Due to its hilarious satire of politics, pop culture, and family life, the longest-running American sitcom and animation programme is considered one of the greatest.
The Simpsons accurately predicted a number of technology that we today cannot imagine living without.
Let’s take a look at 10
such things
2. “Marge vs. the Monorail” (Season 4, Episode 12)
In this episode, the show predicted the rise of high-speed rail travel.
High-speed rail has seen significant expansion in many countries around the world, with China having the largest high-speed rail network in the world.
In this episode , the show predicted the use of tablets for reading books. The first widely-available tablet for reading books, the Amazon Kindle, was not released until November 19, 2007.
4. “Bart’s Comet”
(Season 6, Episode 14)
In this episode, the show predicted the use of drones for delivery. Drones for commercial delivery have been in development for several years and have been used for specific deliveries since 2013.
In this episode, the show predicted the use of facial recognition technology. Facial recognition technology has been in development since the 1960s, but it has only been widely used in consumer products and services since around 2010.
6.”And Maggie Makes Three” (Season 6, Episode 13)
In this episode, the show predicted the use of virtual reality technology. Virtual reality technology has been in development since the 1960s, but consumer VR products, such as the Oculus Rift, were not widely available until 2016.
7. “Homer and Apu” (Season 5, Episode 13)
In this episode, the show predicted the use of fingerprint scanning technology for security. Fingerprint scanning technology has been used for security and identification purposes since the late 1990s, but it has only been widely used in consumer products and services since around 2010.
8. “Bart Gets Famous”
(Season 5, Episode 12)
In this episode, the show predicted the use of autocorrect on smartphones. Autocorrect feature was first introduced in smartphones in the early 2000s, with the release of the first iPhone in 2007.
9. “Bart Gets an F” (Season 2, Episode 1)
In this episode, the show predicted the use of online education. Online education has been around since the 1980s but it has become more widely available and popular since the early 2000s with the advent of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and other online education platforms.
10. “Marge Be Not Proud” (Season 7, Episode 11)
In this episode, the show predicted the use of self-checkout at stores. Self-checkout machines have been in use in various stores since the early 1990s, but they have become more widespread in the early 2000s.