Inferno #03 22 ноября 2002

Reflections - Visiting Cristobal junta. Methodology to evaluate fiction and inventing new ways of fantastic ideas.

       Visiting Cristobal Junta

Cristobal Junta
mordor@dialup.comlink.khakassia.ru
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   If you are unfamiliar with me, introducing themselves.
That's what I wrote about the brothers in the Strugatsky
tale to scientists younger age, "Monday begins on Saturday:
"Cristobal Hozevich Hunt, head of the meaning of life was a 
remarkable man, but, apparently, quite heartless. Once, in his 
early youth, he had a long was the Grand Inquisitor, and to 
this day has kept the then manners. Almost all of their 
neudoboponyatnye experiments he made either on themselves or on 
their staff, and this is when I say indignantly, at a general 
union sobranii.Zanimalsya he was studying the meaning of life, 
but has not yet progressed very far, though, and received 
interesting results, showing, for example, theoretically, that 
death is not a indispensable attribute zhizni.Po about this 
latest discovery, too, were outraged - on a philosophical 
seminar. In the room to yourself He almost did not let anyone, 
and the institute went vague rumors that there a lot of 
interesting things. Told that in the corner cabinet is 
perfectly executed scarecrow One old friend Cristobal 
Hozevicha, Standartenfuhrer SS, in full dress uniform, with a 
monocle, dagger, iron cross oak leaves and other 
prichindalami.Hunta was a great taxidermist. Standartenfiihrer, 
according to Cristobal Hozevicha - too. But Cristobal Hozevich 
had ranshe.On liked to keep pace before - always and 
everywhere. Not a stranger to him was, and some skepticism. In 
one of its laboratories hung a huge banner: "Do we have us?"

A very uncommon man. "
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   But it's lyrics, and it we will go
Gentlemen, on some aspects of applied
fantastikovedeniya.

   Firstly, I want to offer you a methodology to assess fiction,
which developed the Alto and Henry Paul
Amnuel.Metodiku, frankly, sometimes a very impartial, but 
useful. 


   Scale of "FANTASY-2":
EXPERIMENTS great fantasy - why is it necessary?
Subjective assessment
NOVELTY
Earnest
CHELOVEKOVEDCHESKAYA VALUE
Artistic value


   And secondly, it makes sense to think about
inventing new ways of science fiction
ideas.

   Fantastic idea, my friends, one of
most interesting component parts of a fantastic product. In 
fact, in the artwork, everything is important: the story and 
the characters and the language - and of course same, and for 
writing and reading fiction I suggest you pay attention to all 
these attributes of this literature. But you must admit, we 
love and appreciate fiction as a form of literature primarily 
because it tells about something extraordinary, and therefore 
fantastic idea on closer examination can be very much. Good, 
interesting new fantastic idea gives the author a very fertile 
material, using which, you can significantly enrich design of 
the product. -----------------------------------------

   I try to tell you about some
methods of creating new ideas. These techniques
found again, and Paul Henry Altos
Amnuel.Pri that they learned a few thousand science fiction 
novels and short stories. And it turned out that the techniques 
themselves inventing new ideas, much less - a little more than 
a dozen. That's about it for us and will speech. I'll talk 
about hiring and offering you to find its use in the books they 
read. Those who himself is trying to write fiction, may try to 
use the techniques in his work. His experiments send me, and we 
are the best of your work will be published on our pages. 

   At first glance, some of the techniques will seem very 
simple. Do not forget that sometimes for a qualitatively new

ideas need to apply several techniques
immediately. And not only come up with a new idea.
To get an interesting product, this
the idea should translate into full-fledged clothing,
is to build an engaging story, writing
convincingly and authentically ...


   Reception 1 - INCREASE - DECREASE

   Technique 2 - OPPOSITE

   Reception 3 - ACCELERATION - DECELERATION

   Reception 4 - CRUSHING

   Reception 5 - UNIVERSAL - LIMITATION

   Reception 6 - DEMOLITION - REVIVAL
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    assessment fiction
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          EXPERIMENTS great fantasy


             If we learn to use

          maximum noise level of human
          vecheskogo mind, we can conquer

          the entire universe!

                                  R. Jones


   Long-running dispute physicists and poets from time to
time flashes and in talking about science fiction.

   Some supporters of the extreme demand from
this type of literature almost popularization of scientific 
hypotheses or technical devices, sometimes forgetting that 
fact, and psychology to sociology, studying the people and 
society, too, belong to the category of science. In fifties, we 
had a lot of samples of the so-called "science fiction near the 
sight," on which pages an inventive idea did not dare to look 
any far into the future, nor deeply into the mysteries of 
mirozdaniya.Verhom fantastic boldness of authors of such works 
became the wonder-plane, which flew just above and slightly 
faster than real, while in the laboratory, SP Queen of the 
structure of this space ship ... 

   Other disparagingly refer to the very idea of ​​using the 
literature scientific statements, arguments about the technique 
and other coarse matter. The term "scientific

fiction, "they are ready to declare obsolete
and unnecessary, reducing the role of science fiction only a
Admission, which allows to push beyond the traditional outlook 
on life. 

   And they are both trying in vain to drive
Unusual in the Procrustean bed of their views, and NF, as if 
unaware of their attempts, their best works boldly pulled out 
of the narrow border into another dimension, and suddenly 
blooms Fire Flower surprises. And then it turns out that the 
singer had a fantastic technique Jules Verne has created an 
amazing image of Captain Nemo, a social visionary HG Wells gave 
the world a hypothetical time machine. In both is pleasant 
originality of NF, it appeal for the young inquisitive

mind that the best books of the optimal combination of fresh 
thinking about the person and how he learns the world around us.


   You can imagine all that is written science fiction as a 
mental giant ground for which hosts a variety of experiments, 
the research and scientific and technical, and social 
problemy.Stranitsy NF provide its researchers to the rich 
vozmozhnosti.Nakoplenny fund can be used in different ways: 
firstly, to find concrete ways and methods to carry them in 
real life (cosmonaut N. Rukavishnikov told, for example, that 
when testing new space systems designers try to cater to

possible emergency situations described in
NF) and secondly, using fiction to develop the creative 
imagination needed in any creative activity. According to

Academician Kedrov, appeal to the NF is necessary to overcome 
the inertia of thinking, to prepare for a jump over the barrier 
of tradition that separates the scholar from the opening ... 

   In the story R. Jones, "Noise"
group of scientists have shown the remains of burnt
apparatus and said it was anti-gravity ustanovka.Poveriv in 
that such installation can be made, a physicist Martin

Nagle makes the impossible, a landmark discovery. A similar 
situation is described in the novel D. Granina "Searchers," but 
there is a question of Real pereklyuchatele.Eto only one

of the techniques that help to strengthen the idea.
And do not be afraid that the discussion of fantastic 
hypotheses too will remove us from reality. How many of the 
ideas expressed science fiction, it seemed at first impossible

or even delusional! seemed ridiculous
flying facilities Jules Berna, a fairy tale seemed hyperboloid 
Alexei Tolstoy, and who now be surprised by plane or laser? 
"Ugly ducklings fiction," according to science fiction writer 
H. Viola, eventually turn into beautiful swans reality. 

