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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, [[Harmful to Touch|physical contact]], or even sniffing the fumes can have harmful, permanent, and/or fatal consequences.
 
In order to manage or transport the latter kind, you need [['''Phlebotinum Handling Equipment]]'''. This be anything from [[Tricked-Out Gloves|simple gloves]] (or a [[Hazmat Suit]]) 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 [['''Phlebotinum Handling Equipment]]''' may itself run on a different kind of Phlebotinum, 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 [[States of Phlebotinum]] later.
 
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* The purple goo in ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' used by Pete and Myka to neutralize artifacts.
* They used ordinary gloveboxes (see [[Real Life]]) in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' when studying alien pathogens and the like. This failed when they were studying a virus-like nanotechnology, which started eating through the gloves.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[wikipedia:Remote manipulator|Remote Manipulators]] (AKA "waldoes") are often used for this purpose.
* [[wikipedia:Glovebox|Gloveboxes]]
* 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.
 
== [[Toys]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls]] III: [[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind|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.
* ''[[Half Life]] 2'''s gravity gun was originally used for handling dangerous stuff required for Dr. Vance's research.
** As was the HEV suit, for that matter. And the cart Gordon used to push the [[Green Rocks]] in Unforseen Consequences.
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* On ''[[The Superhero Squad Show]]'', Infinity Fractals have to be held in containment units, as touching them can have completely random effects.
* ''[[Futurama]]'' has a box which holds an alternate universe, and later, contains the same universe that it is in.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[wikipedia:Remote manipulator|Remote Manipulators]] (AKA "waldoes") are often used for this purpose.
* [[wikipedia:Glovebox|Gloveboxes]]
* 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.
 
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