ladypeartree Posted December 6, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 542 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 33,035 Content Per Day: 5.05 Reputation: 23,853 Days Won: 236 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Dr Who screwdriver 'could be made' 6 December 2010 08:02am Dr Who's sonic screwdriver could one day become a reality in DIY stores. A working version of the Time Lord's trusty gadget could be created using existing technology, say experts. But in practice it is more likely to be used for putting up shelves than defeating Daleks. Powerful ultrasonic sound waves could be spun at high speed to create the twisting force needed to undo and fix screws, according to engineers at the University of Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted December 6, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted December 6, 2010 I like Dr. Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted December 6, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Dr Who screwdriver 'could be made' 6 December 2010 08:02am Dr Who's sonic screwdriver could one day become a reality in DIY stores. A working version of the Time Lord's trusty gadget could be created using existing technology, say experts. But in practice it is more likely to be used for putting up shelves than defeating Daleks. Powerful ultrasonic sound waves could be spun at high speed to create the twisting force needed to undo and fix screws, according to engineers at the University of Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitarose Posted December 7, 2010 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 65 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,066 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 26 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/15/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/02/1961 Share Posted December 7, 2010 That would be awesome to have a sonic screwdriver....but I'd rather have the very long scarf of the 4th Doctor...along with Tom Baker himself!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted December 7, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted December 7, 2010 ...along with Tom Baker himself!!! LOL You know the man is 76 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheya joie Posted December 7, 2010 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/15/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted December 7, 2010 Well, being myself a couple of months older than anita, I can say that I'm finding that a lot of those white-haired gentleman look mighty good lately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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