Fascinating Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gear Based Technologies

When it comes to Christmas, Santa typically gets all the credit, but it turns out he has a crack team of elves that work behind the scenes.  One such team is called Prep & Landing, and their job is to prepare each house for Santa’s arrival.  Listen as we discuss the exploits of Wayne and Lanny, as they use various gadgets to make Santa’ job easier, including temperature reading hap...

If there was a pill that could give you a random superpower for only five mins, but there was no guarantee you would survive, would you take it?  That is the question asked by the movie Project Power.  The superpowers granted by the pharmaceutical are random, and are typically some form of augmented biology, such as Octopus Camouflage, Johnny Storm like heat generation, or an Elsa like ability to...

What would it be like for a human to be raised exclusively by a robot in an underground bunker?  This question is explored in the movie I Am Mother.  An automated bunker houses an AI powered robot named “Mother” and this robot is responsible for the last remnants of humanity, which are stored as embryos in a large cryogenic freezer.  The robot decides to artificially grow a female huma...

We are all familiar with The Hulk and his ever increasing strength, but where does this power ultimately come from?  Is it somehow tied to his psyche?  Is there an altered biological reason for this transformation?  In this episode we take a look into mind of Dr. Banner to see if it holds the key to The Hulk.  We also compare this duo to the most famous doctor/monster combo of all time: Dr. Jekyll...

In nature, some bird species will try to get another bird species to raise their young by secretly laying eggs in their nest.  This is called brood parasitism.  The movie Vivarium takes this concept and applies it to humans.  Tom and Emma get trapped in a weird subdivision called Yonder, and are given a baby to raise.  It quickly becomes apparent that this baby is not human, and they have to figur...

Blade is a BA vampire hunter, who also happens to be half-vampire himself.  His mom was bitten while pregnant, which bestowed upon Blade all of the vampire strengths, but none of the weaknesses…sort of.  He still has to drink blood which while not a physical weakness per se, is definitely a social weakness.  At his disposal is a varied arsenal of silver & garlic infused weapons including...

Tremors is about a group of people in the tiny Nevada town of Perfection who encounter large, subterranean worm-like creatures called Graboids, which are attracted to sound.  In this episode, we attempt to explain the biology of these creatures, including their incredible locomotive abilities, bulletproof head, and mouth tentacles.  We also take a look at seismology, and how sound can actually tel...

Phantasm is one of the most unusual sci-fi forror movies of all time.  The movie follows a boy, his big brother and an Ice Cream peddler named Reggie as they try to uncover the mysterious disappearances centered around their local cemetery.  It turns out, the truth involves an inter-dimensional alien called The Tall Man, flying spheres capable of draining an entire body of blood, a portal to anoth...

Last Action Hero is one of Schwarzenegger’s most unusual movies because it plays with the physical conventions of three distinct worlds.  First, we have the our world which operates under conventional Newtonian physics.  Then we have the movie world where the main character Danny lives, which follows movie physics, and then we have the cartoonish physics of the movie within a movie where Sch...

In the future, it is possible to have memories implanted in your head so you believe you went vacationing on another planet.  This is what happens to Arnold, which opens up a whole adventure.  This movie is really about two major scientific phenomena:  Implanting memories over memories, and traveling to Mars.  These seemingly unrelated occurrences are intertwined in a strange way, which is what ma...

The T800, the unstoppable killing machine from the Terminator franchise is probably Arnold’s most iconic role.  In the most recent sequel Dark Fate, a T800 is sent to kill John Conner and succeeds.  After the mission is complete, he live a normal life with a family, completely fitting in to human society as a drapery cleaner.  On top of that, we have an augmented human who can push her body...

When Arnold and his elite paramilitary group are brought in on a rescue mission in Central America, they thought the most dangerous part would be the heavily armed guerillas.  Little did they know that a technologically advanced alien had come to Earth to hunt.  In this episode, we discuss all the cool gadgets The Predator has, including a cloaking device, a triangulating targeting system, a shoul...

