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Fact and Fiction Behind Bond's Gadgets

Posted by michael on from the movie-promotion-entirely-coincidental dept.

bubblegoose writes "With the new 007 movie coming out soon MSNBC is running a story about some of the fact and fiction behind the Bond gadgets."

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  1. My name is.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    Troll... James Troll.

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  2. Re:Who's replaced Q? by BlindThePoodle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cleese...John Cleese...

  3. YAWN! by jmoriarty · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's nice. Someone please wake me for the article on the Fact and Fiction Behind Bond's Women. (Especially the Fiction!)

  4. gadget realness by Sensitive_Clod · · Score: 4, Funny

    "CIA-types and geeks love to bicker over that one." i always thought it was the dmca.

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  5. Quote from the article: by Indras · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The world of James Bond is fiction. Bond wouldn't last 4 minutes as a real spy."

    Spoken like a true jealous wannabe.

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    1. Re:Quote from the article: by rowanxmas · · Score: 5, Funny

      "The world of James Bond is fiction. Bond wouldn't last 4 minutes as a real spy."

      This is probably true...
      Unless our aging Bond is taking his "Q" approved "Viagra" he wouldn't last 30 seconds.

  6. BMW by gamepad by unfortunateson · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not a huge fan of Brosnan as Bond, but one of the few high notes of his 007 career is the glee on his face while operating the BMW from the rear seat using his phone as a controller. Too bad there's probably too much concrete in that garage to get a decent cell signal. Could be Bluetooth in addition to cell, neh? I don't recommend that as an option in newer cars: I've seen how my kids drive on the PlayStation.

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  7. Minus minus makes plus, errhh... by infolib · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now if you're the type who can't help un-suspending your disbelief

    I am not able to flatly deny that I couldn't be the type of person that isn't completely excluded from that set of people. Are you?

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  8. Not in my world by joebagodonuts · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The girls, you could argue, are just a distraction in James Bond films."

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  9. I don't think he gets it.... by 95_gst_al · · Score: 5, Funny
    "The movies just don't get it," Melton says. "A spy wants the fewest gadgets possible. Because being caught with a gadget is a death warrant. ... There is no real-world counterpart to a car that shoots with machine guns." Real spies carry as little technology as possible, and draw as little attention to themselves as possible -- hardly 007's style. "The world of James Bond is fiction. Bond wouldn't last 4 minutes as a real spy."
    Like I want to watch a guy running around with microcamera and a pen copying machine stealing important documents and taking photos for 1.5 hours.
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  10. Re:Yes, hogwash.... by Tenebrious1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait a second, just what is hogwash exactly?

    It's the excuse the farmer's daughter uses when you ask her to the dance- Sorry, I gotta stay home and wash the hog.

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  11. Re:Yes, hogwash.... by bribass · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't that where Harry Potter goes to school?

  12. Re:Back to the Future 4? by fava · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe its a Lotus Esprit Turbo with an extreme alarm system.

    If you break the window the whole car will explode.

  13. First two lines of the article.... by M.C.+Hampster · · Score: 5, Funny

    The girls, you could argue, are just a distraction in James Bond films. The gadgets are the real stars, and time and time again, they save Bond's skin.

    Obviously written by a Nerd.

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  14. I want to know what he uses in his hair. by Prince_Ali · · Score: 4, Funny

    What does he use to keep his hair so tidy? He can be shot at roughly 40 times, jump on a bike, and jump onto a train without messing up his hair the slightest bit.

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  15. As cute as this article is... by Triv · · Score: 5, Funny
    it's sister-article is much more interesting. It's on how much product placement is featured in the new bond movie, and how some are worried that the franchise is sliding downhill into 2-hour ads.

    This quote cracked me up:

    Norelco's senior vice president of marketing Nina Riley won't reveal how the new Spectra shaver is used in the film except to say it's in a "very pivotal scene."


    The article's here.

    Triv
  16. What gadget keeps him from getting VD's from by Dareth · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... all those women he sleeps with?

    Oh yeah... a simple condom I presume.

    "Need a condom?" "No thanks man, I got the lucky condom my dad gave me. He swears it always worked for him."

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    1. Re:What gadget keeps him from getting VD's from by Jerf · · Score: 5, Funny

      Comedy Central recently re-ran a Sat. Night Live skit on that theme. "Mr. Bond, you have 127 venereal disease, including 18 we haven't identified yet. We've named them after you: Bond 1, Bond 2, Bond 3, etc." **beep beep beep** "Excuse me Mr. Bond, I have to go. Good god, Bond 17 has broken out of its beaker!"

      One of the better such things I've seen, and I'm not generally a Comedy Central fan. I think they actually had Pierce Brosnan on for that show, so it was even one of the real Bonds. ;-)

  17. Neat! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other words, CIA agents rarely carry pellets which allow them to breath under water for extended periods, Earnest said.

    But they do carry them on occasion? That's the coolest thing I have ever heard of.

  18. I Submit... by milesbparty · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that Inspector Gadget was a MUCH better crime fighter than 007. Ejector seats??? Bah! Once bond gets a hat that doubles as a helicopter, then I'll be impressed!

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  19. Waynes World by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 5, Funny
    I think my favorite product placement happened in Waynes World when Wayne went through about a handful of products saying their slogans.

    "Nuprin- little, yellow, different."

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  20. Re:Product Placement by sczimme · · Score: 5, Funny

    Convergence with a vengence.

    Convengence?

    (Yes, I know vengeance was misspelled.)

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  21. Re:Dumb Article by BroFrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bond: What is this... Q: Its a plastic bag... You hide things in it and place it under a bridge! Bond: Wow

  22. Re:The interviewee doesn't get it by Doppleganger · · Score: 4, Funny

    That said, I want his car... ...any of 'em.

    How about one of the wrecked ones?

  23. Re:if i had a care like bond's by McFly69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a BMW.... and trust me it does not help. Once a nerd, always a nerd.

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