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Hyrule Tech

For the most part, the Zelda series is set in a quasi-medieval world, the traditional setting of sword-and-sorcery fantasy. There are kings and princesses living in stone castles, and Link fights with swords and rides a horse. There are some … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Urban Legends, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged a link to the past, bombs, hookshot, hyrule, lasers, link, majora's mask, mario kart 8, master cycle, ocarina of time, phantom hourglass, shigeru miyamoto, spirit tracks, swords and sorcery, termina, the legend of zelda, the minish cap, time travel, trains, triforce |

To the Cosmic with My Ozmic Ray!

I’ve always been interested in how L. Frank Baum introduced science fiction elements in the Oz books, and his successors followed suit to a certain extent. I don’t recall any directed energy weapons in Baum’s Oz books, although The Master … Continue reading →

Posted in John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Science, Technology | Tagged jack pumpkinhead, lasers, lucky bucky in oz, number nine, ozmic ray, patchwork girl, ray guns, speedy, speedy in oz, tattlescope, teletable, the master key, the scalawagons of oz, the wonder city of oz, waddy, wizard of oz |

Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future

The ray gun has long been a staple of science fiction, but you still don’t see too many of them around. The main reason seems to be that they would require a major power source, hence making handheld energy weapons … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Star Trek, Star Wars, Technology | Tagged electrolasers, guns, h.g. wells, heat rays, lasers, lightsabers, masers, nikola tesla, phasers, ray guns, science fiction, tasers, teleforce weapon, tom swift, war of the worlds, weapons |