This is what people thought the future would look like 100 years ago — and it’s shockingly accurate (32 photos)

Over a hundred years ago, French artist Jean-Marc Côté drew a series of postcards depicting what he thought the world might look like in the year 2000. The cards, created between 1899 and 1910, are surprisingly accurate as well. He predicted a future dominated by automation, air travel, wireless communication, and living underwater — a result of overpopulation on land (three for four — not bad, Jean!)

Regardless of accuracy, his vision is just downright awesome. Someone needs to make this world into a movie or a massive RPG soon — preferably before I’m forced to move into the Atlantic and my Xbox gets waterlogged.

A man receiving a recorded message to play on his phonograph.

Building a structure.

The early 1900s vision of a Roomba.

Aerial Mailman

Aerial travel

Video chat.

Audio notetaker.

Underwater living.

Automated farming.

Luxury transportation submarines.

Armored combat motorcycles.

Armored combat cars.

A classroom.

Listening to the news via Phonograph.

Examining microscopic organisms.

Processed food.

Heating a home with Uranium.

Automated haircutting robot.

Automated makeup robot.

Automated orchestra.

Automated tailor robot.

Machine that makes chicks mature and hatch from their eggs instantaneously.

Motorized roller skates.