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**Coolhandluke74**

Coolhandluke74 Wrote:

http://www.chacha.com/gallery/1285/10-re...id=CD10412

Phaser - Star Trek

While it hasn't been downsized to a hand-held version, the U.S. military currently has a truck-mounted weapon dubbed the Active Denial System (ADS) that shoots a 100,000 watt beam that causes extreme searing pain. As soon as a person moves out of range, the pain stops.

Brain-Computer Interface Headsets - This Alien Shore by C.S. Freidman

The book This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman is the first mention of BCI technology in headset form that I can remember reading. At the time, all the other science fiction authors still spoke of BCI as a "plug in" style device.

Tricorder - Star Trek

In the mid-90's a company named Vital Technologies created a real-life version of Star Trek's tricorder that included a thermometer, barometer, light meter, and electromagnetic field reader.

Well I remember Captain Kirk flipping open his communicator to contact Enterprise.
Now most of us flip open a cell phone in the same manner.

So don't forget cell phones for your list.

**Stormson**

Coolhandluke74 Wrote:

whatever Wrote:
Do you get paid to post stuff from chacha?

I just like using it.

Off topic, I know, but you ever try to do the "guide" thing? If so, how'd that work out?

**Coolhandluke74** · (This post was last modified: 04-26-2012 01:35 PM by Coolhandluke74.)

Stormson Wrote:

Coolhandluke74 Wrote:
whatever Wrote:
Do you get paid to post stuff from chacha?

I just like using it.

Off topic, I know, but you ever try to do the "guide" thing? If so, how'd that work out?

I have been doing it for two years, the most i made was 800 one year just by answering then and now.

Helps with gas and food.

You can make much more but i already have a full time job.

**Stormson**

Coolhandluke74 Wrote:

Stormson Wrote:
Coolhandluke74 Wrote:
I just like using it.

Off topic, I know, but you ever try to do the "guide" thing? If so, how'd that work out?

I have been doing it for two years, the most i made was 800 one year just by answering then and now.

Helps with gas and food.

You can make much more but i already have a full time job.

Hmm.. Been thinking about it... Looks like it could supplement income ok, and I like helping people... If only I could type and spell worth a damn...

Lmao