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'''Dr Rhenborg''' was a [[doctor]] known for his "living [[plastic]] creations". [[Rose Tyler]] briefly came across a [[Internet|website]] relating to him whilst [[search-wise.net|searching the internet]] for information on the [[Ninth Doctor]]. She did not, however, click on it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
'''Dr Rhenborg''' was a [[scientist]] known for his "living [[plastic]] creations". [[Rose Tyler]] briefly came across a [[website]] relating to him whilst [[search-wise.net|searching the internet]] for information on the [[Ninth Doctor]]. She did not, however, click on it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
This article on Dr Rhenborg was a real article, written by {{w|Anders Sandberg}}, a [[transhumanism|transhumanist]] researcher from [[Sweden]], and published on a section of his website dedicated to ''{{iw|whitewolf|Mage: The Ascension}}'' roleplay material, presented as real-world coverage of a {{w|etheric force|fringe science}}.
 
In fact, around the time that ''Rose'' was broadcast, Sandberg's article on Dr Rhenborg was indeed the first result on [[Google]] for "Doctor Living Plastic"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03719.html|title=<nowiki>[scifinoir2]</nowiki> Goofing around with Web searches on "Doctor Who"|author=Johnson, Keith|date of source=19 March 2006|website name=The Mail Archive|accessdate=7 February 2019}}</ref>, but sometime after 2010 this section of Sandberg's personal website was discontinued.
 
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100123194524/http://hem.bredband.net/arenamontanus/Mage/plastic.html Archive of the full article]
 
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 18:42, 26 February 2019

Dr Rhenborg was a scientist known for his "living plastic creations". Rose Tyler briefly came across a website relating to him whilst searching the internet for information on the Ninth Doctor. She did not, however, click on it. (TV: Rose)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

This article on Dr Rhenborg was a real article, written by Anders Sandberg, a transhumanist researcher from Sweden, and published on a section of his website dedicated to Mage: The Ascension roleplay material, presented as real-world coverage of a fringe science.

In fact, around the time that Rose was broadcast, Sandberg's article on Dr Rhenborg was indeed the first result on Google for "Doctor Living Plastic"[1], but sometime after 2010 this section of Sandberg's personal website was discontinued.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Johnson, Keith (19 March 2006). [scifinoir2] Goofing around with Web searches on "Doctor Who". The Mail Archive. Retrieved on 7 February 2019.