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|object name = Wrist strap and the [[Vortex manipulator]] | |||
|image = [[Image:4771416913a10035880933l.jpg|290px]] | |||
|type = [[Time travel]] | |||
|origin = Probably the [[Time Agency]] | |||
|appearances =[[Vortex manipulator - List of Appearances|Full List of Appearances]] | |||
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The [[Time Agency]] used '''wrist straps''' for a variety for functions, primarily to house a very basic form of time travel. According to the Time Agent [[John Hart]], Time Agents would bicker over the size of their respective wrist straps. Although coming from the 51st century, they were shown to be of ordinary leather, as the explosion in the [[Torchwood 3]] [[The Hub|hub]] necessitated a new strap for it. | The [[Time Agency]] used '''wrist straps''' for a variety for functions, primarily to house a very basic form of time travel. According to the Time Agent [[John Hart]], Time Agents would bicker over the size of their respective wrist straps. Although coming from the 51st century, they were shown to be of ordinary leather, as the explosion in the [[Torchwood 3]] [[The Hub|hub]] necessitated a new strap for it. | ||
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* [[Vortex manipulator|Vortex manipulation]] to facilitate [[time travel]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | * [[Vortex manipulator|Vortex manipulation]] to facilitate [[time travel]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
* Communication between users, listening to radio broadcasts, including storage of messages (''[[TW]]: [[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[DW]]: [[The Sound of Drums]]'') | * Communication between users, listening to radio broadcasts, including storage of messages (''[[TW]]: [[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[DW]]: [[The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
* Projection of [[hologram]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'', [[TW]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]], [[Fragments]]'') | * Projection of [[hologram]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'', [[TW]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]], [[Fragments]]'') | ||
* [[Teleportation]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | * [[Teleportation]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
* Tracking of life signs ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | * Tracking of life signs ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 4 March 2010
The Time Agency used wrist straps for a variety for functions, primarily to house a very basic form of time travel. According to the Time Agent John Hart, Time Agents would bicker over the size of their respective wrist straps. Although coming from the 51st century, they were shown to be of ordinary leather, as the explosion in the Torchwood 3 hub necessitated a new strap for it.
Functions
- Vortex manipulation to facilitate time travel (DW: Utopia, The Sound of Drums)
- Communication between users, listening to radio broadcasts, including storage of messages (TW: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, DW: The Sound of Drums)
- Projection of holograms (DW: The Empty Child, TW: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Fragments)
- Teleportation (DW: The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords, The Stolen Earth)
- Tracking of life signs (DW: Journey's End, Bad Wolf)
- Remote control of electronic devices (TW: Everything Changes, Exit Wounds)
- Sending signals (TW: Children of Earth: Day Five)
