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Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99 by jiggawatts on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @02:03AM (#36967491)
In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation a redshirt used a tricorder to check the weather and said they would have to beam up soon because a storm was approaching.

At the time I thought to myself: “Bah, that’s never happening, it’s pure fantasy!”

A few years later I told some friends we’d have to pack up our picnic because according to the weather radar app on my phone we had about 7 minutes until we got drenched… no wait… 6 minutes.

5m:30s later we were standing under shelter watching the storm front rolling in, and I remembered that Star Trek scene.

We live in the future.

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Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99 by thefurdrake on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:52PM (#36973470)
We basically have tricorders, especially if you consider all the fancy things you can attach to them, like flir IR cameras.

I think we've almost EXCEEDED star trek in that area.

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Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99 by kridsdale3 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @04:06PM (#36976541)
I want a programmable hypospray. I'd be real popular at parties.
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