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"The thing that I'm most interested in at the moment is the so-called Infinite Energy solution - the possibility of finding new ways of tapping into virtually limitless sources of energy."
- Arthur C. Clarke
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| Barber Helmet | ||
| Cuts your hair quickly and efficiently. |
Maybe there are some things that are too efficient?
| Afternoon found the elder Gleed
restless. He couldn't feel at ease
in this world of speed. His son seemed
too pent up about something to enjoy
his day off, so the father sought his own
diversion. He found a barber shop
which, he thought, would be good for
an idle hour.
The barber clamped a metal helmet over his head, adjusted the numerous buttons over its surface, turned an electric switch. The surprised customer felt a momentary suction over his head; the next instant the barber removed the helmet and behold, the job was done. "I hope I didn't detain you too long," said the barber as the door automatically opened for John. He groaned and went... |
| Technovelgy from Ben Gleed, King of Speed,
by Don Wilcox. Published by Amazing Stories in 1939 Additional resources -
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Compare to the capillotomer from Beyond This Horizon (1942).
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