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Post by Flint Tandare on Feb 16, 2012 23:25:59 GMT -5
am interested in hearing your ideas
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Post by Emma Cuvier on Feb 17, 2012 10:17:21 GMT -5
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Post by Flint Tandare on Feb 18, 2012 23:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by Flint Tandare on Feb 18, 2012 23:44:28 GMT -5
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Post by Emma Cuvier on Feb 20, 2012 18:20:25 GMT -5
Where is the part that mentions Scott Westerfield?
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Post by Flint Tandare on Feb 20, 2012 18:41:30 GMT -5
go to the wikipedia page, beneath the opening paragraph there is a box marked "Contents" , inside said box there is a numbered list, if you look down that list you will come across a link marked "1.4 Books" , if you click that link you will be taken down the wikipedia page, if you then look at the top of the currently visible section of the screen you will see ,in bold captions, the word "Books", looking below that you will soon see a section marked "The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld" if you look on past that heading you shall see much of what Jenna was mentioning.
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Post by Flint Tandare on Feb 20, 2012 18:42:40 GMT -5
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Post by Flint Tandare on Feb 22, 2012 14:05:26 GMT -5
Or I could just post all the relevant information.
The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld: Hoverboards are featured prominently as a form of transportation. In the books, hoverboards mainly relied on magnetism but additionally are powered by stored solar energy to work; they can travel over the magnetic grid that runs throughout the cities and over bodies of water that contain magnetic mineral deposits. Accessories used in conjunction with the hoverboards include belly sensors, navel-ring like devices that tell the board the rider's center of gravity; and crash bracelets, which stop the rider in mid-air to prevent serious injury in case of a fall. However, crash bracelets can also potentially harm the rider; if the rider falls from a great height, the sudden stop can cause arm and shoulder injuries. The third book in the series, Specials, introduces a different type of hoverboard that uses rotorcraft technology in addition to magnetic levitation, allowing the board to travel over areas with no magnetic field.
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