   The purpose of this and subsequent publications -
a story about a rich variety of SF, about methods of generating 
fantastic ideas that can be mastered by everyone. These 
techniques were worked out in the classroom Abakan fan clubs

Centaur and readily available Schoolchildren
senior classes. Every session ended with practical exercises 
that are offered to you. The authors of the best solutions will 
be on our registration pages and books science fiction writers.


   O different directions NF can be read in books:


   Knolls V.1000 faces dreams .- Sverdlovsk:
Avg.-Ural.kn.izd-in, 1988 .- 288 sec.

   Hooks Vl. Four traveling by car
time .- M.: Knowledge, 1983 .- 192 sec.

   Gurevich G. Commentaries on scientific fantastike.M.: 
Education, 1983. - 112. 

   Kagarlitsky Y. What is fiction? -
MM: Hudozh.lit., 1974 .- 352 sec.

   Lyapunov BV fantasy world .- M.: book
1975 .- 207 sec.


   First job: Find fantastic
works that describe techniques
helping to make the opening or izobretenie.Predlozhite their 
use cases these techniques in real life.

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           COMMENDS SF


        - But let me! "That's nonsense!

      What might be the product of volume
      projective value?

        - Why not? - He repeated.

        - Yes, if only because ... This is the same question
      Tite, banality! I, for example, the NRA
      becomes, and you are sick of each word.

      Today it is booming all over the world, but for
      vtra forgotten ...


                A. Strugatsky, B. Strugatsky


   One of the main methods of learning about the world
- A comparison. But the most difficult to compare and
evaluate works of art and literatury.Kak Typically, each 
evaluates them, guided by their own experiences, their own 
tastes and pristrastiyami.Bolee addition, the widespread 
opinion that evaluate the product objectively impossible. 

   How can that be? On the one hand, after reading this book, 
we estimate it will inevitably, and with other - read before 
opinions about the same, and how many readers! Is it possible 
to develop system of peer review that would give

opportunity to compare different products on the same criteria? 
After estimate thus judge performance

rhythmic gymnastics or figure
Skating ...

   Why do I need to evaluate fiction? Development of creative 
imagination requires analyzing fantastic ideas and transform 
them into new and more powerful. And now The rating system here 
is absolutely necessary, it allows not only to compare ideas, 
but also provides approaches to how these ideas change.


   Science-fiction writer G. Altov and P.
Amnuel proposed scale of "Fantasy-2,
designed to measure the NF of ideas, situations, scenes and 
works in tselom.Dumaetsya, this scale can be a powerful tool 
for those who wish to seriously examine fiction. 

   Of course, "Fantasy-2" - not the truth
last resort, but rather - a sample of
example, each of which may develop
its rating system.

   That represents the scale "Fantaziya2? It allows you to 
evaluate NF idea and its embodied in the literature on five 
indicators: 

novelty, persuasiveness; chelovekovedcheskoy
value, artistic value, the subjective factors ("like - not 
like") 


   Each figure has four levels
(Excellent, good, fair, poor).
Fractional assessment levels.

   In what follows we consider in detail the first four 
pokazatelya.A today's talk on subjective assessment. 
Substantiate this assessment is not necessary. But, Alta, and P.

Amnuel offer these criteria:


   - 4 points - the book had an impact on
life, destiny, the worldview of the expert;

   - 3 points - the book many times re-read expert and has 
always given something new (or certainly produced a strong 
impression); 

   - 2 points - a good book, which
time made a strong impression;

   - 1 point - no impression.


   This is a very strict timeline. According to her most of the 
books are in the range 1 - 2,5. Even Classics often judged 
these levels. Over a lifetime, can be found just a few dozen 
books with an estimate of 3. And with an estimate of less than 
4 Total: one. 

   Unfortunately, the literature on this issue practically no. 
In reviews are usually estimated specific works, and it is done 
mostly with subjectivity true accountability. Rarely approached

the subject, and writers. The best known
the following products:


   Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Mensura Zoili
/ / Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Novella. - M.: artist.
lit., 1974. - S. 76-80.

   Strugatsky A. Strugatsky B.
Lame fate / Strugatsky A. Strugatsky B.
Collected Works: V. 9. - M.: Text, 1993.


   Assignment two: What a fantastic
works that you think are worthy of
subjective assessment 4.Rasskazhite why you
so evaluate these products.
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            NEW OR OLD?


             No need to prove

           that the basis of any NF product
           Denia must be shown but
           curve is a fantastic idea ... Horo
           Chiyah fantastic ideas but under
           gami not lie.


                                  Vladimir Firsov


   One indication of the scale "Fantasy-2"
- Novizna.Etot indicator is relatively easy to determine if you 
are familiar with science fiction. 

   In order to deal with novelty
ideas, try to find a prototype in other works of fiction.


   1 point - the idea of ​​re-used
"One to one or more overlaps
early and more complete idea. For example, in
story Kir Bulychev "Choice" story is this: on Earth by aliens 
on a child. Growing, knowing nothing about their origin. Then 
there are aliens and offer to return to their home planet.


   You are nothing like? The same situation is described in the 
story of Chris Neville, "Betty Ann". Make a reservation at 
once: it here is not about plagiarism. K. Bulychev and could

do not know about the story K.Nevila.Tem more that
Here we estimate only one parameter, it is possible that other 
indices of our rating scale ideas will be different ... 


   2 points - a prototype changed, but no qualitatively new 
ideas (the situation). 

   French writers Georges Le Faure and Henri
Countess in the novel "Around the Sun" suggested the use of the 
pressure of the light beam for space travel. Later, Vladimir 
Shitikov in the "last orbit" has replaced "Light" beam on 
"laser." Fundamental idea has not undergone any changes. 


   3 points - a prototype changed so that there was a 
qualitatively new idea (the situation). 

   Henry Altos in the story "Icarus and Daedalus"
used the ancient myth about the idea Ikare.No
flight with the approach applied to the Sun
inversion method - fly through the sun
can and should be! Agree, despite the clear indication of the 
prototype, the idea changed significantly. 


   4 points - a new idea, having no close
Prototypes in folklore, literature and NF.Takaya idea can serve 
as a prototype for ideas (Situations) 2 nd and third levels.


   The classic example - a time machine
HG Wells, although first met
in science fiction time travel, but
No one thought of inventing a special
a device that would provide a similar move.

   The idea of ​​a time machine proved to be extremely 
fruitful: I still see the work that develop the idea. 


   In order to assess the novelty of ideas, useful answers to 
the control (heuristic) questions:


   Nova is an idea (a situation, plot, the product in general)?

   If not a new one - to indicate agreement with the
prototipom.Esli new - note unlike
prototipa.Mozhno be considered a qualitative difference, the 
principal? "Not too high a score because 4 points - a level of" 
Time Machine "HG Wells? .. 


   Assignment Three: Assess the novelty of the ideas in
your reading of the latest sci-fi
proizvedenii.Obosnuyte its assessment, please
an idea or prototype, describe the differences and similarities.

