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The Zap Gun by Philip K. Dick:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
Stunningly original book by Dick in which weapons designers enter a drug-induced trance to design outlandish weaponry. The weapon designs are then "plowshared" into harmless civilian applications (this book was originally published as Operation Plowshare). Highly recommended. Select an invention:
Autonomic Interviewer - pape's proxy |
Battery-Powered 3D Comic Book |
Cephalic Pattern Door |
Civic Notification Distorter - bit-rot weaponry |
Death-rattle File |
Garbage-can Banger |
Handicloset - self-organizing |
N-e (Needle-eyeification) Weapon - absolute positioning precision |
Sheep Dip Isolator |
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