Ever wonder what evolutionary and technological bend in the road this world would have taken if the concepts and ideas of Star Trek were really applied?

The people over at Worth 1000 started wondering this very thing and came up with a photo contest that got them some interesting, provocative, funny and sometime disturbing takes on the question. Here are just a few. To see all their entrant’s ideas go to Worth1000.com

Thanks goes out to Miguel Lopez for bringing this to our attention.