   Try to improve the assessment of the novelty of this
idei.Predlozhite idea that you think deserves more praise.
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        FANTASY IN WHICH BELIEVE


             But what is strange is that not understood
          it all, this is how the authors can
          Gut make such plots. Prize
          nayus, it is really quite incomprehensible

          that's for sure ... no, no, not at all

          understand.

                                  Nikolai Gogol


   Little invent new fantastic
idea, it must be justified so that the reader will believe it. 
Today we look at the following indicator of the scale 
"Fantasy-2" - persuasiveness.



   1 point - purely a fantastic idea. This idea in no way 
justified, it can contrary to known facts, to be

fabulous, conditional ...

   In the story, NV Gogol's "Nose" and the detached
become an independent being a human nose. The author does not 
try to convince the reader that it actually happened, does not 
go the details of how this proizoshlo.Kstati it

a good example of what the lowest score on
One of the indicators of the scale - not yet the final verdict 
around proizvedeniyu.Pravda, need to try another ... 


   2 points - a fantastic idea, which has
literary study. Such an idea is provided with outwardly 
plausible "arguments" "Evidence", but on closer inspection 
turns out to be still very far on the implementation.


   HG Wells in "Time Machine" described
while the fourth dimension, in which
You can also peremeschatsya.No vain it would be
try to build such a machine, guided by the description of Wells.

   In "Ariel," Alexander Belyaev man
flying, driving Brownian motion of molecules tela.Pri his 
reading of the novel idea seems consistent, but try levitate 
yourself ... 


   3 points - a science fiction idea.
It should not be below the 2-nd class of novelty (not to get 
what we would greatly appreciate someone's ability to 
convincingly describe someone else's idea), must not conflict 
with scientific concepts and known facts, although

may not be supported by credible
dannymi.Takie ideas may eventually go to class 2 (which will 
prove their unreality) or class 4 (when the idea finally 
confirmed). 

   In the story of Alexander Kazantsev, "Explosion"
hypothesized that the Tunguska explosion -
Space is a disaster now korablya.Do
there is no precise evidence of any benefit
this hypothesis, nor against it (although most researchers and 
are inclined to believe that it was a comet).


   Arthur Conan Doyle in "Lost World"
described the existence of small isolated world with relict 
flora and fauna. It is possible that we will meet the dinosaurs 
on the planet. 


   4 points - the idea of ​​predictive science.
It also must be at least 2 grade
the novelty and, regardless of whether it contradicts the 
scientific ideas of his time or not, to propose a logically 
sound concept, hypothesis, speculation and etc.


   Examples: The Idea of ​​the Great Circle - a system
interstellar communication - a novel by Ivan Efremov's 
"Andromeda" or the concept development of deep ocean in the 
novel Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."


   In assessing the credibility of the try
answer the following questions:


   As far as the idea is justified? Something is clearly
incredible (witches, sorcerers, etc.)? Or
fantasy with some external credibility
(Time Machine)? Perhaps science fiction: something unusual, 
given without evidence, but in principle it is possible? Or

same idea - for all its strangeness -
has a certain justification, and can
come true "one to one" (as Wells has come true foresight to 
establish in the early 50's s first nuclear power plant)? Not 
too high whether the estimate?



   Assignment Four: Evaluate the credibility of the ideas you 
have read in the last fantastic proizvedenii.Obosnuyte its

otsenku.Poprobuyte improve the assessment of the credibility of 
this idei.Chto you think it was necessary the author did to 
them in a contrived idea believed?

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         MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT


           Of course, I'm not God. I month cos
         gave the man, but he'll manage for

         shorter working day, Saturday.

         But is there then had a job?


                                Vladimir Savchenko


   A very interesting indicator of the scale "Fantasy-2" - 
chelovekovedcheskoy score values, as literature - this is 
humanities (And social studies). Power of the fantastic

ideas also depends on the extent to which it
allows you to open (explore, depict) the particular individual 
and society. For example, the story of Alexander Kazantsev, 
"Explosion" (The Tunguska explosion - a catastrophe the 
spacecraft with an atomic engine) contains the idea of ​​a new 
and convincing (at the time of occurrence of the story, in 
1946) on these parameters can be set high scores, not lower 
than 3 points. But neither the idea nor the story is not have 
chelovekovedcheskoy value. In the form of a story presented 
science fiction idea - and tolko.Pozzhe Shklovskii suggested

in sketch form the idea that the satellites
Mars are artificial in origin.
The shape is different - in Shklovsky essay, the Kazantsev 
story, but in both cases there is a strong science-fiction idea 
- and no humanities. 


   So, 1 point - purely scientific and technical
idea (the situation) or an idea relevant to the person 
(society), but does not contain elements of novelty, in 
particular, a known human situation, no change "played out" on 
a fantastic background. 

   Alas, we can cite many examples
even the strong and well-known writers:

   Ivan Efremov, "Olgoy Jorge": meeting with
electric "worm" does not differ
from a meeting with a lion or a torpedo;

   Arthur C. Clarke, "From Sun's womb: life
in the solar interior (purely scientific and technical
idea);

   Michael Emtsev and Jeremiah guy, "sphere
Schwarzschild: Detection of the fragment from the first trials 
of the Universe "... 


   2 points - about a man (society) says
already known, but there are new details, features and t.p.V 
particular, new sensations man in an unusual environment. 

   Examples:

   Alexander Belyaev, "Amphibian Man": a feeling of "man-fish";

   Henry Altos, "Nine Minutes": The crew of the ship without a 
captain (normally employs a team without a head). In the 
fiction is always - even in the distant future - were captains;


   Jack Finney, "Between the two times": the sense of
modern man caught in a peaceful world of the last century - 
without a car phones, cinema, without haste, etc.



   3 points - a man (society) put
in unusual circumstances, so
in man (society) reveals something
new (compared to earlier works).

   Examples:

   HG Wells, "Country of the Blind": to seeing
there are as blind to the patient and
going to "cure", vykolov eyes;

   Daniel Keyes, "Flowers for Algernon": changes in the level 
of human development allows tracking changes in relationships 
with the outside world; 

   Stanislaw Lem, "The Return from the stars":
features of a society in which implemented "betrizatsiya" 
(destroyed by fear, but with him destroyed and the thirst for 
search). 


   4 points - new principles (or new about
principles) of a society. In particular, all significant new 
utopia and dystopia ("People like the gods" by HG Wells, 
"Andromeda" Ivan Efremov, "Brave New World by Aldous Huxley). 


   Before putting the final assessment, try to answer: What is 
new, we learn about man and society? Great if

"Dose" of new information (thoughts): the parts or
something fundamental? Maybe something
new about the principles of construction and changes
society as a whole? Not whether the estimate is overstated? 4
points - a level the epilogue of War and Peace "
Leo Tolstoy ...


   Assignment five: Evaluate chelovekovedcheskuyu
the value of ideas in the latter you have read
proizvedenii.Obosnuyte your fantasy
evaluate, select something new that you have found.

   Try to improve the estimate chelovekovedcheskoy value of 
this idea. -----------------------------------------

             ARTIST AND TIME


               Emphasize, without restrictions,

               If the power is in your bubble.

