>> ^shuac:

Back in '96, I bought a Forte VFX-1 which was a VR headset with stereoscopic vision, very comfy over-the-ear headphones, and motion tracking. All for about $1000.
Each eyeball had it's own little LCD screen (263x230) and I can tell you that it looked like pure ass. Despite it's shortcomings, I played the original System Shock with it and I still have very fond memories of skulking through Citadel station with that thing strapped to my melon.
While I'm not interested in contributing to a kickstarter campaign (after all, that's why we have venture capitalists), I may be interested in a finished retail product.


Ha! I, too, bought a VFX-1 headset. (Had to buy a separate Number Nine S3 Virge card as well so the interface cable would work). I never did play SS1 on it, but I did roll through Quake 1 and all of it's mission packs, as well as used it for Looking Glass' Flight Unlimited. I never used the Cyberpuck controller, as it wasn't very intuitive to me. Once GLQuake came out (which had to run at nothing less than 512x384) that was the final nail in the coffin. But fun times while it lasted.

Back in '96, I bought a Forte VFX-1 which was a VR headset with stereoscopic vision, very comfy over-the-ear headphones, and motion tracking. All for about $1000.

Each eyeball had it's own little LCD screen (263x230) and I can tell you that it looked like pure ass. Despite it's shortcomings, I played the original System Shock with it and I still have very fond memories of skulking through Citadel station with that thing strapped to my melon.

While I'm not interested in contributing to a kickstarter campaign (after all, that's why we have venture capitalists), I may be interested in a finished retail product.

Nice looking melons, but are they organic?

I'll have the mixed melon salad to start, chicken dumplings with chestnuts, taters, and coconut cream pie for dessert. And a milkshake!

ROFL...

i have a friend who tried to make a business doing this to whole tropical fruits (melon, papaya, pineapple, etc) - it failed...

he was trying to allow for the fruits to be taken away / shipped in their carbonated state... but the effect fades very quickly apparently

so what he ended up with was an expensive novelty aspect to your everyday tropical fruit stand - not cost-effective

i suggested he try carbonating meat next... "hey folks! that snap, crackle and pop doesn't need to leave your bacon at the pan!"

This is the American English lesson where no respect for elders is demonstrated.

(Would now pay to see footage of this jerk getting his melon thumped.)

Um, you do know that "strange fruit" is a reference to the lynching of African Americans, right?>> ^Arkaium:

I'm a fan of Billy Holiday, so I'll say I would have also enjoyed the title "Strange Fruit"
I've had an exotic fruit that was green, slimy and seeded (like a cucumber) on the inside, but I can't remember what it's called. Anyone know? It's starting to bug me now...
EDIT: It's the Kiwano melon. And it's delicious, imo.

Yeah, no matter. I'll make it clearer next time.

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Ah, they probably seem obvious in person, but in the photos they all look identical.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
They were different. One is tiny, and one was huge. It's pretty obvious I think, but oh well.

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Just wanted to inform we can only accept one of your photos because the rules state each photo must be of "an obviously different cutting board."

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
And here's two pictures of me having cut myself..
http://i.imgur.com/exaV4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yOLHu.jpg
(should only count as one for contest purposes though)

And lastly, I murdered a water melon for you barbarians!
http://i.imgur.com/ABKgI.jpg

Ah, they probably seem obvious in person, but in the photos they all look identical.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
They were different. One is tiny, and one was huge. It's pretty obvious I think, but oh well.

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Just wanted to inform we can only accept one of your photos because the rules state each photo must be of "an obviously different cutting board."

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
And here's two pictures of me having cut myself..
http://i.imgur.com/exaV4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yOLHu.jpg
(should only count as one for contest purposes though)

And lastly, I murdered a water melon for you barbarians!
http://i.imgur.com/ABKgI.jpg

They were different. One is tiny, and one was huge. It's pretty obvious I think, but oh well.

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Just wanted to inform we can only accept one of your photos because the rules state each photo must be of "an obviously different cutting board."

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
And here's two pictures of me having cut myself..
http://i.imgur.com/exaV4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yOLHu.jpg
(should only count as one for contest purposes though)

And lastly, I murdered a water melon for you barbarians!
http://i.imgur.com/ABKgI.jpg

Just wanted to inform we can only accept one of your photos because the rules state each photo must be of "an obviously different cutting board."

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
And here's two pictures of me having cut myself..
http://i.imgur.com/exaV4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yOLHu.jpg
(should only count as one for contest purposes though)

And lastly, I murdered a water melon for you barbarians!
http://i.imgur.com/ABKgI.jpg

And here's two pictures of me having cut myself..
http://i.imgur.com/exaV4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yOLHu.jpg
(should only count as one for contest purposes though)

And lastly, I murdered a water melon for you barbarians!
http://i.imgur.com/ABKgI.jpg

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Time was a lie.
En[t]ire melon was a lie.
Yay cute & boobs.

Entire melon my ass. But cuteness and boobs are good.