02403cam a22003493u 4500 43041 UtSlPG 20260610134003.0 m cr n 260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Sharkey, Jack, 1931-1992 Double or Nothing Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2013 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Fantastic Stories of Imagination May 1962. Release date is 2013-06-26 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Double or Nothing" by Jack Sharkey is a science fiction short story presented in the format of an imaginative narrative written in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of invention and unintended consequences, following the misadventures of two friends, Burt and Artie. As they attempt to create groundbreaking machines, their efforts often lead to chaotic situations, particularly when an anti-gravity device spirals out of control, generating increasingly absurd and troublesome results. In the story, Burt Lindstrom serves as the more practical half of the duo, continually caught in Artie's grand schemes. Their latest invention—a machine purported to create anti-gravity—unintentionally produces a synthesizer that conjures cornflakes, bowls, and other kitchen items in copious quantities, leading to overwhelming chaos as these items rain down around them. As the malfunctioning device continues to create duplicates of itself and other objects, the situation escalates into a humorous and catastrophic crisis that escalates beyond their control. The narrative is punctuated with witty dialogue and satire, using the premise of science to reflect on the unpredictability of human creativity and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Inventors -- Fiction Produced from Fantastic Stories of Imagination May 1962. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43041 83880 83880