               But judging from my creations,

               Know this: because the artist wanted!


                                 AI-V.Gete


   It remains to consider the latter figure the scale of 
"Fantasy-2" - artistic value. After all, the same idea can be 
variously embodied in art products. Should try to assess

style of the writer, his ability to construct a plot
use the language.

   Finally, any product - it's self-expression. As refracted 
his experiences, his attitude, as spilled they are on paper? 
Each has its own flavor line in the works of Alexander Green, he

recognizable in every phrase ... In my opinion,
this is the most complex figure of the scale. And all
also try Algorithmization well.


   1 point - no artistic value in the
particular - there is no individuality, no manifestation of the 
author's identity. (It should be noted that the appearance of 
dullness or stupidity the author does not interest us).


   Alas, not always in fiction is there artistic merit. Even the
well-known writers appear malohudozhestvennye proizvedeniya.K 
this may include, for example, "Laboratory Dublve Alexander 
Belyaev, or novels," Altair "," Last stop Vladimir Nemtsov. 


   2 points - one artistic discovery, in
plot, style, mood, language works, the characters, etc. In 
particular, shows features characteristic of it

for the author.

   Consider the story of Daniel Kiza Flowers
for Algernon. "Entries in the diary (language,
level of thinking) reflect the development and subsequent 
degradation of the hero. Do not need external characteristics 
and explanations: changes in a person is reflected in the 
grammar, style. A similar device used Arkady

Boris Strugatsky in the snail on the slope ": the language
residents of Forest adequately reflects the level of their
development (although in general artistic value "Snails on the 
side" can be estimated above). 


   3 points - several art finds (in particular, all work 
holistically reflects the personality of the author). 

   Many of the works by Vadim Shefner (Belated shooter, "" 
humble genius, "" Girl from the cliff ", etc.) reflect the 
original style special, "shefnerovsky" humor, lyricism. In his 
Shefner, MIs' assistance program language, their techniques ...



   4 points - what is above the third level.

   "Scarlet Sails" of Alexander Grina.Poprobuyte remove or 
rearrange the words in any Results for this feerii.Vy see how 
subtly change the mood about it ...



   Assessing the artistic expression
ideas, try to answer the following questions:

   Let the idea is not new, but as stated,
as embodied in the product? (Do not
Do the experts read the "Golden Rose" Constantine Paustovskogo? 
This will help correct assessment ...) What is the 
"architecture" (composition) product, and what are the "bricks" 
(Language)? This author has other works: Does it feel like in 
this case something in common with these works? That

exactly? What distinguishes the author's handwriting from the 
handwriting of other authors? That can be attributed to 
artistic success, achievements? And that - failures, blunders, 
mistakes? Do not overpriced assessment? After 4 points - the 
highest artistic level, the classic ... 


   Assignment Six: Evaluate the artistic
the value of ideas in the latter you have read
proizvedenii.Obosnuyte your fantasy
assessment. Specify success and failures of the author.
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        techniques to create new ideas
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         From dwarfs to giants


         INCREASE - DECREASE


   What is it? You must select an object
(Or part of the object), which we will change it. And then try 
to reduce or increase (the results of these actions will be 
completely different). 

   Suppose, as an object, we chose the person. What happens if 
we will decrease? Halved. Until

fiction here and does not smell: for there are real people of 
small stature. And in ten times? Man in height, 15-20 inches - 
this is fantastic. Blade for it becomes a powerful trunk, and a 
wasp - dangerous predators. Try to reduce

further. Here it is the size of a speck of dust, with the 
bacterium ... Such a person can be sent to fascinating journey 
through the cells of a tree or a living being, and science 
fiction is already done the. We extend our eksperiment.Chelovek 
size of molecules, atoms, ... What he see the world? And maybe 
even reduce it? Frankly, I find it difficult submit a 
cheloveka.No maybe some of you will be able to imagine that?


   Now let's try not to reduce human
and increasing. First five-meter nemnogo.Chelovek rosta.Kak he 
will feel themselves in our society? A high desyatdvadtsat 
meters? Well, increase or enhance! Kilometre man! "And even 
more - Weak? Man the size of a planet? May

be the size of a galaxy?

   Represent, as some skeptics, after reading these lines say: 
"Think!" We have already read about such lyudey.Da and anything 
interesting: the man - he is the man. What difference between 
what he growth? " 

   Granted, in science fiction have already met
descriptions of people and large and small. I
especially do not call these products,
do it yourself and write nam.No, firstly, you can take as the 
object is not man, and something else, then definitely come 
across something new. And secondly, all the charm of such a 
fantasy in that produce little simple arithmetic operations and 
learn the reduced growth or increased obekta.Poprobuyte imagine 
yourself a detective and find out why This 
izmeneniya.Proizoshli they result scientific expertise? Or 
accident or is it the result of mutations? Maybe it's all 
extraterrestrial objects? Well, let's say that we understand 
the causes. Let's try act as futurists: what happens as a 
result of this change? As behave like people, meeting with

objects? How to change the world? What is new, we
can I ask?

   Try to reflect on this theme with
my friends. Can arrange a competition:
who more accurately describe the results fantastic change? Who 
will be able to specify more details? And if you think you

come up with something new, try this new description, and send 
us the results. 

   I wish you success and good fiction!
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            And Baba Yaga Against!


                 VICE VERSA


   The essence of this method lies in the fact that
taking some quality of the object, the fact (or
fact), we need to change it to the opposite. Incidentally, this 
technique can be successfully applied to other methods of 
creating fantastic ideas. Remember the first method, we studied 
the last time: uvelichenie.A if you change it to the opposite, 
it will decrease. In the future you make sure that most of the 
techniques is just a pair of opposite qualities, and now try to 
apply the technique on the contrary. 

   Let us choose as the object again cheloveka.Chelovek is 
born, matures, then comes old age ... And we want everything to 
be the opposite! Is born old grandfather with a beard, wrinkled 
his forehead hides the wisdom and experience. And begins to 
look younger! Straighten out the wrinkles, decrepit body poured 
into force, the person molodeet.Vot he became a young man, 
here's a kid ... Chutchut tense imagination, add some details, 
pay attention to detail, and you might get a fan fiction of 
ideas based on this situation. Kontramot (the so-called man 
living Conversely, the brothers Strugatskie) lives a

normal day, and at midnight is not
in tomorrow, as in yesterday. Kontramot
generally does everything the opposite: walking backwards, just 
utters the words ... And so dalee.Poprobuyte invent themselves 
and to finish picture, which happens when developing this

idea.

   With the reception on the contrary can also try to simulate 
an alien civilization, taking earthlings as an example and 
turned it into opposite one some of their money. Take, for 
example, the eyes. In humans, they serve in order to receive 
video information. The inverse quality - pass image. Yeah, it 
means that aliens have on the body of some sort of screen on 
which can create images that arises in

brain. Of course, the ordinary eye they also need to scrutinize 
the screens. We let's try to develop the idea of ​​video 
screens. 

