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Urbane Guerrilla · 06-28-2010, 11:51 AM

There were a LOT of vertebrate body plans on scenic Pandora. Hexapodal and tetrapodal all over the place.

I suppose the reason the antigravity metal didn't get called Cavorite in that universe went something like this at the boardroom:

It's an antigravity mineral that makes useful alloys. It's cavorite!

Nah, the Burroughs estate's legal people object -- and they've got it pretty well sewn up.

Well, shit... what'll we call it then? Unobtainium?

Um... you know that's a materials-science joke, right?

Yeah, yeah. But. Any better ideas?

And on that note, the meeting breaks up.

06-28-2010, 11:51 AM	#147
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	There were a LOT of vertebrate body plans on scenic Pandora. Hexapodal and tetrapodal all over the place. I suppose the reason the antigravity metal didn't get called Cavorite in that universe went something like this at the boardroom: It's an antigravity mineral that makes useful alloys. It's cavorite! Nah, the Burroughs estate's legal people object -- and they've got it pretty well sewn up. Well, shit... what'll we call it then? Unobtainium? Um... you know that's a materials-science joke, right? Yeah, yeah. But. Any better ideas? And on that note, the meeting breaks up. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.