Time, as they say, is a flat circle. What goes around absolutely comes around, as evidenced by the sudden pervasiveness of low-rise jeans and going-out tops. It's no secret that trends come and go like cycles on a washing machine. But sometimes something comes along that none of us are quite ready for. Some pioneers of innovation see a little too far into the future and it freaks everyone out. Is this what happened with the Apple Vision Pro? They would have us think so, but only time will tell.
But this isn't a new phenomenon. Things have been ahead of their time for a long… time. And they make for some pretty mind-bending images. Below is a collection of things that look a lot newer than they are. Is this proof of time travel? Maybe. Or it's just proof that none of us are as original as we thought we were.