   Should consider what they can
be to perform its function. This
screen should consist of something like
the skin of chameleons (or flounder, which
can also change the image of the body). So, we must find out 
what science knows about the ability these animals change 
color, and by analogy to develop a theory of video screens on 
the body of our inoplanetyan.Esli think about it, you can 
imagine how the change (for Compared with people) communication 
between these suschestvami.Peredacha images can greatly 
accelerate the exchange informatsiey.Vspomnite how difficult 
sometimes to explain the passer how to pass on the interest of 
his street. Or questioning of witnesses, the incident at the 
police station. Or a teacher who draws something on board. In 
short, such a small screen and we would come in handy. 

   By the way, where in the human
body would you place it? Is not an
simple, but interesting. Incidentally, I do not
I remember that in science fiction, this idea has been used (or 
maybe I'm just something have not read, and you can find a 
similar idea?), which means that you can try to write

story on this topic.

   Sometimes, in order to realize the reception
Conversely, it is enough to object to add
the prefix "anti." choose as the object of an ordinary light 
bulb. A that would be a antilampochka?

What is the main purpose of a light bulb? Giving
light cover in place temnote.Antilampochka
by analogy should give a dark, obscure
light. Remember that the new fantastic
idea should be developed to its skeleton to build plot.Nu well, 
here come up with we have this antilampochku, but for what it 
can apply? Come think happened in your

life happens when you on a bright sunny
day of desperately needed to find a very dark
place? If you have been doing photography, then
probably already realized that I am vidu.Temnota can be useful 
for charging the film or for printing fotografiy.Kazhdy, who 
charged the film under a blanket, would agree with me that much 
more convenient and more pleasant it would be doing this if it 
were possible to flip the switch, and a smooth dense

Darkness enveloped by antilampochki like a room ...

   By analogy with antilampochkoy can devise an apparatus which 
produces antizvuk. I do not even know how to better include: 
antishumitel, or what? The main objective of this apparatus 
would be muting the sound in a certain place. Also a very 
useful invention. Want to work to get you anything not distract 
or loud TV, no noise of passing cars outside the window, no

cries gambling younger brother,
- Including its autonomous antishumitel, which does not allow 
you to break through to the sounds of the inner circle, and 
sit, teach Lessons in tishine.A can come up with such 
antishumitel, which does not transmit sounds selectively: 
suppresses any noise, but does not delay speech mother, who 
calls you on lunch. Or does not transmit sounds whose source is 
removed from you more than three, for example, metra.Togda can 
imagine in the same room perfectly coexist

family members, each of which listens to its chtoto: one - TV, 
other - radio, the third - the tape recorder ... And nobody 
does not hinder anybody. 

   Must warn you that taking the opposite, as any of the 
techniques of fantasy requires some additional perturbations of 
the brain. Very often, you may come across veschi.Vybrali 
already known as an object of the ocean, add the prefix "Anti" 
- what happens? That's right, antiokean, that is land. What's 
so fantastic? To receive worked, to reflect, to some it is the 
quality of the ocean to apply it to get a quality

a new idea. It's not always easy, but do not worry, if 
something just does not work, look for other options and you 
will surely find their own, an interesting solution. 

   Tasks wishing to use the opposite technique is the same as 
before: povspominayte, look for ideas in science fiction, based 
on this reception, try to apply it to the most

unexpected objects and their properties, try to develop a 
received idea, to build story, write a story. And you can think 
of a fantastic problem to solve it will only be those who will 
apply the technique naoborot.O results of their investigations 
to contact us. 

   Good fiction you!
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   Just look how smart! Perhaps someone
seeing the title, has already guessed what will 
razgovor.Sovershenno correctly - about the speed. On the agenda 
- the third method of creating new science fiction ideas, 
namely: 


          ACCELERATION - DECELERATION


   What we choose as the object? That's right, man! I do not 
accidentally select it for our experiments. Firstly, that the

it represents a person, everyone knows it
not some mysterious synchrophasotron
and each can, if desired approach to the mirror and look at 
this man himself ... Second, the literature (and fiction, as 
its integral part) is written by people, about people and 
lyudey.A because of the existing fiction is easy to find 
examples of the application of our techniques as times in the 
annex to the man. 

   So, the new technique can be applied only to
such an object that is associated with changes in time. Do not 
be penny wise and take the global property rights - life. What 
would happen if we speed it up? For example, ten times! Imagine 
how compress the time for such a man? Yes he is for day only to 
sleep ten times prospers. A eat and the bolshe.Pravda, for the 
same day he will be able to perform this scope of work, that a 
normal person under the power to do just ten dney.Pravda, will 
remain unchanged if all physiological processes in the body of 
accelerated human live it on the strength of 7.8 let.Eto not 
happy. And it would be nice if we could accelerate the pace of 
his life at will! "I understand any student or student who is 
preparing to ekzamenam.Da never know when we do not have enough 
time? Then it ability and would be useful.


   And what happens if we have to accelerate the pace
life? A hundred times! But we can not even be able to
to see such a quick man, if he
will not sit without movement 1 / 16 seconds.
It is for us it is 1 / 16 and to accelerate -
6.25 seconds. You can run 50 meters. AND
beat all world records! However, here
need to calculate whether it can so quickly
run, because for him dramatically increase air resistance. The 
air becomes viscous, like water, but water does not run to 
fast! And breathing is difficult. Fans of physics can

at leisure to do such calculations.

   Well, slow down, apparently, it makes sense to those
objects that are moving very quickly.
Sound, for example, or svet.Predstavlyaete which
began to reshuffle if light travels at a speed of a turtle! 
Nobody would have seen what happens in reality. AND farther 
away from your image, the less probability that there really is 
something that you see. Would in this the world to invent some 
new ways to learn that where there is ... 

   One of the most beautiful new fantastic ideas, met me at the 
last time, was the idea of ​​slow glass. Photons

falling into a glass, artful way
make for a long time reflected inside
so that they come out of this glass, depending on the 
thickness, after many months, and even years. This idea allows 
you to play lots of interesting plot turns, and not

accidental author of this idea, science fiction, Bob Shaw
wrote the first short story, and then
- Volume novel on the same topic.

   Here are a few options for the use of such glass. If it is 
to hold some time in an exotic location, for example, in the 
tropics, the sea, in Savannah, and then paste it into the 
ordinary home, inhabitants of this house will see the window

not what is happening there now, and wonderful pictures of the 
surf or herd zebr.Takoe glass can be a witness to a crime and a 
dangerous piece of evidence or provide an opportunity to once 
again see relatives and friends after a while. In

Such glass can "burn" movies and
performances, it can be used to transmit sensitive information, 
in general, such Here's an unusual twist can be done 
successfully applying the technique of fantasizing to such 
mundane, seemingly the object as a simple, all the familiar 
glass. 

   Slowing the pace of aging men may
become the real purpose of scientific research. I think the one 
who would solve this problem, necessarily would have been 
awarded the Nobel Award By the way, the official science in 
general do not know why a person is aging. According to one

of hypotheses in the human body is a
"Switch" after the operation which changes the metabolism, the 
cells are no longer updated, accumulate errors ... That would 
find this "switch" and prevent its inclusion! 

