Real-Life Weirdness - Page 271

Daigoro · 10-29-2022, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Varyon

That's a markedly exaggerated effect (a person who gets positively-charged enough that a negative charge would be able to actually pull them in would probably be fried by the electrical discharge on contact), but potentially an option in a highly-cinematic setting.

It only needs to be strong enough to draw the weight of the web toward the victim.

Varyon · 10-29-2022, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Daigoro

It only needs to be strong enough to draw the weight of the web toward the victim.

A good point, and spider webs are remarkably strong by weight, so something light enough to be pulled into the character by the charge differential may still be able to bind them - at least for long enough for the spider to pounce and properly wrap them up. If the differential is high enough, maybe the electrical discharge on contact could actually stun the victim momentarily, buying the spider more time to arrive.

L.J.Steele · 10-31-2022, 07:24 AM

Invisibility sweat shirt for face-recognition programs

https://www.cs.umd.edu/~tomg/project...eid=f73ef91d8e

tshiggins · 10-31-2022, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by L.J.Steele

Invisibility sweat shirt for face-recognition programs

https://www.cs.umd.edu/~tomg/project...eid=f73ef91d8e

Okay. That rocks. 8)

Irish Wolf · 10-31-2022, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by L.J.Steele

Invisibility sweat shirt for face-recognition programs

https://www.cs.umd.edu/~tomg/project...eid=f73ef91d8e

Love the caption for the first picture.

tshiggins · 10-31-2022, 08:48 PM

Well. Okay, then.

https://www.businessinsider.com/demo...encies-2022-10

"An elephant-sized demon cat is said to appear at the US Capitol before national emergencies, according to reports as far back as 1862"

Polydamas · 11-03-2022, 07:32 PM

The Secret Service commissioned a set of special cases for their Thompson guns, and Forgotten Weapons has inside and outside photos https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tho...ecret-service/ What other special equipment did they commission?

L.J.Steele · 11-04-2022, 10:58 AM

Pack Horse Librarians of the Depression -- there's likely a CoC hook in there somewhere

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...les-180963786/

dcarson · 11-04-2022, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by L.J.Steele

Pack Horse Librarians of the Depression -- there's likely a CoC hook in there somewhere

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...les-180963786/

Several novels inspired by it. Like The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. There is also a post apocalypse Upright Women Wanted about women traveling librarians in a neo-western.

Quote:

"A good old-fashioned horse opera for the 22nd century. Gunslinger librarians of the apocalypse are on a mission to spread public health, decency, and the revolution."—Charles Stross

Which could also make a fun campaign

L.J.Steele · 11-12-2022, 02:09 PM

I called this a while back -- AI versions of deceased relatives based on datamining.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...ligence-grief/

And for gamers -- you'll never have to miss your old gaming buddies. Just boot the AI version, load some random Monty Python quotes, and you're off to the races....

This could have more ominous potential for SF settings.

10-31-2022, 07:24 AM	#2703
L.J.Steele Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: Real-Life Weirdness Invisibility sweat shirt for face-recognition programs https://www.cs.umd.edu/~tomg/project...eid=f73ef91d8e

10-31-2022, 08:48 PM	#2706
tshiggins Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado	Re: Real-Life Weirdness Well. Okay, then. https://www.businessinsider.com/demo...encies-2022-10 "An elephant-sized demon cat is said to appear at the US Capitol before national emergencies, according to reports as far back as 1862" __________________ -- MXLP:9 [JD=1, DK=1, DM-M=1, M(FAW)=1, SS=2, Nym=1 (nose coffee), sj=1 (nose cocoa), Maz=1] "Some days, I just don't know what to think." -Daryl Dixon.

11-03-2022, 07:32 PM	#2707
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: Real-Life Weirdness The Secret Service commissioned a set of special cases for their Thompson guns, and Forgotten Weapons has inside and outside photos https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tho...ecret-service/ What other special equipment did they commission? __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature

11-04-2022, 10:58 AM	#2708
L.J.Steele Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: Real-Life Weirdness Pack Horse Librarians of the Depression -- there's likely a CoC hook in there somewhere https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...les-180963786/

11-12-2022, 02:09 PM	#2710
L.J.Steele Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: Real-Life Weirdness I called this a while back -- AI versions of deceased relatives based on datamining. https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...ligence-grief/ And for gamers -- you'll never have to miss your old gaming buddies. Just boot the AI version, load some random Monty Python quotes, and you're off to the races.... This could have more ominous potential for SF settings.