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| + | {{Quote|Nestling quietly on top of the towel in Ford Prefect's satchel, the Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic began to wink more quickly.|From ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)}}{{Infobox Object|name = Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic|usage = Monitors spacecraft Sub-Etha signals|owners = [[Ford Prefect]], [[Arthur Dent]] (temporarily, [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|video game]])|First = [[Primary Phase]]|image = }} |
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| − | The '''Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic''' is a |
+ | The '''Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic''' is a device that alerts hitchhikers to passing spacecraft, by monitoring ships' [[Sub-Etha]] signals. |
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| + | At the start of the story, [[Ford Prefect]] uses this device to learn that the [[Vogon]]s are on their way to demolish the [[Earth]]. Along with his [[towel]], it was one of the permanent contents of Ford's satchel, generally buried under a pile of scripts, to help maintain his cover as an out-of-work actor. It was, of course, light years beyond any [[Earth]] technology of the period. |
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| + | [[File:Subetha.jpg|thumb|182x182px|An interpretation of the Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic next to a cup of [[tea]], as seen in the [https://www.google.com/doodles/douglas-adams-61st-birthday Google Doodle] for Douglas Adams' 61st birthday]] |
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| + | == Description == |
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| + | This device is only described as being small and black and must be small enough to fit into Ford's satchel. It is possibly of a size that is able to fit in one's hand, similar to the [[Electronic Thumb]]. Unlike many of the other pieces of technology in the series, the Sens-O-Matic doesn't appear in the television series or film adaption, so there is no visual adaption. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | The Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic appeared in: |
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| + | === Radio === |
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| + | ==== ''[[Primary Phase]]'' ==== |
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| + | * [[Fit the First|''Fit the First'']] |
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| + | ==== ''[[Secondary Phase]]'' ==== |
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| + | === Book === |
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| + | **Chapter 3 |
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| + | *[[The Restaurant at the End of the Universe|''The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'']] |
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| + | **Chapter 2 |
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| + | === Video game === |
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| + | * [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'']] |
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Latest revision as of 03:24, 17 December 2018
- “Nestling quietly on top of the towel in Ford Prefect's satchel, the Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic began to wink more quickly.”
- —From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[src]
The Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic is a device that alerts hitchhikers to passing spacecraft, by monitoring ships' Sub-Etha signals.
At the start of the story, Ford Prefect uses this device to learn that the Vogons are on their way to demolish the Earth. Along with his towel, it was one of the permanent contents of Ford's satchel, generally buried under a pile of scripts, to help maintain his cover as an out-of-work actor. It was, of course, light years beyond any Earth technology of the period.
An interpretation of the Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic next to a cup of tea, as seen in the Google Doodle for Douglas Adams' 61st birthday
Description
This device is only described as being small and black and must be small enough to fit into Ford's satchel. It is possibly of a size that is able to fit in one's hand, similar to the Electronic Thumb. Unlike many of the other pieces of technology in the series, the Sens-O-Matic doesn't appear in the television series or film adaption, so there is no visual adaption.
Appearances
Radio
Primary Phase
Secondary Phase
Book
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Chapter 3
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
- Life, the Universe and Everything
- Chapter 2