   By the way, very often to get the original new idea has to 
be applied Several priemov.V the future, we'll talk about it, 
but the idea is often enriched, if you use the full couple 
priemov.Naprimer, the idea of ​​accelerated human combine with 
the idea zamedlennogo.Dopustim, it is possible to choose the 
pace of life in their zhelaniyu.Ved there are situations where 
long waiting for something, and time drags slowly medlenno.A 
happens, time is flying at high speed! 

   What would happen if we fit the tempo of his life under the 
circumstances? In the dentist's office slow down the pace of 
life, and discomfort will take in our subjective time of a 
second, and when the mother says: "Stop reading! Down sleep! "- 
will accelerate the pace and have time to finish reading 
interesting book to kontsa.Vrode would be nice, eh? But any 
discovery or invention has pluses and minusy.Obyazatelno try to 
consider all aspects of your new ideas. What would happen if 
the pace of life, such as can be changed and the criminals? 
Will not cons more than pros? Think about it.


   Hypotheses and stories in science fiction with the 
acceleration and deceleration rather mnogo.A get by, I met an 
interesting hypothesis of scientists on this topic. By today's 
scientific ideas lifetime of intelligent civilizations in the 
galactic scale is small. And now be some super civilization may 
artificially slow down my life to wait until the world will 
happen is something interesting, for example, will develop 
another civilization. Maybe you can call any astronomical 
objects in which time goes by acceleration or deceleration?


   In general, I welcome your emails on this subject and
good fiction you!
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   Give restructuring! This much we have time
stands in the yard, without adjustment anywhere!
But I'm not going to lure you into the wilds
political disputes, just on our page it's time to the next, 
fourth acceptance of new science fiction ideas.

Formulated it simply: Crushed

   And its essence is simple: take an object and even divided 
into small parts (up to atoms and elementary particles). And 
then when You can apply the antipode

this method - Synthesis and COMPOUND. Good
result also gives the assignment of parts
object properties of the original whole.

   Apply this technique began in an extreme drevnosti.Pomnite, 
in fairy tales hero cuts the enemy in half, and half of these 
formed two living vrazhin. But, of course, in fiction such a 
fact should be a scientific (or at least pseudo-scientific) 
explanation. In the course can go to regeneration, restoration 
of the organism in the genetic code and similar things. 

   A beginning science fiction, of course,
more simple tricks. If we are by tradition
chosen as the object of man, the most striking (and most 
famous) example would seem, the separation of the head from the 
body. Summed up by this head tube with a nutritious fluids, and 
she lives, said his eyes blinking. Here are just a fly off his 
nose to banish can not nechem.Otsyuda natural desire

add to this head mechanical ustroystvami.Eto desire spawned an 
entirely new class of beings - cyborgs - cybernetic organized 
people who receive mix of various natural and artificial 
organs. There could be a science fiction give vent to his 
feelings: wants, in the human body will put an artificial 
brain, or vice versa, the human brain will surround an 
artificial membrane. 

   If we divide the brain (or mind) per person and each part 
has its individual, receives at least amusing istorii.Eti parts 
may quarrel, to unite, to fight each other, having while a 
common body! And although the idea is not so new, the 
experience shows that in the hands of masters, it can gain new 
life, tune up with new colors, a further development, as 
happened, for example, in a recent novel by Stanislaw Lem 
"Examination on the spot" in which each half of the brain known 
zvezdoprohodtsa Iyona Pacific began to live their lives.


   Several transforming this idea, we can obtain a single 
organism, which consists of separate entities. In fiction

there are different versions of such a composite 
organizma.Naprimer, each piece of individually do not possess 
reason, but gathered together, they form a creature,

has an enormous intellectual potential. Or have a mind and the 
individual elements, but when connected they get a completely 
new properties and qualities. For example, different 
intelligent beings from different planets, together, constitute 
the space korabl.Kto somehow serves as the onboard computer, 
someone - a solid wall ship, someone - the engine, etc. The 
idea for first sight completely crazy, but lets beat a lot of 
interesting episodes. Imagine surprise those who find

the ship and finds out that he can fly
without ekipazha.Ili, for example, in case of emergency breaks 
into many pieces, each of whom skipped rushes to hide in

bushes! ..

   Changing facilities and the degree of fragmentation, you
have the chance to encounter a situation that may well be 
typical of literary models. How can this happen in your time 
with Daniel Defoe, when he decided to describe the adventures 
of Robinson Crusoe. A vsegoto and it was necessary - to break 
up the company one man! But as Robinson Crusoe spawned this 
story! Really very tempting for writers was an opportunity to 
remove an individual from the world that it is usually around 
and see how he behave in the new environment.


   Fiction, of course, modernized Robinson Crusoe in his own 
way. In essence, that of themselves represent stories about 
aliens (When the aliens arrive on Earth)

or space-based reconnaissance (when Earthlings
acquainted with the inhabitants of other planets)? Those
as Robinson Crusoe, but moved apart terrestrial
gorizontami.I so you can find open spaces for the imagination! 
Someone draws opportunity to simulate the unusual world,

plenty to experiment with unusual
conditions of life, ponavydumyvat strange creatures.

   Someone else's planet may serve as a magnifying glass to our 
research, terrestrial problems for a serious conversation about 
our human society, which can look the part and, therefore, see 
something new. By tradition, to remind you that science-fiction 
writer has a good understanding of why it creates a new world, 
and try to avoid logical contradictions. Creativity of the 
masters of fantasy themes and attracts that they very carefully 
think through the details their new buildings, so that the 
reader not suspected of fraud, stumbled on an explicit

lapses. In this case, maybe it does not follow all these 
details to enter in the text of the story, so they do not 
clutter up the main story and not distract from the intent of 
the writer. But do you need to know and what is left outside 
the works. 

   Probably all you've read "It's hard to be god" brothers 
Strugatskih.Vot example of simulation society of another 
planet, in which all agreed: a carefully designed system of 
names, social structure, history, culture. It creates the 
illusion unusual society. But the details are taken from 
Earth's history and culture! Oh very clever they are merged, 
only careful investigation can see that in the world Arkanara 
names are constructed using Japanese pyatidesyatizvuchiya, 
almost simultaneously there make discoveries on Earth Separated 
by hundreds of years, and many more small parts of the earth 
from various countries and Centuries carefully adjusted to each 
other. 

   And finally, one more purely technical idea related to our 
current priemom.Amerikansky scientist Dyson offered to split 
some of the outer planets (like Jupiter), and from this 
material to build a sphere around the sun somewhere in the

region of the asteroid belt. The aim - to catch
solar energy, which is now spent
completely useless. This area can be inhabited, provide the 
atmosphere, etc. A Soviet scientist and science fiction Henry 
Altos suggested not to build a sphere, and spray the stuff in 
mind the disk in the plane of rotation of the planets and thus 
create a sort of "interplanetary atmosphere." Then in the disk 
of planet to planet can not fly on

rockets, and almost on conventional aircraft.
And to have on hand material for
oxygen for the construction of various external
stations, etc. Does not that graceful and beautiful solution?

   So proceed to surgery! And about
its findings tell
us.

