Happy Back to the Future Day! Wed 21st Oct 2015 (Discussion Thread)

[YargJay9991]

Great Scott!

Today is the date that Doc and Marty fly to the future in Back to the Future Part II! Wednesday 21st October 2015. Now there are some differences to what the movie says we do, have, drive, eat, wear, how we live. So, to celebrate, let's discuss the differences on this thread.

HAPPY BTTF DAY!!!!

YargJay9991

Edited October 21, 2015 by YargJay9991

[Vaporo]

My dad and I are going to watch all 3 movies in a marathon. We're going to have pizza for supper (couldn't find any dehydrated pizzas), then sit down around six and watch them until its over.

[YargJay9991]

Sounds like a plan!

I watched the first one last night.

[pTrevTrevs]

I'm going to sue Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd for lying to me about all the stuff we're supposed to have in the future.

Gonna win me so much money, I'll be able to invent my own hoverboard!! Take that Hollywood!!!

[YargJay9991]

Yep, I WANT MY HOVERBOARD!!! (and Mr. Fusion)

However, I don't want the fashion from the movie.

Anyone else notice that we don't have flat screen TVs in BTTF?

[Nibb31]

Anyone else notice that we don't have flat screen TVs in BTTF?

Actually, they did. And Skype too.

[JPLRepo]

For those of us old enough to know..

[Gaarst]

Still in the past here in the UK, but we'll be there soon (1h05m as I write) !

[MartGonzo]

Well for someone who grew up reading 2000AD comics, it's been the future for a while, if that makes any sense.

[Endersmens]

Got 10 hours to go here in the US. (EST)

Edited October 20, 2015 by Endersmens

[JPLRepo]

It's 9AM 21/10/2015 here in Australia. So we are in the future... maybe not you guys yet.

[vger]

It's not the 21st by Hill Valley time yet.

[Kozak]

Everybody knows America determines what time it is.

it's the 20th here.

[JPLRepo]

Everybody knows America determines what time it is.

it's the 20th here.

Maybe in your timezone it is... but from where I sit, I'm already in the office and every piece of technology I am looking at is telling me it's after 9AM on the 21st. But no. I believe the rotation of the Earth determines the time.

[Gaarst]

Everybody knows America determines what time it is.

it's the 20th here.

The Royal Greenwich Observatory would like to have a talk with you

[JPLRepo]

The Royal Greenwich Observatory would like to have a talk with you

I was going to write that too... but it's all relative isn't it... to where you are on the Earth.

[CAKE99]

It's 9:55! Australia is in the future!

[Flymetothemun]

I'd say that we're only in the future when it's the 21st in California. The movie takes place in Hill Valley, CA, after all.

[Dman979]

Yes, what Flymetothemun said, and it would have to be 4 PM there. Even though 04:00 is a time, it's too light out for them to use military time.

[Just Jim]

What's really scary, if I remember right, is the movie has the Cubs winning the world series in 2015, and right now they're in the National League championships..... creepy...

[JPLRepo]

Anyway - just ducking out at 12:10PM on the 21st October (that's the time here already) to get myself a new hoverboard and those self-tying shoelaces.... where do I go to get those again? hmmm.....

[Kelderek]

For some reason this thread title made me think of this:

[Bill Phil]

The Royal Greenwich Observatory would like to have a talk with you

Except Hill Valley is in the U.S.

[CAKE99]

(and those self-tying shoelaces.... where do I go to get those again? hmmm.....

There is a finished kickstarter for self-tying shoelaces,

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blakebevin/power-laces

[EuSouONumero345]

Now I am definitely in the future!

Now, to watch the new documentary on bttf....probably later though