@josephd: Good points, but I don't think the purpose of one way mirrors is to fool someone into thinking no one is watching, I think the purpose is simply to allow an observer to not be observed.

What the hell is he saying?

@josephd: Such as?

@alixnoorchis: Well just because the Pernese don't know how it works doesn't make it magic.

Can you really call the Pern books fantasy? The closest they get to magic is light psychic ability, everything else is explained by science...

@e30 guy: Clearly time travelers from 20,000 years ago went back even further to bestow their modern technology upon them.

@robamb2002: Yes but where would they go from there?

@Jenn2D2: Well said...

@Trickyhop: No, that would imply that they're going in the opposite direction, and no one wants to give off the impression that they're going backwards! I say they call it the 900, to remind us of Tony Hawk for no reason.

@PiltdownMan: Saying his costume is the same is like saying Apple comes out with the same phone every year... Wait, they do.

@Krakenstein: Engage!

@BigAeroMan: Yeah, I figured, but better safe than sorry.

@Mark Wilson: So all reverse lens macro is a no, or just with an adapter?

@P3nnst8r: Professional Commenter: Did someone say Freelancer?

Does it count if I use an adapter ring to do reverse lens macro photography?

@freedomweasel: You're thinking of iFans, but that actually refers to a fan used to cool/vent the inside of an iProduct.

I always divide purchase price by number of uses. At this point my phone has cost me no money per use, which means I got it for free!

@nebus: Well at least we have aluminum foil for a thousand years...

@EpicPale: Ew.

@RtFusion: I'm pretty sure the twist in "Eli" was that Eli himself was the book...