   Good fiction you!
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   Reached predela.Idu further ... This phrase
from the old comic story surfaced in mind when I pondered the 
structure pages of the fifth admission of new

fantastic ideas. For this method:


      UNIVERSAL - LIMITATION


   This technique is applicable to almost any event or subject. 
Our ability creepy limited reality, but this problem is easily 
solved, if we use your imagination. The first thing that caught 
me by the arm, a ballpoint pen, which I wrote this

zametku.A if it is a universal writing device? I want to, it 
becomes in pencil in any color, or begins to write

ink, tapped the text of an important letter
like a typewriter (in the movie 60-ies "His name was Robert" 
was a funny episode when the robot when faced with unfamiliar 
object - a pen, not knowing how to use it, turned it over in 
his hands and suddenly ... began to poke a pen in the scrap of 
paper on which were letters from both the typewriter). 

   No, whatever you say, universalization -
It is very convenient. Universal tool
may be a wrench and a screwdriver, and
tester and a soldering iron одновременно.Универсальное 
medicine, like the infusion of modern medicine men, many of 
which sprung up in recent years, will cure any disease (from 
runny nose, broken arm and diabetes). However, there is a 
danger that it will fold before the wonder drug generic virus, 
which, escaping from the action The drug, in turn will become 
the smallpox virus, black fever, and the mysterious Martian 
shrinkage, which, however, people are not afraid, but very 
harmful to mimikrodonov.


   Some form of universalization of science fiction writers use 
very fruitful. Recall, for example, starships, designed for 
very long flights, when the board is replaced by several 
generations. It's this town-ship, it has gardens,

greenhouse, cinemas, fountains ... Sometimes these ships can go 
on a dangerous research trip, to hunt

wild monsters, mutated from ordinary
rats, not to mention the mere possibility
get lost and die of hunger.

   With the universalization of the lucky robots. In
work, where, in fact, the first time and there is a word in the 
play "RUR" Karel Capek 
reproductive-health/publications/ru/mec/index.htm Rossumskih 
universal robots. They could replace the human in any activity, 
and eventually even replace the light chelovechestvo.S Capek's 
robot arm triumphantly went through the pages of science 
fiction books, and today just impossible to imagine a future 
without these universal assistants, who know everything, 
everyone can and everyone can. 

   And what about our favorite subject - the person?
Surely it can not be ignored in the study of the current 
priema.Pravda, and so we are rather universal, need only recall 
our universal parliament, which is easily taken to talk about 
any problem and with the brilliance of it solves, however, not 
always considering the consequences. As for man in fiction, 
then, as usual, the writers initially gives him a one, then 
other additional property, while not komuto has his great idea 
apply the method of universalization and give its all 
imaginable possibilities and sposobnostyami.Pravda, it was 
found that such a superman invented long ago - is the usual 
supernatural god. But God, as is well known to be very 
difficult, why science fiction is not forgotten and the Private

changes in human abilities.

   Quite remarkable idea of ​​universal
formy.S beings who possess the ability to become anyone, there 
are the most incredible priklyucheniya.Osobenno if these 
creatures, for example, came to Earth from the distant cosmos 
and quite familiar with the orders on our planet. They can 
become a good-natured dog and try to establish contact with the 
earth's civilization dog, unaware of the true role man on 
earth. But in the case of a threat to them easily evade 
pursuit, reincarnated in a most unusual form. 

   Finally, a nice idea you can think of, putting the principle 
of universality Incompatible, at first glance, 
yavleniya.Naprimer, curious looks from a spacecraft built from 
edible chastey.Bort - Of pressed crackers, chair - of

thick sausages, doors - egg powder
etc. It may very well come in handy in case
hunger riot in korable.Udalil wrapper
whose products are protected from damage and pollution, and 
chew your health! Of course, there risk to remain among the 
stars with a stomach full of dried and the steering wheel in 
their hands instead of the wheel when it is eaten by the entire 
ship, but Feast for the glory succeed ... (Knowledgeable people 
will understand and the joy experienced zvezdoprohodtsev, who 
suddenly discover that the fuel tanks poured pure alcohol!)


   But what are we all about the first part of the reception. 
Surely there and its antipode - a limitation. Well, the 
application of this technique is even simpler, because we are 
dealing with a child with limitations: "Do not go, do not touch 
it, but over there do not you dare ever do! ". The main thing 
is to choose a sufficiently universal object and slowly deprive 
him of any qualities. And it goes well. What is it that

us, man? What is he doing - thinking? That this is not 
necessary. Ponder over it shall we, and he let it work. Or 
fighting for faith, the tsar and the fatherland. The idea of 
​​controlling the behavior and mood is tempting and in all ages 
attracted to any of the rulers. Science fiction, too, gave it 
to her. 

   You can invent the light under the influence
which a society becomes a mob of sheep. You can implant in each 
individual radios, whereby if necessary, send pulses to the 
center of pleasure or horror directly into the brain. Energy 
costs are low - voltage of 0.7 volts can be produced by the 
body of the vehicle transmitter. I do not talking about zombies 
and every other carrion. And, you can develop the basis for a 
new science - Prokrustiki - and restrict the flow of

real information society, which want to effectively 
upravlyat.Vprochem, it is even and not a fantasy, it is we 
ourselves recently passed ... 

   Typically, restrictions are justified
other constraints. What, not enough food? Why puzzle over how 
to satisfy people? Restrict the creation of new people 
introduce vouchers for children who will arrange the lottery 
winnings that may be rebenok.Ili arrange a hunt for the 
perpetrators: killed the villain, you can give birth to a son! 
No, apparently just awful reality can give rise to such a 
horrible phantasmagoria. But what is what it is.


   Short-lived joy and robots to its versatility. Oh, they may 
all know how? Well, get it! Poems I write myself, have

my handwriting is good, but the Serve-ka you
brother, kiberdvornikom! Or a taxi driver.
Or a longshoreman. And you, too, if you're so smart, assign a 
navigator of the spacecraft. But no more togo.A to make it look 
legally correct, invent Three Laws Robotics! No degradation of 
the robots - this is sad and pathetic zrelische.Pomnite robot 
zaznayku of the short story by Henry Kuttner, who was fond of 
looking at the mirror, how beautiful rotating gears in its 
transparent casing, and completely ignored the orders of its 
creator - Inventor Gallegher, which drunk

forgotten, for what has created this robot? AND
as a whole gloss off his zaznayki when Gallegher remembered 
that the purpose of this the miracle of creative thought - open 
cans beer!


   In general, I'll tell you straight: although the reception
limitations and has the right to exist, I prefer it the 
opposite - universalizatsiya.Skolko good deeds can be created 
using this technique, as empower anyone, even the most

trifling subject! Must be universal, guys!

   Good for you and, notably, the universal fantasy!
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   There it was - and no! It is so easy
way to explain the principle of the sixth reception of new 
science fiction ideas: 


        DESTRUCTION - REVIVAL


   The mechanics of using it is simple to
impossibility: you can take the first caught the eye of the 
subject and to destroy it. As Typically, to justify this 
destruction is simple enough, in extreme cases to devise 
specific "ischeznovitel or "Disintegrator". And here are the 
results of destruction could be catastrophic. Take 
listok.Konechno ordinary paper, if only he had gone, nothing 
really terrible happen. And if the paper disappears altogether?


