Science Fiction

23 Feb 2009

Major bimbo alert here: but fax machines have never ceased to amaze me. How does my handwriting on a bit of paper in my office get rung down a phone line and then come out on another bit of paper in another office entirely at the other end... and still in my handwriting ffs?!
That's proper stuff of sci-fi that is. confused

(Oh and the question above is rhetorical: clever techie folk I do not require an explanation into the workings of said fax machine. Don't shatter my illusions.... and I probably wouldn't understand you anyway! wink

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23 Feb 2009

Teleportation (Matter Transmission)
Though I've been told not to share that technology just yet
lp

23 Feb 2009

Arranging multiple sex partners via a huge computer network

23 Feb 2009

the Hadron Collider
how about that?
Creating Black Holes... in Switzerland!
Switzerland of all places!
lp

23 Feb 2009

Major nerd alert here Nola.
Places nerd hat on at a quirky angle.
Not a lot of people know this but the fax machine was invented years before the telephone.
Can I go on QI and replaice that curly haired bloke please.

23 Feb 2009

Quote by flower411
the Hadron Collider
how about that?
Creating Black Holes... in Switzerland!
Switzerland of all places!
lp

Thought it was broken !! Have they started it again ??
they had it going again for a couple of days only.... it was swallowed by it's own hole :shock:
lp

23 Feb 2009

Many years ago there was a TV program called UFO which had a car which had 'gull wing' type doors (looked a bit like the de-loreon car of the 80's). To open the doors there was a catch right at the very bottom of the car.
It seemed very high tech at the time, but looking back you think ........ why didn't they think of central locking confused

: or was that deemed too far-fetched lol

mrs kns

23 Feb 2009

Unmanned supermarket checkouts
Corneal transplant
Test tube babies

23 Feb 2009

Quote by Kns2006
Many years ago there was a TV program called UFO which had a car which had 'gull wing' type doors (looked a bit like the de-loreon car of the 80's). To open the doors there was a catch right at the very bottom of the car.
It seemed very high tech at the time, but looking back you think ........ why didn't they think of central locking : or was that deemed too far-fetched
mrs kns

Hi tech? you mean like this Mercedes 300?

This is the 1955 model,
the UFO series first aired in 1970

23 Feb 2009

Toilet Duck!
Who'd have thought?
lp

23 Feb 2009

I already have anti grav fitted to my wallet. It activates automatically about ten minutes after my paycheque arrives

23 Feb 2009

Quote by flower411
And as soon as "Anti grav" becomes a reality ... that car will sooo be resurrected :lol: :lol:

I can think of a few well stacked ladies that would like anti grav to be invented
innocent

23 Feb 2009

Quote by benrums0n
Major nerd alert here Nola.
Places nerd hat on at a quirky angle.
Not a lot of people know this but the fax machine was invented years before the telephone.
Can I go on QI and replaice that curly haired bloke please.

Replace Alan Davies?! Never *tsk* :shock:
Am studiously ignoring the stuff about faxes: I said I didn't want to know... la la la

23 Feb 2009

fax:

23 Feb 2009

:crazy: Like I could even begin... la la la innocent

23 Feb 2009

Mobile phones has to be my top answer particularly the ones that look like a star trek handset.

23 Feb 2009

Quote by flower411
Mobile phones has to be my top answer particularly the ones that look like a star trek handset.

I know a few people that actually have the noise programmed in as well !!!! rotflmao

gimme gimme gimme
lp

23 Feb 2009

Just for fun!

Each time I read the title on this thread I want to carry on and sing "double feature" :giggle:

24 Feb 2009

Quote by flower411
Many years ago there was a TV program called UFO which had a car which had 'gull wing' type doors (looked a bit like the de-loreon car of the 80's). To open the doors there was a catch right at the very bottom of the car.
It seemed very high tech at the time, but looking back you think ........ why didn't they think of central locking : or was that deemed too far-fetched
mrs kns

Hi tech? you mean like this Mercedes 300?

This is the 1955 model btw wink

And as soon as "Anti grav" becomes a reality ... that car will sooo be resurrected :lol: :lol: :lol:
Yep, a bit like that, I was hoping some-one would understand my description.
Pah, the cheek of it, a tv show using an idea that had been around for 15 years rolleyes

must have been an example of re-cycling.
And in my defense re thinking the car looked hi-tech ........... I never knew about the mercedes 300 cos I wasn't born till 1956 :lol:
mrs kns