What pieces of fictional technology do you wish were real?

Marf · 27 Sep 2008 at 21:18

Cybernetic/cyborg body modifications ala Ghost in the Shell.

Crizzy · 27 Sep 2008 at 21:25

Better than life > Holodeck

rscosworth · 27 Sep 2008 at 21:37

Bugatti Veyron

Hellsmk2 · 27 Sep 2008 at 21:48

dmpoole said:
Holodeck

and this is the first time I've posted /end thread.

First assignment would be a box of viagra and the GMTV team.

Was just about to post the same thing.

shine · 27 Sep 2008 at 22:25

bakes0310 said:
Starkiller

If anyone can guess where i got it from have a cookie

Star Wars?

LeJosh · 27 Sep 2008 at 22:28

The terran artifact weaponry that allowed you to time travel. In the book "the penultimate truth" by phillip k dick.

CliffyBiro · 27 Sep 2008 at 22:29

Flux Capacitor?

benneh · 27 Sep 2008 at 22:47

Full body prosthetics ala SaC.

GeForce · 27 Sep 2008 at 22:47

Fothsn said:
A watch that can stop and travel in time!

That would be pretty good :cool:

Ricochet J · 27 Sep 2008 at 22:48

Bernards watch.

Neoni · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:02

Lightsaber.

CliffyBiro · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:05

Neoni said:
Lightsaber.

They exist, just not in the glowy, 'phwong' sfx'd way that they are shown in Star Wars.

apeZ · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:07

skippi90 said:
They exist, just not in the glowy, 'phwong' sfx'd way that they are shown in Star Wars.

Are they hot enough to slice someone's body in two?

PS : The sfx are a necessary 'coolness' feature.

jak731 · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:09

phased cloak (star trek). why wait in traffic when you can go through other road users?

CliffyBiro · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:10

apeZ said:
Are they hot enough to slice someone's body in two?

PS : The sfx are a necessary 'coolness' feature.

I just googled it and can't find it. I think someone may have been pulling my leg.

Could have sworn someone told me that there is something similar that has a sort of beam that can slice through soft metal.

Meridian · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:12

Cameron from The Sarah Connor Chronicles. As long as I had the remote...

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PinkFloyd · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:12

gillywibble said:
A GSV capable of travelling at 30 times the speed of light.

As per the writings of Iain M Banks.

Yes please. Love the Culture books

Neoni · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:36

skippi90 said:
They exist, just not in the glowy, 'phwong' sfx'd way that they are shown in Star Wars.

They do not exist, ligthsabers can slice through anything but a lightsaber beam.

Moley · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:38

Stargate Sarcophagus.

Floyd · 27 Sep 2008 at 23:38

Cold Fusion