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Prosthetics, the artificial replacement of organic limbs or organs, often play a role in fiction, particularly science fiction, as either plot points or to give a character a beyond normal appearance. Numerous works of literature, television, and films feature characters who have prosthetics attached.
That's Impossible is a television series on the History Channel that examines seemingly impossible technologies based upon stories and inventions in history, and details exactly what is needed to turn them into reality. [1] The show premiered on July 7, 2009 and was narrated by Jonathan Frakes.
She has Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a rare genetic condition that limits joint movement. She is a mobility scooter user. Liz Carr [120] [121] 2019 Tim Jerk: Tim the character and Tim the actor/writer both have Cerebral Palsy. Tim Renkow [122] [123] 2017 Cherry Dorrington Harlots: Dwarfism Francesca Mills [124] 2023 Owen Davies Better
Invasion: Earth was a co-production between BBC Scotland and the Sci-Fi Channel. It was shot on location in Scotland with considerable assistance from the British armed forces and is also notable as one of the first British TV series to feature extensive use of computer-generated imagery (CGI).
Terraforming is well represented in contemporary literature, usually in the form of science fiction, as well as in popular culture. [1] [2] While many stories involving interstellar travel feature planets already suited to habitation by humans and supporting their own indigenous life, some authors prefer to address the unlikeliness of such a concept by instead detailing the means by which ...
It has at least 16 piston engines, and has 5 guns fitted to the bottom of the fuselage and a cannon fitted to the top. B-6 + 7 ⁄ 8: a tiny single-engined bomber used by the pigs to drop an incendiary bomb on Adolf Wolf, which lights his foot on fire. It is fitted with a lever to the right side of the cockpit, which lifts up the wings and ...
Mermaids: The Body Found is a mockumentary television program [1] originally aired on American TV channels Animal Planet (May 27, 2012) and Discovery Channel (June 17, 2012). It tells a story of a scientific team's investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine body.
If flexing a joint reduces the volume of the space suit, then the astronaut must do extra work every time they bend that joint, and they have to maintain a force to keep the joint bent. Even if this force is very small, it can be seriously fatiguing to constantly fight against one's suit. It also makes delicate movements very difficult.