X-rays theme
Electromagnetic waves in the part of the spectrum between UV rays and gamma rays (i.e., X-rays) are harnessed for some novel purpose.
Notes
This theme does not apply to mundane usages of X-ray imagining technology, such as the case of a physician examining an X-ray of a broken arm.
Examples
An unsuspecting man has his skeleton extracted by an X-ray machine operating scientist in "A Novice at X-rays" (1898). In "X: The Man with X-ray Eyes" (1963), Dr. James Xavier uses special eye drops to see beyond the visible spectrum into the ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths and beyond.
13 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 10 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: X: The Man with the Xray Eyes (1963) | choice | Dr. James Xavier used special eyedrops to increase the range of his vision beyond the visible spectrum into the ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths and beyond. |
| movie: A Novice at X-rays (1898) | major | An unsuspecting man had his skeleton extracted by an X-ray machine operating scientist. |
| movie: The X-Rays (1897) | major | An X-ray machine was used on a courting couple to humorous effect. |
| futurama1x13 | minor | Fry and Bender used Farnsworth's F-ray (a play on X-ray) flashlight to look inside various people and objects. |
| movie: Justice League (2017) | minor | Superman used his X-ray vision to inspect the other Justice League members. |
| movie: Man of Steel (2013) | minor | Young Clark Kent didn't know what to make of his innate X-ray vision. |
| movie: Out of Time (1988) | minor | Channing used a special pair of glasses to check for winners among a batch of scratch-and-win lottery tickets. He later described the glasses as having X-ray capabilities to Max. |
| movie: SpiderMan Strikes Back (1978) | minor | Peter was able to see through walls with his X-ray vision. |
| movie: SpiderMan: The Dragons Challenge (1981) | minor | Peter Parker used his X-ray vision to see a man toting man straight through a wall. |
| movie: Superman (1978) | minor | Superman used his X-ray vision to check Lois Lane's lungs for signs of cancer and see through various other things. |