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==Technology and Functions== | ==Technology and Functions== | ||
The origin of the sonic screwdriver was unknown. It may have been the product of [[Gallifrey]]an technology since [[Romana]] understood it enough to construct her own version of it. Other alien races were known to possess similar devices, such as the sonic pen used by | The origin of the sonic screwdriver was unknown. It may have been the product of [[Gallifrey]]an technology since [[Romana]] understood it enough to construct her own version of it. Other alien races were known to possess similar devices, such as the [[sonic pen]] used by Miss [[Foster]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') and the sonic blaster obtained by Captian Harkness. Sonic blasters were known to be made in the [[Villengard]] factory. (''[[The Empty Child]]'') The name of the device itself suggests that it functioned using soundwaves, although the actual workings of the device were never fully explained. | ||
A crystal similar to [[Metebelis Crystal]] sought after by the [[Eight Legs]] of [[Metebelis III]] was used in the Mark VI sonic screwdriver. ([[IDW]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'') There were also electrical components. ([[DWAM]]: ''[[The Halls of Sacrifice]]'') | A crystal similar to [[Metebelis Crystal]] sought after by the [[Eight Legs]] of [[Metebelis III]] was used in the Mark VI sonic screwdriver. ([[IDW]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'') There were also electrical components. ([[DWAM]]: ''[[The Halls of Sacrifice]]'') | ||