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Re: Fictional technology
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Date: 
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 19:24:59 GMT
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Ryan J Farrington wrote:
I am putting my own Space sub-theme on the web site I'm building, and
want to include explanations of things like 'shields', 'lasers', and
other things. Just out of curiosity, has anyone made up such explanations
or information? Is it on a web site?

I have, mainly for my HMSDS series and most recently for my nanofig-scale
models.  Some buzzwords include "neutrino thrust stardrive", "fruitcake
(highly-ionized depleted neutronium, probably a tightly bonded
barium-3-carbon material)", etc.

I really love Karim's terminology, tho.  CHarGrll missiles and MacroPAC
turrets, wow.  :-,

If you can, pick up a copy of the Star Wars Next Generation Technical
Manual.  A most impressive, tightly-coupled bunch o' b.s. that's a real hoot
to read.

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
Is it still illegal if I copy just the FBI warning?



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I was wondering if anyone else has come up with technical explanations for fictional technology. I am putting my own Space sub-theme on the web site I'm building, and want to include explanations of things like 'shields', 'lasers', and other things. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.publish)

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