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This is stuff of science fiction. I remembered Arthur C. Clarke for having written this, but apparently H. G. Wells was first: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movi

by rlpb 17y ago

This is stuff of science fiction. I remembered Arthur C. Clarke for having written this, but apparently H. G. Wells was first: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_walkway#Science_fiction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_walkway#Science_fiction

ErrantX 17y ago
I recommend reading Wells' "When the Sleeper Wakes" - the description of "future" technology is fascinating (particularly the moving walkways)
ovi256 17y ago
Jules Verne did it before that, in the Floating Island if I remember correctly. Which is a parody of 19 century USA, by the way.