Basic Technical Ideas & Information

Black Hole Gravi-Board

Gravi-boards refract gravity wells, creating an inverse version of themselves of equal power, and thus nullifying gravity (causing you to float on the threshold of gravity. While perhaps this isn't so technically absolutely physically possible, I don't care). You float, pretty much. With a little bit of a push, you could glide infinitely if it weren't for friction. There's always friction. Sometimes, there's not so much, but there's ALWAYS friction. Now, because of the way the board works, it doesn't have a power source that needs to be charged... it's specifically designed to simply reverse gravity; without gravity, it has no power, and with gravity, it does have power. Of course, the gravity-reversing ability can be turned on or off. It has bindings much like a snowboard. Otherwise, it would be REALLY hard to stay on. Back on the function, if it gets too far from the center of the gravity well, it reverts to no longer refracting gravity and the board (and the user) fall back to the plane of gravity to which it is set. Each specific board has it's own predefined plane of gravity (well, more like each MODEL... but, anyway...), with the more experienced gravi-boarders coasting on the lower (and more powerful) planes of gravitic power, and the 'biffers' (newbies, in case you didn't catch the blearingly implied meaning) on the higher, less powerful, and generally less dangerous planes. Where the center of gravity for whatever you're surfing on is located and the power of the gravity well both control where the "threshold" is in relation to the surface of a planet (if it is a planet... whatever). Generally, since the power of the gravity well and the center of gravity both factor in with the size of the object whose gravity is being surfed upon, it USUALLY comes out that the threshold of this particular board (the Black Hole) is around a meter above the surface of a given planet, unless it's gravity is unusually strong or weak for a body its size. Of course, distortions often occur in a gravity well as it gyrates around its axis, and there are other ways of playing with gravity, so the boarder can be tossed about by gravity waves. Since gravity is not visible to the naked eye, each board comes with a visor that when worn, the user can 'see' the gravitic threshold of the given object. This is done because gravity bends light, and the visor simply singles out those light wavelengths generally bent by light and makes them visible. Hills or mountains on a planet affect gravity, too, as the strength of the gravity field changes as one gets farther away from the center of the gravity well. While I'm not sure how exactly the board would account for this, or for generally having its threshold around a meter above the surface regardless of the elevation... I don't know. If you go partway up a hill (still remaining a meter above the surface-I suppose gravity has some different nuances to it depending on the exact shape of the object), you'll come happily coasting down. Now, I've really written a lot into this tertiary item of mine, so I'm gonna stop now... I suppose I'm gonna have to use the board a lot to make all this worthwhile.

-Incidentally, as long as you have the proper breathing apparatus and such, you CAN actually surf on a black hole, using its threshold that corresponds with your board. However, if you become separated from your board, YOU'RE PRETTY WELL DEAD. That's what happens when you fall into a black hole. For this reason, only the most extreme surfers ever attempt such a stupid and life-threatening pasttime. Basically, I fit right in.

XPX-1500

Remember those guns that you always see in Westerns, carried by the gamblers who drop it out of their sleeve and shoot cheaters? Yeah, that's them, the little tiny double-barreled ones that fit in the palm of your hand. Derringers, they be called.

Well, this is them in their seventeenth reincarnation...

THE XPX-1500!
(otherwise known as the Mighty Stinger)

The design is simple; it uses the power pack from a wrist lamp (like on Star Trek) for a one-shot double-barreled short-range laser blast. After shooting, the power pack is completely drained. While useful as a last resort or perhaps as a signal flare, it's not that good for combat, as it only has one shot (unless you're Scaramunga, the Man with the Golden Gun).

Of course, this device is small and easily concealed. Constructed with a titanium-carbonic alloy, it's hardy as well as versatile.

This gun is also available in a more sizable model with a hardier punch, the Mighty Stinger XP, approximately the size of a Walther PPK (still easily concealable) and it also consumes an entire power pack in one shot. The model number for the Mighter Stinger XP is the XPX-1500 XP.

The Intractable Retractable Ten-Foot Pole

Well, the idea behind this one is that sometimes, a ten-foot pole comes in handy, but who's gonna carry it around for that one odd occurrence when it's actually going to come in handy? Not many people. In any case, it's a titanium-carbonic alloy pole that at the flick of a switch converts to a six-inch metallic cylinder that fits conveniently into any utility belt. Now, isn't that handy? Gambit, one of the X-Men, has a six-foot version of one of these... just in case you needed the image.