Predictions that came true in 2016

Donald Trump as President In Simpsons’ TV episode Bart tothe Future, aired in 2000, President Lisa Simpson faces budget crisis leftby outgoing Trump administration

3D food printing: Debut Food Ink pop-up restaurant brings 23rd century Star Trek replicator one step closer

Drone delivery services: Nikola Tesla developed remote control in 1898 and foresaw its usefulness for guiding vehicles to carry objects,including packages and provisions

Laser guns: Once limited to sci-fistories, directed-energy weapons arenow ready for use on ships, aircraft and ground vehicles, according to U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin

Chicago Cubs win World Series: 1989 movieBack to the Future II –set in 2015 – was just one year out in predicting that Cubs would be champions for first time since 1908

Driverless taxis: Real-life “JohnnyCab” service – depicted in 1990 film Total Recall – trialled in Singapore

Growth in Internet of Things Term first coined by Peter T. Lewisat 1985 conference sponsored by U.S. Department of Commerce

Mainstream VR: 1935 shortstory by Stanley G. Weinbaum contains idea of goggles that allow wearer to sense fictional world through holographics

Self-lacing shoes Nike HyperAdapt sneakers inspired by Back to the Future II

Armed police robot: China’s AnBotcan grab and taser suspects, drawing comparisons with 1987 film Robocop

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