If you're nice enough, Scott Blum will let you rub the subcutaneous plastic plate that covers a crack in his skull, a souvenir from a triathlon accident.

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Well, we just got to see some prototypes of the device, including the basic CORE 2 band, its metal bracelet and swappable plastic face plate accessories, and learned a bit more about the device.

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Then you're given clothes, a bit of bedding, a plastic cup, plastic knife, fork, spoon, bowl and plate.

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Because the plate is flat, it can be made of plastic and folded up for launch.

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Under the plate rack on the draining board and at the bottom of the plastic pot for the cutlery was a murky gray sludge.

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