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"But the problem with reincarnation is that it's hard to imagine what the storage medium for past lives would be. Not to mention the input-output device. I hesitate to rule it out completely, but I'd need pretty definite proof."
- Arthur C. Clarke
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| Halo | ||
| Device that incapacitates a person by inducing unconsciousness. |
In the film, the halo (which is also referred to euphemistically as a 'hat') induces unconsciousness both in the short term (when a 'precriminal' is caught) as well as in the long term - incarceration.
"And now Fletcher steps forward with what is essentially a metal HALO. Fletcher places it on Howard's head while he screams...
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| From Minority Report (Movie),
by Steven Spielberg. Published by Dreamworks in 2002 Additional resources -
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Although not used in a similar manner (i.e., by law enforcement), you might compare this device to the napcap from Larry Niven's 2000 novel Saturn's Race, the sleep set from Niven's 1970 novel Ringworld as well as the sleep-inducing helmet from Arthur C. Clarke's 1964 story Sunjammer.
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