It does exist, I know that, but how to obtain one is a mystery. Anyone know?
What I do know that it analyzes Temperature and humidity, electromagnetic Radiation, light spectrum, and theoretically, it could measure the amount of chlorophyll in leaves.
Think of the practical household applications for this........
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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
[Whistling sound effects emanating from the kitchen]
"Honey! The biscuits are burning!"
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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :
. . . Mrs. Dunehew doing Troi-speak: "I have a feeling of mild annoyance. Oh, no, wait, that's me. I can SMELL them burning, you twit!"
Sorry, Baloo. . . 8)
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Do they make the sounds? I hope so. Otherwise, I don't want one... :-)
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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
I shoulda removed the word "household"....... But the basic point is, that it CAN be used for something, it wouldn't be like some cheap toy you'd get from Playmates.
TSN: yes, they come complete with sounds and the like. Saw an article where one of the creators of the tricorder went to show it to a farmer. In order to ensure the fact that it wasn't a toy, he disabled all the sounds, and when he looked at it, he said "Hey, I thought it was a Tricorder"!!!
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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
Humm...... anyone know where to get one of these things? More importantly, how much does it cost.
Should be the thing to get for ANY star trek fan.
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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :
Could have sworn I started this topic way back when...heheheh.
If I sound like don't know what I am talking about it's probable be cause I don't.
lol
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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :
That's ok, Bear, no one else here knows what they're talking about, even if they say they do .
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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :
Does it synthesise marshmallows to sustain hungry campers in forests?
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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Marshmellows? You mean marshmellons...
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Posted by Black Knight (Member # 134) on :
Star Trek: The Magazine has an article on designing the tricorder and shows a pic with the caption: "REAL WORLD--Back in the 20th Century, Vital Technologies have even developed a working tricorder. It can be used to take readings of several environmental conditions."
(It even sort of looks like one) i.e. same button config
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