# Reasons I'm happy SciFi hasn't become reality

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 3, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-im-happy-scifi-hasnt-become-reality/432164 "2008-01-03T19:34:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-im-happy-scifi-hasnt-become-reality/432164/101 "2008-01-10T10:57:12Z")

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[QUOTE=Lumpy]  
It’s not quite spandex, but they are trying to develop what’s variously known as a Space Activity Suit or Mechanical Counter Pressure (MCP) Suit. A spacesuit that maintains pressure simply by being tight fitting and elastic. Here’s [Professor Dava J. Newman](http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/Newman_biosuit.jpg) modeling one prototype.  
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Oh _hell_…

…Plugsuits.

We’re slagged.

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-im-happy-scifi-hasnt-become-reality/432164/102 "2008-01-10T18:36:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Der Trihs]  
A short story from my mother’s collections of sci-fi/fantasy from the 50s/60s. I don’t recall the title, and the books are in boxes at the moment.  
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Dang, oh well thanks anyways. I guess I’ll have have to put on my hunting gear and get a-googling.

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-im-happy-scifi-hasnt-become-reality/432164/103 "2008-01-10T20:19:19Z")

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[QUOTE=Lumpy]  
The construction industry. It would be logical, nay absurdly easy, to build houses using modular units pre-fabricated at a factory.  
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I seem to remember seeing a _This Old House_ episode a few years ago where Steve (or Norm?) visited a house factory over in Europe, and I’m pretty certain I’ve also seen segments on factories here in the US that fabricate houses that are assembled on site.

Me, I’m glad there’s no need (yet) for lipid runners (although NYC’s transfat ban makes me uneasy), and that they can’t give you the death penalty for running a red light.

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