November 10, 2008

Contra-gravity generators (commonly called 'avies' after the main research site of Aviemore, Scotland) were invented in the early 22nd century as part of the continuing attempt to save Britain from the encroaching oceans. Within fifty years they were everywhere, revolutionizing transport, space travel, city design, historical preservation (the first public use of avies was to skylift Stonehenge), and, of course, crime.

But like everything else, avies have their limitations, and the laws of aerodynamics still apply. You can teach a house to defy gravity, but you can't make it corner.