Scuba diving in 2035

[greenturtle]

Scuba-diving for four hours without oxygen, hmm, not a bad idea.
Comments anyone?

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Scuba diving in 2035

September 22, 2009

NEW YORK — Humans could become immortal cyborgs with super powers within 20 years, a respected scientist has predicted.

American inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil says that technologies are growing at such a rapid rate that we could replace all our organs — and even our blood cells — with robotic replacements.

"I and many other scientists now believe that in around 20 years we will have the means to reprogramme our bodies' stone-age software so we can halt, then reverse, ageing," Mr Kerzweil wrote in The Sun.

"Then nanotechnology will let us live forever.

"Ultimately, nanobots will replace blood cells and do their work thousands of times more effectively."

The author, who Forbes magazine once named "the ultimate thinking machine", said humans would be able to pull off amazing physical and mental feats with the aid of mechanical upgrades.

"Within 25 years we will be able to do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, or go scuba-diving for four hours without oxygen," Mr Kurzweil said.

"Nanotechnology will extend our mental capacities to such an extent we will be able to write books within minutes."

"Heart-attack victims – who haven't taken advantage of widely available bionic hearts – will calmly drive to the doctors for a minor operation as their blood bots keep them alive."


"Within 25 years we will be able to do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, or go scuba-diving for four hours without oxygen," says futurist Ray Kurzweil.

And while Mr Kurzweil's futuristic world sounds mind-boggling in itself, he also predicts that virtual reality computers will be in-built into our brains to offer an unparalleled world of escapism.

"If we want to go into virtual-reality mode, nanobots will shut down brain signals and take us wherever we want to go," he said.

"Virtual sex will become commonplace.

And in our daily lives, hologram like figures will pop in our brain to explain what is happening."

[The Publisher]

Well, NASA is considering going back to the moon, although we were their 30 years ago. The new Cis-Lunar rebreather is certainly quite the leap in technology, but physics still dictate much of what we do and how.

[acelockco]

"Then nanotechnology will let us live forever.

Wonderful, we have already overpopulated the Earth, now we won't die???

Sounds like we are a genetic mutation of a horrible disease.

[greenturtle]

Wonderful, we have already overpopulated the Earth, now we won't die???

Sounds like we are a genetic mutation of a horrible disease.

Overpopulated the Earth, not the Sea.

Remember the cartoon (think it's Marine Boy?) where they just need to pop a pill and they are able to stay underwater for a period of time? Maybe with technology that will happen someday.

[lottie]

Wonderful, we have already overpopulated the Earth, now we won't die???

Sounds like we are a genetic mutation of a horrible disease.

Cybermen..anyone?? Not exactly an ideal body to get wet though.
(for those of you that don't know about cybermen, have a look here)

[rubber chicken]

In the lare 40's and early 50's, respected scientists and 'futurists' predicted that, with the advent of nuclear power and computers we would have limitless free energy, atomic powered aircraft travelling across the Atlantic in less than an hour and a superabundance of leisure time. The paperless office anyone?

[myscubastory]

Rebreathers are now becomming recreational tool in diving ! Imagine what it will be like in 10 years to come !

[deneeshbarosa]

American inventor & futurist Ray Kurzweil says that technologies are growing at such a quick rate that they could replace all our organs & even our blood cells with robotic replacements.