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Dr. Gordbort's Rayguns
6/1/2007
Friend Paul is always good for pointing me towards good retro-futuristic bits on the Web. This time he pointed out these very cool Weta "Steampunk" toy rayguns. Pricey but very nice.
I will say I find the term "Steampunk" very odd when applied to Victorian science fiction. Why "punk"? The punk mentality of nihilism and anti-establishments seem entirely contrary to optimistic and conservative Victorian mindset. I suppose "punk" just has a trendier ring to it than "gent" or some similarly well-mannered noun.
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