Times South Park Freakishly Predicted The Future

Just a few years ago, the very idea of seeing drones being used out in public seemed absurd, but now that this has quickly become a reality, the implications of their use are yet to be fully realized. However, there's one even scarier aspect of this that became apparent recently at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and it's the idea of drone warfare.

Quartz reported that Pyeongchang officials had been trained to take down suspicious drones by using a drone of their very own. To nullify the potential threat of bomb-carrying drones, the South Korean security team could use their own drone to drop nets over other devices that would prevent them from flying.

Back in 2014, South Park explored what could happen if drone warfare could become a reality during a Season 18 episode called 'The Magic Bush.' Airing on October 29, the story started out with the premise that the town's residents could use private drones to spy on their neighbors, but of course, things quickly escalated to the point where the police started using their own drones to shoot down other dangerous devices.

On the DVD commentary for Season 18, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone revealed that the episode was first inspired by a random drone that flew past them while eating breakfast outside a cafe. What unnerved them both was that they had no idea who was operating the drone, prompting Parker to say that "It really felt like the future, and not in a good way future."