#cavorite

[silentwhale]

Cavorite

[sublimegentlemanalpaca]

Dr Cavor and Cavorite

So, apparently Cavorite the main material used in making the Anabias (spelling?) Machines (the Pocket Watches) was a material named after Dr Cavor. First showed up in a story by everyone’s favorite Far Traveler H.G.Wells. Oddly enough in other contexts Cavorite has anti gravity capabilities or some such....Odd. I’m surprised there isn’t another H.G. Wells (let’s call him George) from an alternate dimension working in the Mesengers like say Ransom. I mean, he’d have an understanding of Temporal and Outer Spatial Travel.

[ladygeekgirl-and-friends]

I’ll admit it, I started watching Princess Principal because it just looked fun. Young women kicking ass as spies in a steampunk fantasy version of turn-of-the-century London, set to a jazzy soundtrack and wrapped up in science-magic? Yes, please. I’ve been pleasantly surprised to discover that this show that I picked up solely for its geeky Cool Factor is… actually really damned good, delivering consistently sharp writing, interesting and layered characters, and some wonderfully efficient and intriguing magical worldbuilding that makes fantastic use of that old writing adage “show, don’t tell” that paints a vivid picture of its fantasy world from its very first scene.

Because it did such a good job laying the groundwork and piquing this viewer's interest, let's look just at the show's first episode, and the small but important details the premiere gives us (and how) that let us build a picture of the world... without leaning too heavily on narration, pausing or cutting into the action to explain what's going on, or having an audience point-of-view character that others teach things to.

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[the-entangler]

cavorite

[chronivore]

"The sphere rose through the falling ruins of the house and soared up into the night." From Harmsworth Magazine, 1901.

[sabartonseriouslyeclectic]

Trump Is Gonna Flake, Flake, Flake -- Plus A Bit About H.G. Wells For Some Reason

Trump Is Gonna Flake, Flake, Flake — Plus A Bit About H.G. Wells For Some Reason

https://twitter.com/Tao23/status/743490594366849028

There’s always the danger of being wrong when making a prediction. I’m well acquainted with that risk — I write science fiction. My entire job is making up cool stories on a foundation of predictions that are probably wrong.

So when I predict that Trump will withdraw from the race with a Scooby-Doo quote, I’d be flabbergasted to be completely,…

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[webgeekist]

[sydneygirll1903]

I'm watching "The First Men In The Moon" (and read the novel by HG Wells last week) ...

... and Dr Cavor uses an APPLE to explain Cavorite to Mr. Bedford, an APPLE...

Mind. Blown.

Obsession with all things H.G. Wells and Warehouse 13 is increasing.

I smell apples. Seriously.