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12 Real-Life Inventions That Were Inspired By Science Fiction

12 Real-Life Inventions That Were Inspired By Science Fiction

Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock In 1945, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke proposed something ridiculous: satellites orbiting Earth at exactly the right altitude to stay fixed above one spot, beaming radio signals across continents. His idea was so specific that when geostationary satellites became a reality decades later, that orbital zone became known as the …

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Dead Take’s best scares come from real-life performances

Dead Take’s best scares come from real-life performances

Dead Take, the second game from Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios, is a quiet horror game where the monster is ambition and the lengths a person will go for stardom. Like a lot of horror games, Dead Take relies on jumpscares to get the heart pumping. But playing this game, my deepest, most upsetting scares didn’t come from …

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A real-life Pandora? Newfound ‘disappearing’ planet in our neighboring star system could have a habitable moon, just like the Avatar movies

A real-life Pandora? Newfound ‘disappearing’ planet in our neighboring star system could have a habitable moon, just like the Avatar movies

A potential gas giant recently discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of one of the closest stars to Earth could have a moon capable of sustaining life — just like the alien world “Pandora” from the “Avatar” movies, researchers have speculated. However, there is currently no evidence to suggest that such a moon exists or that it could support life. …

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Krypto: The real-life inspiration behind Superman’s canine

Krypto: The real-life inspiration behind Superman’s canine

CNN  —  Man’s best (super)friend has prime placement in the new “Superman” movie, and the pooch’s path to the cinematic spotlight may be worth a movie itself. Krypto is a CGI flying white mutt who dons a red cape to match the Man of Steel’s. The unruly dog – who first appeared in DC Comics way back in 1955 – …

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