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Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
Very enjoyable story by Sterling; published in 1994. The Storm Troupe chases monster storms pounding the southwestern US, which has been laid waste by greenhouse effect changes. Select
an invention:
Flexible Car Map A nonrigid map that extrudes from the dashboard of a car when needed.
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Smart Piston Spokes A car that uses a set of pistons that feels and reacts to the surface to move around.
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Smart Rope Long 'rope' consisting of a variety of intertwined cables with different properties; controlled with special glove interface.
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