RE: [DL] Universities and Mad Science

[gvan@ispchannel.com]

For the most part, they'd look exactly like any other normal human being, though a character 
with the ability to see spirits might notice manitous hovering around an MS who is actively 
working on a blueprint (they wouldn't hang out with him all the time, though). The only tipoff 
would be if they have some fairly blatant dementias, or if they are actually discussing or using 
their inventions.

Grant V

> Point of thought, just how obvious is a Mad Scientist?
> Sure if he's riding around on a steam wagon, toting a
> flamethrower he'll stick out in a crowd, but what if
> he didn't have any gadgets with him?  How easy would
> he be to spot and identify as a MS, as opposed to a
> regular scientist or university professor?  I'm sure
> there would be several universities that have Mads
> working for them, but no one knows they are Mad
> Scientists.  Why?  They keep their work secret (due to
> prejudice), and since it's not something explainable,
> it's not something they can or will try to teach.  Any
> teacher at a university can really be a MS.
> 
> Need inspiration?  There are several Disney movies
> based off of the idea of the eccentric professor who
> still teaches classes and only a few people know of
> his gizmos.
> 
> -Munch Wolf