fact or fiction

Is it science fact or science fiction? Futurism presents both sides to determine the truth.

Velomarathon
The event is a series of races for all ages and abilities, and welcome runners, walkers, cyclists and triathletes of all abilities. The event is held in relation to the Cycling Tour of Wales. It is part of a series of events which aim to improve fitness, as well as to support local communities on the bike. It aims to make cycling available to everyone, wherever they live, and to encourage them to use it as a tool to get around for good.
By Baby5 years ago in Futurism
The Ambiguous Thief
The world didn’t end with a bang or a whisper. But rather, one scream at a time. No one knows why 97.5% of the world’s population disappeared. Or where they went. They just-left.
By Liberty Steng5 years ago in Futurism
The Flood
Its was widely believed that god send great floods in medieval times to reset the earth. But this theory was discarded by many scientific institutions , the thing that the world agreed was that global warming would definitely bring the great floods. So The world tried its best to stop it and were initially successful in reducing the consumption of fossils fuels and produce so much electricity that all vehicles were replaced by electric vehicles. But one day the world woke up neck deep in water. What was peculiar about it was that no one knew how it happened as most of civilization was wiped out by the water. Only people who survived by people of mountains and sailors with no knowledge of what to do in the current world.
By Anmol Thiara5 years ago in Futurism
The Ambiguous Thief
The world didn’t end with a bang or a whisper. But rather, one scream at a time. No one knows why 97.5% of the world’s population disappeared. Or where they went. They just-left.
By Liberty Steng5 years ago in Futurism
Planned Abandon
She was on the island when it began. The lights flickered above the small table. They were just six miles from the mainland, but it might as well have been a thousand. The ocean had turned against them, so very suddenly it seemed, though there were a great many who had been predicting such an event. They’d spoken as often and loudly as they could over the years - about the acidification of the oceans, rising water temperatures, and the melting of the glaciers and icebergs. She hadn’t understood it all, or maybe hadn’t paid enough attention, but she should have, she knew now.
By Ruthie5 years ago in Futurism
Family
Her brother’s ashes sifted through her fingers and all she could do was watch as they drifted into the murky water. She gripped her chest, felt her heart break, and her tears splashed as they hit the water.
By Karen Eastland 5 years ago in Futurism
The Things I do Have
“SMACK” My cheek hit the concrete, and I could feel the small rocks in my palms as I tried to lift myself from the pavement.
By Mitchell G Kressin5 years ago in Futurism
The Gate
I had read about it. I even wondered about it but I had no idea I would be alive to see it. The creature of the future was supposed to be just that, of the future. Dear God, what have I gotten myself into? Racing toward the gate was my only way of escape. It was the only opening I could see. The heavy metal looked to be impenetrable but I had to try. There was a key in the gate lock. I touched the cold hard key in the gate which actually resembled a locket. A locket like my grandmother had worn decades ago. It was in the shape of a heart but this one no longer had a glow to it. This one was tarnished and had an aged patina just begging to be polished. Grandmother’s was so beautiful and so shiny. I remember she had said besides her wedding ring it was the only “real” piece of jewelry she had. Thinking of her made me feel real love and very safe. And with that, the gate simply opened as if it were waiting for me to get there. My eyes rushed about. Should I go on? I had no choice for I was moving to the other side merely by thinking it. What is this place, I thought, as I floated through to the other side? It was beautiful and full of life and every living thing. There were so many little children playing, laughing and dancing. They were all innocent and full of truth. Where are their parents or any adults, I wondered? One tiny child ran to me with a beautiful basket filled with luscious fruit and said, “Eat so you can see.” So, I ate. I had never tasted anything so wonderful. My eyesight became so clear. Another little one ran by and blew me a kiss that felt like genuine sweetness and love. Still another gently took my hand and said, “Come, I will show you around”. It seemed that some kind of learning and teaching was going on under the trees. They were all reading and laughing but I did not see a teacher. Next, I saw magnificent colors shooting through the air almost like shooting stars except more real and very bright. The skies were brilliant pink with no blue at all. Beautiful waters of azure flowed throughout the entire place with vivid lush plants. More rivers sprang forth appearing as running on glass and taking on colors of the rainbow as they flowed. In this gorgeous amazing place with its abundant meadows of flowers and trees, animals were running and eating and even talking with deliberate freedom. It was simple, elegant and so inviting. Why was I here?
By Debra Kennedy Bagwell5 years ago in Futurism
Finding Mom
“Is this it?” Kyra stared out of the car window at the brick facade peeping through the purple bougainvillea. She and her father had had to navigate their way from their apartment in the city and allow their GPS to take over: the freeway’s offramps pointed to one suburb after another…Provintial, Bells Largo, Istel, Pfiner…until they finally approached Telcast. The highly desirable Telcast.
By Carol Short5 years ago in Futurism
Tomorrows too late
Doomed to roam a burning darkness, desolation have we brought upon ourselves. We gave him power and he used it against us. The rise of the beast glorified by wonders unseen. Powers beyond the capability of our mind to comprehend. A god to the masses but few of us refused to submit. I had no idea the horrors that would befall us who would resist the fiery beast. In my worst nightmare I could not have imagined the hell ive seen. The deserts stained red from the blood of men and women beheaded for defying the beast and his prophet. What once were lush forests teeming with life and abundance posioned by rotting flesh. I was a veteran of the marine corps, a protector of the helpless and a single father. I knew things were getting bad, but that was six years ago. I would give anything to go back to 2028, any trace of the world I knew is gone. I just didnt think it would happen this fast. My kids disappeared right before the beast came on the scene. I was blinded by intense light and when my sight came back, they were gone. Its better off anyway. I wouldnt want them to see what I have seen. Aliens, bigfoot, mermaids, mothmen, even zombies would be better than the demons that lurk now. Somedays I wish this mountain would collapse on me and end my suffering. I have seeked death and could not find it. I trust no one. There are what looks like normal people but when the sun goes down they are sent out to find others like me. The darkness changes them. Creatures standing 15 feet tall, ten twisted horns and eyes blazing like a thousand suns. Ash like scales and black as night underneath. Smoke rising from the depth of thier demonic bodies. They growl a deep tone that hurts your ears. You dont even know who is human anymore. I have to avoid people and I am constantly being hunted by someone or something. A few years back someone told me of something that could change the world. Something that could bring peace back to the earth and make things better. I have been on a journey to find this heart shaped lockett that contains the power to set things right again and defeat the beast. Ive been told it has more power than all the demons and even the leader and his prophet combined. If you are reading this, I dont know I am still alive but I hope someone will have found that lockett. They say it is silver and has an engraving on it that says 2 thess. I dont know what that means and I dont know what it contains but......
By Levi dotson5 years ago in Futurism
No Place. Like Home.
Time is blurry. It’s hard to remember, but we used to use numbers and definite articles. Covid-19. The pandemic. That was before the variants. Delta was first, overtaking India and the United Kingdom before literally decimating everyone in the United States who hadn’t yet been vaxxed. Before Echelon, we still thought there was hope. Still thought we could leave behind our masks when we went out into the heat waves and the arid air.
By Will Entrekin5 years ago in Futurism
The Day I Met the Sun
Before I met her, I could barely remember the last time I had seen the sun. Time passed as white noise. My footsteps.
By Orlando5 years ago in Futurism