The future is now, but it's also 10, 15, and 20 years from now. These days, things are changing so insanely quickly that it's hard to keep up with all the new trends and tech. Technology is advancing faster than ever before, it's pretty amazing and also kind of terrifying. There are pieces of technology out there that people could have never 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 has in store for the world. Honestly, at this point, 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; it's fun to have ideas and hopes. Whether it's a prototype of some futuristic product, a drawing of a future concept or society, or some old gadget that seems really oddly modern, people have interesting ways of thinking about the future, and they always have! There are some classic things people thought would exist, like virtual reality and smartphones, but other ideas were very out there and still have not been achieved.

The Internet has eternalized many images of how people envisioned the future. Here is a collection of 25 of those ideas and illustrations most people will find kind of intriguing.