit: swapped alleles for telomeres. One of those genetic words, I tell ya.”
It’s a great time to be a spy.
“The army's new night vision technology looks like a video game; https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/army-s-new-night-vision-technology-makes-fighting-in-darkness-look-like-video-game-b1841506.html
Spy technology; spies can listen to conversations from a very long distance using various technologies, such as bouncing a laser off an outside window to pick up on tiny vibrations, or installing a special light bulb that flashes at certain frequencies that only a special receiver can pick up and translate into a conversation.
Credit card sized recording device that can last a whole day, these are used in espionage usually in the form of ID badges given to VIP targets, swapped out for a normal ID badge, they look and function exactly the same as a normal ID badge would work including NFC room access.”
I think the craziest technological advance I've seen in my lifetime has been the smartphone. Seriously--as a kid, I always wondered if we'd ever get an MP3 player and a phone in one. Turns out, we got that, and so much more.
Technology and medicine are being revolutionized. It makes you grateful to be living in this time--even if it's still foreign and new.
The dogs owner shared the video along with a post asking professionals to shed some light on why he does what he does.
Owner-obliviousness as they gushed about how adorable it was made the awkward even better.
The owner explained the Frenchie often makes aggressive eye contact and licks his lips while he "plays air guitar"—which is what the family calls it—and how cute & funny they all find the behavior.
GiphyThe video was the dog, casually chilling, using his paw to rub the tip of his penis while staring awkwardly at the camera and licking his lips like a pup possessed.
Three hundred and fifteen laugh-reacts—at the time that I saw it—and only three comments:
1. a vet explaining that the behavior showed in the video was the dog masturbating while making direct eye contact
2. the owner giving a simple "thank you" and
3. the admins of the group closing the comments.
So, why am I sharing this with you?
Because Reddit user Drakmamman asked:
"Dog owners of reddit, what the dog doin?"
... and so now you get this whole article just so I had an excuse to tell y'all about a furiously fapping Frenchie, 'cause somebody else needed to know about him.
I cackled for a good 20 minutes imagining the family getting all giddy about their dog "playing air guitar"—making the little air guitar meedly squeedly noises while he played, maybe even playing along thinking they're enjoying a fun little game—but they're really just been giving a hair metal soundtrack to their dogs stroke sesh.
Something tells me now the owner knows what "air guitar" really is, they're not likely to rush and tell Reddit all about how they've been gathering as a family to watch cause it's just so cute.
That's what I'm here for.
Anyway, here's the stuff other people's dogs are up to. It's not fapping—or if it is, the owners aren't telling Reddit.
Partner Preference
Giphy"Wife just came home with the baby. Dog is acting like she's been abandoned for years running up and down, barking and jumping on everything."
"They'd only been out an hour and I was with her the whole time." - Single_Goose7015
"My dog does this too when my wife comes home. Like what am I, chopped liver?" - jackof47trades
"I feel your pain. My dog started howling mournfully when my partner went back to work last week… I was right there!" - TreatOutside
"Staring at the door waiting for the only human he cares about to come home (obviously not me)" - SnarkyRedhead
Herding Cats
Giphy"Probably trying to herd the cats."
"He's a border collie mix who's afraid of goats and sheep, but even after six years of living with them he still thinks he can control where the cats go."
"He's a good boy, he's very persistent, but not terribly bright sometimes." - TokesNotHigh
"After 8 years our border collie still herds the cats, and the vacuum." - psychologicaluse28
"Big heart, small brain. I have one of those dogs too. They are the sweetest." - Technobucket
Wretched Existence
Giphy"She has flung herself flat across the bed and is playing dead, quiet except for the occasional pitiful whine. Every now and then she lifts her head up and fixes a desperate look upon me, silently begging for release from her wretched existence."
"She's a bit overdramatic about having to wear a cone. The issue is an abrasion on a toe that she won't stop licking, which is making it worse."
"I've been alternating between bandaging it and having her wear a cone. She's been consistently a drama queen." - halfinboxes
One Hour
Giphy"Staring at me because their dinner time is in one hour and they need to start letting me know that, in an hour, they need to eat...in an hour, so I better not forget...cuz they're hungry, which is why they're staring at me...and it's almost dinner time."
"Just one more hour, And they want to make sure I don't forget. Because maybe I will."
"So, they need to remind me. By staring at me. Every day. One hour before dinner." - MotherOfFred
A Little "Light" Exercise
Giphy"Mine loves light reflected off watches or phones. And loves lasers."
"It's sunny and he sees light on the wall so he is bothering me to use my watch or phone so he can chase the light. I've spent the last hour doing it."
"I even got him a cat laser toy that's automatic for him and he runs himself tired as all hell with it. But he is STILL asking for it."
"Used the laser toy also too, so he is panting dripping tongue and still wants to play more..." - boomgoon
Vicious Predators
Giphy"Last night my dogs chased down and killed a rabbit in the backyard. They are usually so gentle; this was weird and unexpected."
"I watched the whole thing helpless because it was so fast. The rabbit screamed, it was insane."
"Now, I'm watching them sleep on my couch and can't help but think they just murdered someone."
"They are just vicious predators, right here, in my house. On my couch."
"But they snuggly as f*ck. This trips me out." - Atheist_Redditor
A Problematic Princess
Giphy"We have two chihuahuas. One is a 15 year old (quite appropriately) named Princess and one is a one year old named Charlie."
"Both have their own dog beds on the couch since they are spoiled."
"When Princess is feeling particularly moody or like asserting her dominance, she will drag Charlie's bed into her bed and lay on top of BOTH of them and snarl at him if he comes close to her personal space bubble/bed mountain."
"And when we tell her she can't have both beds and put his bed back to the side, she just glares at us. Lol." - mslm90
Shoe-nanigans
Giphy"She's currently in her cage resting after her great adventure."
"She managed to get upstairs and grab a hold of one of my shoes. Not just any old shoe, but one of the shoes I am planning to wear this weekend for my wedding."
"After running around, she dropped the shoe to chew on a shirt - at which point she was cornered, and then brought downstairs."
"Pup and shoe are both unharmed and doing well. My nerves, not so much." - still_interesting23
So ... what's YOUR dog been up to lately?
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