Google invents Willy Wonka's glass elevator

[steve2112]

Google has invented Willy Wonka's glass elevator. At least a virtual version of it. Check out the Google Liquid Galaxy project.

 

[Cerebrus' Maw]

Man, that looked seriously neat.

 

[iWoz]

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Sweet!

 

[GoCubsGo]

If Willy Wonka invented it then how could Google invent it? 😛
I kid ... that's real neat.

 

[kdarling]

Pretty cool.

Reminds me a bit of using the Slew control on Flight Simulator on a system with multiple monitors.

 

[steve2112]

If Willy Wonka invented it then how could Google invent it? 😛
I kid ... that's real neat.

Err, because Willy Wonka was fictional. I think. This one is real. Uh, virtual, but real. Wow, this does get confusing.

 

[anjinha]

Err, because Willy Wonka was fictional.

You lie!!!! 😱😛

 

[Silvereel]

Amazing, they've figured out how to put Google Earth on multiple screens in a tiny room.

 

[chrismacguy]

Awesome - now to work out how to get one in my house xD

 

[steve2112]

You lie!!!! 😱😛

I was uh, mistaken. 🙂

Now all I need to do is find some Oompa Loompas to do some work around my house. Of course, they would probably just lecture me with a song while doing it, so I don't know how well that would work.

 

[dukebound85]

apple's will be better, the ilevator

almost magical

 

[dreary]

😱 that actually made me dizzy

 

[NIPRING]

Where's the dramamine! Lol

 

[Queso]

That's bloody good. I can imagine those being used a lot in schools, exhibitions and the like 🙂

 

[0098386]

And it's powered by an iPad too 😱.

 

[*LTD*]

Getting that much closer to the Holodeck. 😉

 

[ArrowSmith]

apple's will be better, the ilevator

almost magical

This is why people hate Apple fanbois, always dissing on everyone, never giving credit to other companies.

 

[steve2112]

Getting that much closer to the Holodeck. 😉

I'm not sure I want a holodeck. I mean, yeah, it's cool and everything, but that sucker caused all kinds of problems. Holodeck screwups happened at least 2-3 times a season. 🙂

 

[ArrowSmith]

I'm not sure I want a holodeck. I mean, yeah, it's cool and everything, but that sucker caused all kinds of problems. Holodeck screwups happened at least 2-3 times a season. 🙂

Writers need drama. In real life, the holodeck would always work except for minor glitches that never would actually *take over* the Enterprise. Also why in TNG we never saw holodecks on a starbase?

 

[steve2112]

Writers need drama. In real life, the holodeck would always work except for minor glitches that never would actually *take over* the Enterprise. Also why in TNG we never saw holodecks on a starbase?

Good question. Did DS9 have one? I forget.

You know, having the holodeck crash and try to kill you gives new meaning to "Blue Screen of Death". 🙂

 

[Queso]

Good question. Did DS9 have one? I forget.

At the risk of being disgustingly geeky, I believe that bar owner with the big ears used to rent out his holodecks for lots of platinum.

 

[ArrowSmith]

Lawrence Kraus, The Physics of Star Trek. New York: Basic Books (2007): 130. "I would have expected that sex would almost completely drive the holodeck."