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“Simpsons” is truly a Vision-ary series.
The world’s most clairvoyant cartoon has done it again.
This time the Matt Groening-created animated comedy has been credited with
forecasting the rise of the
Vision Pro, Apple’s much-hyped virtual reality headset that is
currently blowing
up the tech sphere.
“The Simpson
predicted the future ... Yet
again,” gushed one X user describing the cartoon’s alleged
foretelling of the tech, which dropped Friday in Apple stores.
For the
uninitiated, these “Black Mirror”-esque devices — controlled by the eyes and
hand gestures — allow viewers to enjoy a range of hyper realistic VR
experiences, from an Alicia Keys concert to a rhino charging right at them.
Despite
their hefty $3,500 price tag, Apple sold out of its initial stock of the
gadgets after customers bought around
200,000 units during the 10 days.
The Vision
Pro might’ve only been released recently, however, their invention was
allegedly foretold by the ever-prophetic “Simpsons” back in 2016.
A scene from
the 2016 “The Simpsons” episode “Friends and Family. Disney / the Simpsons
In the
prescient episode, entitled “Friends and Family,” Mr. Burns hires Marge, Bart,
Lisa and Maggie to play his live-in virtual reality family as a trial run for a
new headset that’s a dead ringer for the Vision Pro.
He
subsequently releases the gadget to the public and all hell breaks loose: A
montage shows various Simpsons characters wearing the obtrusive headset while
walking into lamp posts and falling into manholes.
As
X users pointed out, these images rang eerily similar to somewhat dystopian
photos and videos of people wearing Vision Pros in public.
A man runs
into a lamppost in the “The Simpsons” episode “Friends and Family. “Disney /
The Simpsons
These
included a tech lover donning the conspicuous goggles on a New York City subway
car, and another Apple Pro-sporting guy walking down a street in San Jose,
California and interacting with objects only he can see like a crazy person.
“Simpsons
nailed how ridiculous people look wearing the Apple Vision,” exclaimed
one bemused X user.
Interestingly,
both users and Apple industry insiders have criticized the bulkiness of the
gadget, which runs on the alleged “world’s first spatial operating system”
VisionOS.
Ahead of the
Vision Pro’s release, a senior worker at Apple’s flagship store in Manhattan
said he found the device “a little heavy,” adding that he couldn’t afford it.
“The Simpson predicted the future .. Yet
again,” gushed one X user. Disney / The Simpsons
This latest
prediction marks the latest in a mile-long list of events “The Simpsons” has
been credited with foretelling.
Other eerily
prescient predictions have included the Titanic submarine disaster, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump becoming
president.
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