Land Speed Records

LAND SPEED RECORDS A startlingly linear graph, like a telescope into the future... 800mph 700mph 600mph 500mph 400mph 300mph 200mph 100mph 1905 1935 1947 1965 1997 Arthur MacDonald John Cobb in a Railton Mobile Art Arfons in the "Green Monster" Andy Green in the Thrust SSC Malcolm Campbell in a Bluebird in a Napier Special Racer Why these numbers are so cool: It's a linear, predictable graph. We tend to think of technological progress as a chaotic, sporadic system. But when a stable pattern like this emerges, we can infer what the future holds! Patterns are like telescopes into the future for the futurist. O We're getting 7mph faster every year. According to the graph, by the year 2030, the land speed record will be 999 mph. Interesting coincidence: 7mph is roughly the sustained average running speed of most humans. Do conversations like this intrigue you? Head over to http://seer.ws/no-hands to learn about driverless, autonomous cars - that is, cars with the intelligence and tecl to drive themselves (and you) safely to your destination-and how these vehicles will completely change your notion of travel, work and home. SEER ws VISIONS OF THE FUTURE, BY FUTURIST CONCEPT ARTIST ERSAN SEER PHOTO CREDIT: Ben Sutherland from Forest Hill, London, European Union