Stephen Hawking's Wheelchair | |
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Origin |
Stephen William Hawking |
Type |
Augmented electric wheelchair |
Effects |
Increases one's intellect to the same level as Hawking's |
Downsides |
Prolonged use of artifact causes user to develop Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
Activation |
Sitting |
Collected by |
Arthur Nielson |
Section |
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Aisle |
983032-5580532 |
Shelf |
984743-58370-590221 |
Date of Collection |
September 25, 2003 |
[Source] |
Origin[]
This was one of the wheelchairs owned by famous British theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking.
Effects[]
When one sits in the wheelchair, their intellect will grow to match that of Hawking himself. However, if one stays in the chair too long, the will develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which steadily increases in severity until it becomes permanent.