h a l f b a k e r yA riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a rich, flaky crust
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Once purchased this obscenely expensive cigar may be misplaced or destroyed but it will never be burned through. If the original owner smokes most of it and sets it down, however briefly and in whatever circumstance, the moment he blinks or looks away it will be renewed to a full length, already lit
version. Attempting to watch an undying cigar (tm) through to its last wisp may be hazardous to one's health.
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How about thinking about HOW, instead of WON'T?
I'm thinking that the cigar doesn't actually burn (maybe re-fillable
fuel does...), but has a tungsten mesh tip (heated, glowing) & slowly
retracts into itself as it goes. When "put down", it reverses & grows
(on the assumption that when it's down, you're not paying any
attention to it). Trying to cram a face-tracking camera(s) into it is
probably a bit much. |
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// How does it work? // Isn't that obvious from the title.
The Cigar Ninjas swap it out when you aren't looking. |
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Hush; we do not speak of the Cigar Ninjas! |
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Having said that, swarming microbots might provide a better
service, simply because they have more places to hide. |
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I'm very pro-ninja in this format - I think there's an
interesting concept to be explored here. It's like what they
say about silver service at super-posh restaurants,
everything appears without you ever having to think about
it. Good service should be imperceptible, be it implemented
as microbots, mind-reading augmented reality, elvenfolk or
a lo-fi army of specially trained ninja. |
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Ooh... ninjas vs. elves. This could get interesting. (scribbles
notes of potential movie plotlines...) |
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I mean, orcs were always just so oafish as a credible threat. |
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"Hear that, Shagrat? I'm gonna spit in 'is soup." |
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*Holds up small glowing vial..." |
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