Re: Stand on Zanzibar
Posted by Anon on September 01, 1999 at 15:55:52:
In Reply to: Stand on Zanzibar posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 29, 1999 at 01:09:59:
: The reference was "Stand on Zanzibar" by John Brunner.
Thank you. Time to visit the library...
: Did you ever wonder how "Dune" could have possibly gotten written,
: with all of its North African deep desert allusions, with NO HENNA?
Well, let's think this through. The stilsuits would cover any
designs, except at home. On the other hand, imagine what that
heat would do to the henna! Acid surely is not a problem -
ammonia would be readily available. (Let's skip those details.)
Their eyes turned blue, right? Might this be like looking through a
blue filter? The henna designs would be...no, wait, it can't be...yes
-- red through a blue filter looks black. BLACK HENNA - the apparent
desire of many, and it's right before our eyes, in a sf society!
Catherine, you've solved the Ultimate Problem! All people have to do
is go to Arrakis, or ingest enough "spice", and even red or
orange henna will *look* black!