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Originally posted by CyclopONE
It irks me so much that I've started writing a short story about a fat guy who watches 8 hours of TV a day (he has a full time job) and gets hooked on Abtronic. Pretty soon, this guy is watching TV while multiple abtronic devices are running on his body. Thighs, abs, calfs, biceps, shoulders, face, you name it.
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**LEGAL DISCLAIMER**: The idea contained in the preceding paragraph is copyright, trademark, patent pending, all rights reserved 2002 to me. Use it at your leisure. =)
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-Cyc
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Actually, this is similar to something that was in "The Diamond Age," by Neal Stephenson. One of the characters had nanotech implants in his body that constantly stimulated his muscles to build up more strength. (This was Nell & Harv's dad, who gets killed near the beginning of the book.)