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# Gadget:
A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.

MI5 HQ is hardly a gadget, its a big fucking robot, but not a gadget
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:09, archived)
# pfft
why does it have to be small?

eh?

what is the definition of "small".
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:10, archived)
# not big
so the earth is small. if you're jupiter.
(I helped save b3ta! _null_, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:10, archived)
# this
dictionary.reference.com/search?q=small
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:10, archived)
# the fucking moon is small.
(I helped save b3ta! _null_, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:11, archived)
# true
but i dont claim its a gadget
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:12, archived)
# but the building
is equipped with gadgets
(I helped save b3ta! atomboy, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:10, archived)
# but then it would be a series of gadgets
so enter them, not the whole building ;)
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:11, archived)
# but
the building would be a useless james bond gadget, as he wouldn't really be able to take it with him, since he's a secret agent, and since M would complain about being propelled through the air in 100 tonnes of aerodynamically unstable HQ. Therefore, i'd say it fits the frames of reference perfectly
(I helped save b3ta! atomboy, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:15, archived)
# i disagree
its not a gadget, its a building fitted with gadgets
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:15, archived)
# I did say
"with SOME gadgets"
...
EDIT: Also, it is a bit rubbish. Hence rubbish gadgets compo.
(I helped save b3ta! TV's Nosemonkey, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:16, archived)
# but a swiss army knife
is more than just a knife, it's a knife stuffed with other things, which makes it a gadget. i'd say that one could stretch the term gadget to include a building similarly stuffed with gadgets, particularly if the are working in harmony to significantly alter the structure and functionality of the building.
The fact that it couldn't conceivably be used would make it a useless James Bond gadget, but i see what you mean
(I helped save b3ta! atomboy, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:19, archived)
# just for the hell of it, im posting this
dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gadget

so that i can do this

/pedant

(i feel smuger now)
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:24, archived)
# taken from taht link
2nd definition:
"a device that very useful for a particular job"

ergo anything used to do anything is a gadget, even the full stop key i'm about to depress.

/pedantry
(I helped save b3ta! atomboy, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:37, archived)