11 Futuristic Inventions That We're Still Waiting For

For real, what's the holdup? These don't seem THAT complicated, right? But your car listening to you? Well, that's now a reality with Ford SYNC.

1. Space Travel at the Speed of Light

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"Oh, I'd LOVE to take a trip to another galaxy for the weekend," said no one, because we just can't figure it out.

2. Teleportation

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The fact that it takes an entire plane ride to get from point A to point B just seems like the biggest waste of time, IMHO.

3. Robot Servants

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Okay, yeah, we've got a long way to go before this one becomes a reality. Until then, can we get a napkin over here?

4. Time Travel

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I mean, it's 2013, and I'd like to meet Shakespeare before I die. Let's get cracking, science!

5. Mind-Reading Device

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It could either be the best invention in the world, or something that would ruin MANY relationships. Either way, we'll never know. Yay?

6. Jet Pack

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You know when you get that urge to fly, but you just can't? Yeah, something needs to be done about that, like, yesterday.

7. Bringing Back Extinct Animals

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I mean, who wouldn’t want to walk amongst the dinosaurs? You’ve seen Jurassic Park, right? And had nightmares for weeks? Whatever, it’d still be cool.

8. Memory-Erasing Wand

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Remember that time, when you did that thing in front of... BOOM! Never happened.

9. Device to See What Others Are Dreaming About

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Is he playing with water coming out of a faucet? Is he giving a row of mice high fives? SO MANY QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED!

10. X-Ray Goggles

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We really need these for "scientific purposes"... yeah, that's it...

11. Ability to Physically Live in an Alternate Universe

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Or perhaps we’re living in it right now, and we don't even know it…