Top 10 science fictional substances

[vogon13]

10) an oldie, but a goodie: cavorite<br /><br />9) and practically the same thing: flubber<br /><br />8) made famous in Alien, molecular acid dissolves anything, except, strangely enough, aliens<br /><br />7) deutronium fueled the Jupiter 2, and IIRC was an explosive also<br /><br />6) carbonite, handy if you need to store any Jedis for a while<br /><br />5) kryptonite, like liver to the Fonz, so to kryptonite to Superman<br /><br />4) mimetic poly-alloy, always love hearing Ahhhnold pronounce that one in Terminator 2<br /><br />3) latinum, a convenient means of exchange in the Ferengi orbit<br /><br />2) duranium, what spaceship hulls are made of. Probably Kirk's truss too . . . <br /><br />1) dilithium (!) It's what Scotty makes the spark plugs for the Enterprise out of<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[flynn]

Rubbish film but The Core had Unobtainium <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[docm]

Unobtainium is slang for something hard to get or very expensive and has been around since at least the early 80's that I'm aware of. Its appearance in The Core was just a tip of the hat. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[yevaud]

Shadow Matter<br /><br />Eneron (the anti-gravity stuff from <i>Buck Rogers</i>)<br /><br />Ice-9 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[lampblack]

The Omega molecule.<br /><br />Seven of Nine claimed that to the Borg, it represented perfection. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>

 

[drwayne]

Adamantium - nearly indestructable material in Wolverine's bones, Ultron's structure and in an alloy in Captain America's shield.... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[flynn]

Eye, tis known.<br /><br />Eneron, Transformers had Energon <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[etavaunt]

Scrith, yes, that is a good'n.<br /><br />What about Sinclair Mono-filament

 

[docm]

I think Niven had dark matter creatures in the last Ringworld book.<br /><br />Dark matter creatures also appeared in Stephen Baxter's "Xeelee Sequence" in the form of the Photino Birds. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vogon13]

Here's a fun one:<br /><br />Trioxin (aka 2-4-5 trioxin) is a fictional nerve agent. It is depicted as a greenish or whitish vapor, typically stored under pressure in large steel drums. It was originally developed by the fictional Darrow Chemical Company for the United States military as an herbicide to destroy marijuana plants; however, the Army was quite surprised when the gas also restored life to cadavers, dismembered body parts, and even dead animals and insects. Moreover, trioxin appears to be toxic, and a single exposure can both kill a person and revive them again.<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

I am trying to imagine jimglenn's reaction to reading about trioxin.<br /><br />Killing hemp with it!!<br /><br />OMG !!<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

He'd probably smoke it anyways. Thereby turning himself into a weed-addled Zombie. With the Munchies. Which, if you think about it, isn't so good for the "normals" nearby. The guy would call and order a Pu-Pu Grey Matter Platter for 15. And eat the delivery boy's brain as an appetizer. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

I'm thinking a Caubernet Sauvignon would go best with delivery boy brain.<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

Hmm. A Red wine with Grey Matter? Ahh...<br /><br />...perhaps a Rose`? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[JonClarke]

Melange (Spice)<br /><br />For the more classically minded..<br /><br />the Philosopher's Stone<br /><br />the Elixir of Life <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>

 

[etavaunt]

Christs' Blood.<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[vogon13]

'Eucharist' might have been a more on point submittal for you.<br /><br />Please try harder in the future, SDC is the primier message board of it's type in the world.<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[etavaunt]

Hey man, I just had to look that word up in a dictionary. What do I know about the internal workings of that destructive cult.<br /><br />However, I accept completely what you are trying to say, so, allow me to amend causuality and say<br /><br />Eucharist!.<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[vogon13]

<i><b>Resublimated</b></i> thiotimoline !!!<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[mcbethcg]

Neutronium.<br /><br />Although the word has a legitimate use, it has been used frequently in science fiction, usually as an armor.

 

[yevaud]

Yes, well I found the reference in my "Illustrated History of Buck Rogers," also given as a present. Probably a bit of slop room in the naming of the substances and plotlines, I think. <br /><br />PS, I have also read Nowlon's book several times. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[lsbd]

what???? no one has mentioned FLUBBER????

 

[vogon13]

1st post . . . . <br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[lsbd]

ah, missed it. thanks.

 

[vogon13]

Here's a science fictiony substance with a twist:<br /><br />salt water (in Alien Nation)<br /><br /><br />It's ability to dissolve and disfigure the Tenctonese is pretty weird if you think about it.<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>