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"Science fiction and science have always danced around each other. Science fiction is the subconscious of science."
- Greg Bear
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| Electric Resistor Suit | ||
| A special suit that allows the wearer to walk through the temporary projectile-based electric fence. |
This is a unique development... but how else would you get through a projectile based temporary electric fence?
| WEIRD figures suddenly burst the walls of flaming death. They were outlaws attired in strange accoutrements. A series of metal rings surrounded them, connected to their bodies with spokes. The electrical discharges darted all over the rings. As they came closer, we discovered that they were not surrounded by separate rings but with a continuous spiral which narrowed together at the top of the head. The other end dragged on the ground.
“Electric resistors of some kind!” muttered Cragley whose face wore a hopeless expression. “They walked right through those lightning bolts!”
 (Electric projectiles from 'Spacewrecked on Venus' by Neil R. Jones) A voice from the space ship of the brigands suddenly gave out an order. The voice came from a speaker and was many times amplified. “Crew and passengers of the C-49 — come out in the open. Bring the platinum with you. Keep away from the electric fence unless you wish to die. Come out — or we shall come in and hunt you down.” The spiralled figures inside the fence had stopped at sound of the voice and were waiting for us to comply with the order from the space ship. More of the brigands in their electric resistors were advancing through the lightning bolts which crackled noisily. The powerful voltage danced and played upon the spirals, disappearing into the ground. |
| Technovelgy from Spacewrecked on Venus,
by Neil R. Jones. Published by Wonder Stories Quarterly in 1932 Additional resources -
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