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  2. Tractor beam - Wikipedia

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    Water tractor beam. A tractor beam is a device that can attract one object to another from a distance. [1] The concept originates in fiction: The term was coined by E. E. Smith (an update of his earlier "attractor beam") in his novel Spacehounds of IPC (1931).

  3. Hardware Wars - Wikipedia

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    Hardware Wars is a 1978 American short science fiction parody film in the form of a teaser trailer for a fictitious science fiction film that parodies Star Wars.The 13-minute film, which was released almost 18 months after Star Wars, mainly consisted of inside jokes and visual puns that heavily depended upon audience familiarity with the original.

  4. Star Wars (film) - Wikipedia

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    Fox released A New Hope for digital download on April 10, 2015, while Disney released the other five films. [311] [312] Disney reissued A New Hope on Blu-ray, DVD, and for digital download on September 22, 2019. [313] Additionally, all six films were available for 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos streaming on Disney+ upon the service's launch on November ...

  5. Austin Powers in Goldmember - Wikipedia

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    Goldmember activates the tractor beam, but Austin and Dr. Evil work together to reverse its polarity, destroying the meteor and saving the world. The entire story is later adapted into the film Austinpussy. Upon exiting the cinema, Austin and Foxxy encounter Fat Bastard, now thin but with sagging flesh thanks to the Subway diet. As Austin and ...

  6. File:WaterTractorBeam.webm - Wikipedia

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    What links here; Upload file; Special pages; Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL

  7. Tractor - Wikipedia

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    The Ford N-series tractor helped revolutionize modern mechanized agriculture with its Ferguson three point hitch. A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction.

  8. The Naked Now - Wikipedia

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    Wesley reverses the ship's tractor beam, repelling the Enterprise off the Tsiolkovsky, giving themselves the necessary additional seconds for Data to replace the chips and enabling the ship to move out of the way. The crew is cured of the ailment, and Picard partially credits Wesley for helping to prevent a disaster.

  9. Luke Skywalker - Wikipedia

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    The Falcon is brought to the Death Star via tractor beam, and Luke and Han disguise themselves as stormtroopers to infiltrate the station. When they discover Leia is being held captive, Luke persuades Han and Chewbacca to help rescue her. Obi-Wan deactivates the tractor beam, then sacrifices his life in a duel with Vader so the others can escape.