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but then it would be a series of gadgets

so enter them, not the whole building ;)

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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

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atomboy, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:15, archived)

i disagree

its not a gadget, its a building fitted with gadgets

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ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:15, archived)

I did say

"with SOME gadgets"
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EDIT: Also, it is a bit rubbish. Hence rubbish gadgets compo.

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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

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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)

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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

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atomboy, Tue 11 Nov 2003, 22:37, archived)