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2026-05-07T16:10:09Z

‎The predictions: Section 2026

2026-02-24T18:24:41Z

Fixed Atlantis, for now

2025-12-21T18:39:08Z

‎The predictions

2025-09-19T07:51:29Z

‎The predictions: update

2025-09-19T07:44:40Z

‎The predictions: yeah

2025-09-02T20:06:48Z

Chuo Shinkansen will not open in 2027 ‎The predictions

2025-08-10T12:45:22Z

Are we seriously going to wait for 2101 just to finish this? I have...some feeling about this wiki somehow lasting to that date.

2025-08-03T02:46:09Z

‎Explanation

2025-07-29T14:13:44Z

‎The predictions: water shortages

2025-07-29T13:45:03Z

‎The predictions: edited water shortages section

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 | Rock Bands die out
 | https://bestbands.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/rock-bands-to-die-out-by-2026/
+| False. Rock bands are still popular as of 2026-05-07.
 |-
 | US debt paid off
 | [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/business/27view.html It’s 2026, and the Debt Is Due.]
+| False. The US debt is at an all-time high as of previously mentioned date.
 |-
 | Car accidents cease
 | Presumably, cars will be fully automated and able to pilot themselves at this point and will have fail-safes that prevent collisions currently attributed to user error. Car accidents will always be possible, however, due to mechanical and electrical failures.
+| False. Non-self-driving cars are still common on the road and thus car accidents will always be possible (as of previously mentioned date.)
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 | West coast falls into ocean
 | Most likely due to {{w|San_Andreas_Fault#The_next_.22Big_One.22|a significant seismic event}}.
+| Either won't or hasn't happened as of previously mentioned date.
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 | rowspan="3"| 2027

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 | Atlantis emerges completely
 | {{w|Atlantis}} is the name of a fictional/hypothetical island, which is supposed to have been lost beneath the sea. It seems that it has taken 2 years for it to emerge completely.
+| False
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 | Rock Bands die out

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 | 62 MPG cars introduced
 | 62 miles per gallon, ~3.8 L/100km. 62 MPG is a very good mileage rate at today's standard, even though [https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5231050&page=1 some cars can be driven carefully so as to attain over 100 MPG].
+| Somewhat true, hybrid cars reach around this amount.
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 | US power fades

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 | Computers pass the Turing test
 | It is no coincidence that 2029 is the timeline for Terminator Movies.
-| Some computer programs already clear the Turing Test about 30% of the time.
+| Too late. ChatGPT [https://humsci.stanford.edu/feature/study-finds-chatgpts-latest-bot-behaves-humans-only-better passed the Turing Test in 2024]. See also [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10907317/ A Turing test of whether AI chatbots are behaviorally similar to humans] (2024), and [https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.23674 Large Language Models Pass the Turing Test] (2025).
 |-
 | Aging reversed
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 | Computers controlled by thought
 | https://www.gizmag.com/future-mobile-technology/17554/
-| As of 2017, this is {{w|Brain–computer interface|already possible}}, but still not used in any mass available devices as of 2024.
+| As of 2017, this is {{w|Brain–computer interface|already possible}}, but still not used in any mass available devices as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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 | Realtors replaced by technology

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 | Newspapers become obsolete and die out
 | The increasing popularity of social media and online news has caused a steady decline in the popularity of print media.
-| False. Though newspapers (especially printed ones) are in decline, they are certainly not obsolete as of 2017, or 2022, for that matter.
+| False. Though newspapers (especially printed ones) are in decline, they are certainly not obsolete as of 2017, or {{CURRENTYEAR}}, for that matter.
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 | Cosmetic surgery doubles

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 | rowspan="3"| 2027
 | Japan introduces new fastest Maglev train
-| Japan's railway systems are famous for their "bullet trains", or {{w|Shinkansen}}. The Chūō Shinkansen is planned to be opened in this year.
+| Japan's railway systems are famous for their "bullet trains", or {{w|Shinkansen}}. The {{w|Chūō Shinkansen}} was originally planned to be opened in this year.
+| In 2015, Japan set a speed record with the {{w|L0 series maglev}}, which remains unbroken as of 2025, and has since introduced improvements to the train. However, in 2024, JR Central [https://web.archive.org/web/20240330000706/https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan-rail-operator-gives-up-plan-to-launch-maglev-train-in-2027 announced] opening the Chūō Shinkansen by 2027 is impossible.
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 | Lyndon Larouche-planned Mars colony is established

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 | Two billion people face water shortages
 | https://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/28-01-2008/103693-water_crisis-0/
-| True. Estimates in 2025 suggest that ~ 2.2 billion people face chronic water insecurity today (https://sdgs.un.org/topics/water-and-sanitation) with up to 4 billion facing severe shortages at least one month of the year (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1500323)
+| True. As of 2025, [https://sdgs.un.org/topics/water-and-sanitation 2.2 billion people face ongoing water shortages]. In addition, [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1500323 about 4 billion people face severe shortages at least one month per year].
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 | 62 MPG cars introduced