Interactive Gaming Suit Lets You Feel Pain Like in the Real World!


	Interactive Gaming Suit Lets You Feel Pain Like in the Real World!

constantskeptic

10-31-2007 7:12 PM

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suit, gaming, interactive

constantskeptic says:

This seems ridiculous to me....

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10-31-2007 10:17 PM

davboz

Sick s**t.

11-1-2007 5:00 AM

Fast T friend

Our sensory data isn't boss of its own accord - that's good news to me.

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