Los Angeles 2017: Prisoners have talent agents, people are manipulated with deepfakes every day, and you can fight for your freedom on a nationally televised game show hosted by Richard Dawson.  This is the world of The Running Man, our first entry in Schwarzenegger September.  This movie was very forward thinking, and not only because it stars two future governors.  We are going to explain how th...

The movie Snowpiercer (and the TV show of the same name) follows a gigantic train as it traverses the icy post-apocalyptic landscape, carrying with it the last vestiges of humanity.  It is the quintessential traveling biosphere, containing everything the human race would need to survive (and many things they do not).  Listen as we discuss how feasible it would be to maintain a hydroponic farm, or...

The 2011 movie Limitless explored the possibilities of dramatically expanding ones intelligence.  Not only does the main character increase the processing power of his brain, but he suddenly has access to every memory he has ever stored.  This is a remarkably powerful combination, especially when used in conjunction with his new found ability to mimic any complex physical move just by watching som...

In the television show Castlevania, Dracula is the keeper of advanced scientific knowledge, which sometimes appears as magic.  His scientific acumen is so great that he trained his wife to be a doctor, his castle teleports, and he uses mirrors as both a communication device, and as a portable hole!  We explain these devices, as well as a morning star whip that makes monsters explode, the physiolog...

Welcome to FGGGbT Quick-E!  On this show, we will tackle the stuff we don’t have time for in the regular podcast, be it science, pop culture, or both! This week’s topic comes from Twitter fan @Tweetacularmatt He asked what we thought of 3D food printing and how it would taste.  We had some predictions. FGGGbT On Social Media Facebook Twitter

If you have ever considered faking your own death via a pretend vat of acid, you really need to listen to this episode.  It turns out, there is a LOT to consider.  You have to be able to breathe underwater, construct rat bones on the fly, and be prepared to melt a ladle should anyone try to verify the acidity of the liquid.  We also discuss a gadget that allows you to save your spot in time &...

Welcome to the first episode of our new show FGGGbT Quick-E!  On this show, we will tackle the stuff we don’t have time for in the regular podcast, be it science, pop culture, or both! Our first topic comes from our new fan on Twitter  @MasquearteMX!      He asked what we thought of Vibranium VS Beskar.  This is our answer. FGGGbT On Social Media Facebook Twitter

Everybody loves a good time travel story, and Star Trek has MANY to choose from.  Whether it’s Red Matter, Black Holes, Anti-matter, or performing a slingshot technique around a giant planet, if you make a major mistake, there are many ways to fix it.  In this episode, The Brain Trust looks the original series and the 2009 movie, and explains what happens using the Block Universe theory.  Th...

When is comes to hologram technology, Voyager really perfected the application of this into their everyday lives.  They were the first series to have a hologram crew member:  The Doctor.  As the Chief Medical Officer, he outranks the Captain on matters of health and well being, which is odd because he doesn’t physically exist. Not only that, but their holodeck is something to be marveled.  T...

Deep Space Nine was the first of the Star Trek series to be set on a space station, and not on a traveling space ship.  The stories centered around a battle between The Federation, and The Dominion.  This is important, because The Dominion was a race of people who used genetic engineering to both enhance other races, and develop their own from scratch.  In this episode we take a look at the benefi...

TNG revived in the Star Trek franchise and lead it in all new directions, including the introduction of one of the most iconic Star Trek enemies:  The Borg.  Listen as we discuss all the cybernetic advancements this series introduced, including the advantages of a cubed ship, removing biological parts in favor of superior technological ones, and how to digitize the brain and upload it to the entir...

The original series of Star Trek premiered in 1966, and even then it was ahead of its time.  From machines that create food out of thin air, to medical devices that can diagnose you with the wave of a wand, Star Trek has accurately predicted several technological advancements.  The Brain Trust takes a look at the major gadgets from the series, and shows you how they were the inspiration for the te...

Have you ever noticed a sudden shift in a friend’s demeanor, or felt like something about them was a little off?  It is quite possible that they fell asleep close to an alien plant, and were replaced with a similar, albeit insidious facsimile.  How could this happen?  If Invasion of the Body Snatchers is any template, pod people are everywhere, and are working hard to get you to join their r...