It is bad enough when your brain and body betray you, legs in perfect shape but unable to hold your weight. When you wake up in a strange world with alien creatures as well? At least you still have your cane.
When Astrid Wagner took the job at the one hour photo store, she though it would be a nice enough way to spend some free time and make a little extra money. It never occured to her what else might develop.
imagine what you could do with two inventions--an economical fuel cell and a reactionless thruster. Here's my interpretation. It's a thought experiment gone mad...