Cool Gadgets of the Flash's for Running/Reducing/Reminding

Ironically during the silver age, the various heroes that gained superpowers through accidents often used their own natural intellect to develop superior gadgets to aid them in their adventures. Beyond the mere web-shooters and gamma-gadgets of the day, perhaps the most prolific of these inventors was Barry Allen, the Flash of Earth-One. He invented the Cosmic Threadmill, a device that absorbs cosmic energy (ever abundant, ask Ted Knight) and allowed the operator to travel through time guided by a radioactive pulses from a cosmic ray clock. Beside this time (and dimensional) travel device, Barry also devised a costume ring that housed a specialized chemical compound which compressed the fabric of his Flash outfit, allowing it to fit within its housing. When needed, he could then eject this specialized fabric, which expands into a full-sized Flash costume.

His counterpart on Earth-Two, Jay Garrick aka the Flash, had himself improved upon Barry's designs and created the Time Vortex. Like the Treadmill, this device sent individuals through the time and space, teleporting them to a desired temporal destination. In addition, it generated a force field that projected a fabric generator, which through intricate programming specifically designed era-appropriated clothing for its travelers during their journey! As such, it was a clothing-materialize / Rosetta Stone translator / time-travel devise! Although only used during one Justice Society adventure, it also had been used on other occasions. Take that, Allen!

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