The future is now, but it's also 10 years from now. These days, things are changing so insanely quickly that it's hard to keep up. Technology is advancing faster than ever before, it's pretty amazing and kind of terrifying. There are pieces of technology out there that couldn't have even been thought of 50 years ago. While this is cool to think about, it also makes it a whole lot harder to predict what the future holds. Honestly, it seems like just about anything is possible…

Back in the day, people had some wacky ideas about what the future would look like. People have always liked predicting the future. Whether it's a prototype of some futuristic product, a drawing of a future concept or way of life, or some old gadget that seems really modern, people have interesting ways of thinking about the future. There are some classic things people thought would exist, like virtual reality and smartphones, but other ideas were very out there.

The Internet has eternalized many images of what people thought the world would look like now. Here is a collection of 25 of those ideas and illustrations most people will find intriguing.