   Try to imagine this terrible scene: the entire planet were 
derived in a top-secret military lab bacteria (or accidentally 
imported from another planet, microorganisms) immediately 
destroyed all kinds of and stocks of paper. Disappeared books, 
writing evidence of past and present, money

- And those not, were left alone monety.Perestali
out newspapers and magazines. Disappeared volumes
descriptions of the crimes in the courts, debt
receipts and contracts. That would be terrible
shock to our tsivilizatsii.Komnata,
in which I am doing this page, immediately
would become uninhabitable. Imagine yourself: disappeared
to books on the shelves, which occupy two
the opposite wall from floor to ceiling.
In addition, books, magazines, newspapers, piled
in all the corners on the table, on the TV and under
TV, filing cabinets and a packet of letters to podokonnike.I 
only a thin layer of dust from the ink that does not like to 
eat This nasty bacterium instead former magnificence. No, I'm 
just not able to invent a terrible picture.


   And so that virtually out of nowhere!
Destroy iron - Civilization retrace
ago. Arrange an information explosion and the chain reaction 
will cover the whole planet and destroy all computer records - 
a setback. Is nothing good can be done with

this hack? Let's try to destroy
something bad. Take, for example, man. That we have listed for 
this creature of inappropriate? Well, let's agressiya.Nauka

found that if a person cut in a certain place, some brain tissue
(An operation called a lobotomy), then
he ceases to be aggressive. Okay? Yes
as skazat.Posle lobotomized person becomes listless and 
indifferent, easily managed object. Attacked directly, he would 
not, but on orders from above without thinking presses a button 
that will, say, a nuclear catastrophe. Okay? Alas. 

   Let's try the other way. We will do everything
nascent children vaccinated against aggression (y
Lema, a process called betrizatsiey).
Grow up healthy, intelligent people who are in
all respects normal, just do not
can allow even thoughts of aggression. A
Do not get lost along with the aggressive intentions and 
willingness to take risks? Not zakuklitsya Is humanity in a 
cocoon of indifference to the surrounding universe? No need to 
firmly think before you decide on such a desperate step.


   Let's try again. Glotnem hot tea for
enhance cognitive abilities. Oh, whined a bad tooth! That is 
what must be destroyed! Pain! Oh, if we could do it! Grateful 
mankind would be showered with flowers of who killed the pain. 
In the imagination swim pictures of happy, happy earthlings who 
honor the benefactor. But what it? The next speaker, with a 
smile on his lips, suddenly stops short and falls, as

threw himself! Poor fellow, he had a sore
heart, he would have to lie in bed, and he
alternates between praising their redeemer. But
disease has not disappeared, because the pain - it is only
signal on its suschestvovanii.Vyhodit, we again
on the wrong track? It turns out that way.

   How fortunate that all of our destruction
- Fictitious, there are only voobrazhenii.Priznatsya, I 
exaggerate somewhat. In fiction there are ideas for 
destruction, which is not so fraught for others. For example, 
the idea of ​​destroying the sun. Netnet, not ours, which is 
spelled with a capital letter. And some distant, and so that 
the planets surrounding it, there was no residents, enough 
uzhasov.Postroim all, as a detective. We flew in space, away 
from stars, suddenly found the planet. What a

damn! Where? And another and another ... Yes it's an entire 
planetary system "There is no sun and planets 
razletayutsya.Uchenye not argue that this Perhaps if the role 
of the sun performs super dwarf star. 

   Another amusing idea - for the motion
among the stars to destroy the space in front
ship. You can very quickly overcome
decent distance. Of course, the device
for the destruction of the space can be
and used as a weapon, but there's
nothing can be done - there is no such thing could not be used 
to harm. 

   Contact the idea - the revival - much
humane. You can certainly try to revive the Inquisition, or 
even some nasty, but it is better to return the blind 
zrenie.Ili grow lost a leg. This process,

referred to as the recovery is real for some
zhivotnyh.Yascheritsy, for example, quietly grow a new tail. 
But with such a man Things do not go. A pity.


   Another option revival - up. Let us, omitting any thing in
Some devices (George Gourevitch named him ratomatorom) in the 
output window we get an exact copy of this thing. Sort

Hi, but is also suitable for copying money. Better than metal, 
they do not have numbers. However, if you have money ratomatora 
in principle, can become nenuzhnymi.Ved copy the clothing, 
food, books, equipment etc. True, you will need energy, and more

all nemalaya.A from items you can go
and to living beings. What if creating
living being in his original model, and the reminiscences of 
man? There is where roam at will. After all, imagination

real substance does not differ from
imagination being fantasticheskogo.Takie
monsters can get!

   In the short story by E. Hamilton, "The Incredible
Peace Earthlings on Mars meets heroes fiction created by the 
imagination of our fiction. Who is there only No! general idea 
of ​​the interaction of the real world and imaginary world very 
plodotvorna.Tut can meet with phantoms generated by the 
awakened conscience, as it happened to the researchers of the 
planet Solaris. And you can - with the heroes of fairy tales, 
other literature. Remember how our Alexander Privalov raced to 
a time machine in the future, described in the literature?


   Finally, you can combine the ideas of destruction and 
rebirth. Assume some device parses the object is placed inside 
atoms (because for any object is important structure, it is 
undeniable destruction), but remember its location. Information 
record has been transferred to another device that restores the 
object in the same order. If the processes of destruction and 
recovery occurs quickly enough, then all together allows you to 
move objects with the speed of propagation, that is almost the 
speed of light. Excellent transport. True, if we use them to 
move a reasonable beings, let man - there is

mass of philosophical and ethical issues.

   Very briefly dwell only on some of nih.Budet whether a 
person moved from one place to another in this way, the same 
person? Do not rush to say: "Yes." Of course, the atoms in it 
will be located in the same way as the original, but it still 
proves nothing. If assume that the first device does not 
destroy the man, but only records the location of its atoms, it 
turns out that we create a copy of a man identical to him, but 
so however completely different. If the first

device does not save the original, it is not
Is it murder?

   Of course, everything is fine, there is an ideal
copy, but a man - bye-bye! From nothing
suddenly came out ethical problems. And if
equipment, as often happens with her, starts to falter, there 
may be scary at all incidents. My friend Iyon Pacific, taking 
advantage of one such device has been reproduced, "not in the 
usual form, as in the image Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor's 
uniform, with a tricolor sash Legion of Honor, with a sword at 
his side, with a shimmering gold cocked hat on his head, and 
with a scepter and orb. "Can you imagine what difficulties will 
have lawyers who are have to make laws for peace, using this 
technique? Have to re- define such fundamental concepts

as "life" and "death." And what kind of alibi can speak in a 
world where there may be dozens identical twins?


   Let this brief discussion will
you a reminder that any new fantastic idea requires serious 
consideration: what will change in the world in the 
implementation of an innovation? 

   And yet - you kind of fantasy!