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| Flexible Armor Suit A pressure suit that, while flexible, becomes rigid like armor upon impact. (From Neutron Star [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Whale Waldo An electromechanical whale "suit" that obeys and amplifies your body's motions. (From Sundiver [1979] by David Brin) |
| Hostage Gas A gas sprayed over a population; to survive, those who breathe it must report to centers for the antidote. (From The Uplift War [1987] by David Brin) |
| Fabricow Cattle and other creatures that create gene-designed biomachinery in their wombs. (From Piecework [1990] by David Brin) |
| Residual Poison A poison that, once administered, resides in the body; only regular intake of the antidote keeps the person alive. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Tether Space Station A station in two parts, separated by a one hundred mile tether. (From Tank Farm Dynamo [1983] by David Brin) |
| Data-Retrieval Programs Programs that searched the Net for specific information. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| EmilyPost An autonomous worm that searches the Net for lack of courtesy. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Predictions Registry An organization that keeps track of predictions made by individuals. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Subvocal Input Device Attached sensors read nerve signals to determine what the user will say next. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Attractive Ray A beam of radiation that pulls. (From Crashing Suns [1928] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Spider A robotic device that both extruded cable and climbed along it; a space construction robot. (From The Web Between the Worlds [1979] by Charles Sheffield) |
| Shadow Square Wire Very fine, very light, very strong wire. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Crash Balloons Inflatable bags that would both cushion and hold a flycycle driver in the event of a crash. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Pressor Field A force field that pressed against anything that encountered it. (From The Forever War [1974] by Joe Haldeman) |
| Impact Suit A body suit that is flexible, but upon a hard impact becomes rigid and impenetrable. (From The Flying Sorcerers [1971] by David Gerrold (w/L, Niven)) |
| Coley Group A musical form that involves dancing in a field of weak microwaves. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Sunray Tank A device that stores sunlight itself for use as an energy source. (From Warlord of Mars [1914] by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
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