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11 Insane Inventions You Didn't Know Existed

Posted November 13, 2013 9:59 AM

From Discovery News:

Science fiction books, novels and television have, for years, invented technology for the purposes of plot. But fact is almost always stranger than fiction. Many of the devices you might recognize from your favorite sci-fi stories are already a reality. Take a look.

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11/13/2013 10:11 AM

Brilliant!

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11/13/2013 1:21 PM

Somebody needs to do a video with a large swarm of these set to Ride of the Valkyries...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRU1AJsXN1g

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11/14/2013 10:40 AM

Gee, I only got to the first one and I have to say: Tricorder, not tricoder.

How can you be a Geek and get that one wrong?

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