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** 3D-chess boards, played by characters in some of the ''Star Trek'' series, are another item. An actual set of rules was created to make the game playable. |
** 3D-chess boards, played by characters in some of the ''Star Trek'' series, are another item. An actual set of rules was created to make the game playable. |
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** People have been crediting the flip-open TOS communicators for inspiring modern flip phones since the start. Plus there's a [http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/bd48/ licensed communicator replica] that actually works as a VOIP phone. |
** People have been crediting the flip-open TOS communicators for inspiring modern flip phones since the start. Plus there's a [http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/bd48/ licensed communicator replica] that actually works as a VOIP phone. |
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***Also, hackers have created and circulated [https://web.archive.org/web/20091109092318/http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/star_trek_bluetooth_communicator.html plans to turn a toy communicator into a working bluetooth phone]. |
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** You can buy six-packs of Romulan Ale. At first glance, it appears to come in blue bottles. After you pour it out you discover that the bottles are transparent: the ''ale itself'' is blue. |
** You can buy six-packs of Romulan Ale. At first glance, it appears to come in blue bottles. After you pour it out you discover that the bottles are transparent: the ''ale itself'' is blue. |
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** Also, while there may not have a ''Starship'' Enterprise yet, NASA did build a Space Shuttle which was named ''Enterprise'' due to a petition campaign spearheaded by ''Trek'' fans, though it never actually flew in space (it was only used for in-atmosphere tests, so they didn't bother including engines or a reentry-capable heat shield). [[Celebrity Paradox|Weirdly]], ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' implies that the starship was named at least in part after the shuttle. |
** Also, while there may not have a ''Starship'' Enterprise yet, NASA did build a Space Shuttle which was named ''Enterprise'' due to a petition campaign spearheaded by ''Trek'' fans, though it never actually flew in space (it was only used for in-atmosphere tests, so they didn't bother including engines or a reentry-capable heat shield). [[Celebrity Paradox|Weirdly]], ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' implies that the starship was named at least in part after the shuttle. |
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