History Main / PhlebotinumHandlingEquipment

** As was the HEV suit, for that matter. And the cart Gordon used to push the GreenRocks in Unforseen Consequences.

* In ''TheElderScrolls III: [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', there is the Wraithguard gauntlet that is needed to handle Keening and Sunder (magical knife and hammer, deadly when handled with bare hands) safely.
* ''HalfLife 2'''s gravity gun was originally used for handling dangerous stuff required for Dr. Vance's research.

Some {{Phlebotinum}} is (more or less) harmless to living beings; it can be handled, carried around, or stored in everyday containers without any long-term side effects for those transporting it. Other forms of Phlebotinum are hazardous stuff in their own right, where prolonged exposure, [[HarmfulToTouch physical contact]], or even sniffing the fumes can have harmful, permanent, and/or fatal consequences.

* The purple goo in ''{{Warehouse 13}}'' used by Pete and Myka to neutralize artifacts.

* The prize goes to Death Gloves, one of most dangerous magical weapons around. These are mostly used by emitting a ranged attack, but a touch also turns anyone into spoonful of very fine ashes, and cannot be deactivated, short of placing into an AntiMagic area. One prequel mentions that the inventor died before completion of this artifact, and the mage who picked up his notes and half-finished glove soon "vanished". The modern safety protocol requires a would-be wearer or maker to paint a protective rune on each nail with non-dissolvable ink, and one more on the roof of mouth with a poisonous ink -- not enough to kill, but enough to leave permanent change in the body. And even with protected hands, it's "scratch your nose and die" deal. Thus, while armed, but not in battle, to mechanically prevent a glove's contact with anything not scheduled to instant and very thorough destruction, the user wears another glove on top, covered with a different set of runes for protection of non-living material.

* Antimatter must be kept in a magnetic trap. For now this is just because the antimatter will be lost if it touches anything else but one day a mass large enough to be dangerous might be contained the same way.

* ''ResidentEvil'': when the T-Virus containers in the sealed area are being placed in the suitcase to be stolen, they're manipulated with waldoes.

In order to manage or transport the latter kind, you need PhlebotinumHandlingEquipment. This be anything from [[TrickedOutGloves simple gloves]] (or a HazmatSuit) to avoid physical contact, specially marked containers to keep the material secure and prevent it from irradiating the surrounding areas, or specialized machinery used to handle the material remotely (especially if it there is a lot of it). Sometimes PhlebotinumHandlingEquipment may itself run on a different kind of Phlebotinum itself, or provide effects that counter or neutralize the hazards presented by the Phlebotinum being handled. The specialized equipment may also be used to alter the material's StatesOfPhlebotinum later.

** I had assumed it was a magnetic containment unit or something similar. Phlebotinum containment unit? Is there a store where I can buy one of those?

* In ''TheElderScrolls III: [[TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', there is the Wraithguard gauntlet that is needed to handle Keening and Sunder (magical knife and hammer, deadly when handled with bare hands) safely.

* In ''TheElderScrolls III: Morrowind'', there is the Wraithguard gauntlet that is needed to handle Keening and Sunder (magical knife and hammer, deadly when handled with bare hands) safely.

* ''{{Moonraker}}'': the scientists in Hugo Drax's lab use manipulators for part of their processing of the deadly poison (as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIAfkoi8w24 here, starting at 1:15]]). Unfortunately they use manual manipulation outside a sealed area for the rest, so after JamesBond fools around with the vials one of them is knocked down and broken, killing them (2:15-3:50).

* ''{{Film/StarTrek}}'' (2009): The Red Matter had to be held in a floor to ceiling plastic (glass?) containment unit and pulled out by a syringe one drop at a time.

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* The purple goo in {{Warehouse 13}} used by Pete and Myka to neutralize artifacts

* Kryptonite needs to be kept in lead to protect {{Superman}}, or [[KryptoniteProofSuit he needs to be in lead to protect himself from it]]. (Which by extension means that {{Batman}} has a lead compartment in his utility belt since he [[CrazyPrepared always has kryptonite]].) Depending on the continuity, Kryptonite is or isn't also dangerous to humans.

* Kryptonite needs to be kept in lead to protect {{Superman}}, or he needs to be in lead to protect himself from it. (Which by extension means that {{Batman}} has a lead compartment in his utility belt since he [[CrazyPrepared always has kryptonite]].) Depending on the continuity, Kryptonite is or isn't also dangerous to humans.

Some {{Phlebotinum}} is (more or less) harmless to living beings; it can be handled, carried around, or stored in everyday containers without any long-term side effects for those transporting it. Other forms of Phlebotinum are hazardous stuff in their own right, where prolonged exposure, physical contact, or even sniffing the fumes can have harmful, permanent, and/or fatal consequences.

* HalfLife 2's gravity gun was originally used for handling dangerous stuff required for Dr. Vance's research.

* ''{{Futurama}}'' has a box which holds an alternate universe. and later, contains the same universe that it is in.

* ''{{Futurama}}'' has a box which holds an alternate universe.