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It's been a long time since the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was unleashed on American audiences back in 1993. A ton of things have changed since then: Fox Kids is now dead, TVs are no longer as thick as they are tall, and the Power Rangers have gone through almost 20 different series of rangers, from Mighty Morphin to ZEO, all the way to Super Megaforce. Though two decades have passed, our technology still isn't up to par to the world of Zordon and Rita Repulsa. Here are 10 Inventions From Power Rangers We Want in Real Life.
Alpha 5
We all wanted to have Alpha 5 as our real-life robot friend back when we were kids. How awesome would that have been? Alpha's smart, loyal, and funny. Sadly, it looks like our advancement in robot technology is all leading to things that will eventually kill us. Ai yi yi.
Morpher
It's the key thing that made Jason, Tommy, Kimberly, and the entire gang superhuman. Without these, they wouldn't be rangers. In this day and age, turning superhuman would be something, but wouldn't it be a little cooler to use the morpher's abilities to get you into a fresh outfit in a moment's notice? Literally. Just yell "Triceratops!" then all of a sudden you're ready for work. That'll save you a half-hour in bed.
Ability to Materialize a Crew Out of No Where
Ever gotten yourself into a situation where you needed your crew to back you up, but they were no where to be found? The Putty Patrol would be all you needed. Okay, they wouldn't be all that great at combat, but strength in numbers, strength in numbers. If not them, Ivan Ooze's Oozemen would be even better. #CrewLove
Saba
Saba blows Siri out of the water. He could talk, blast bursts of energy from his eyes, and fly. Oh, and he controlled the white tigerzord. Get on Saba's level, Apple. What y'all know about that?
Wrist Communicator
Yeah, we have smartwatches today like the Pebble and Sony Smartwatch 2, but the Wrist Communicator was probably one of the most reliable pieces of technology in the Power Rangers universe. Samsung even put the Rangers' Wrist Communicator in their latest ad for the Galaxy Gear. But we're sure if the Power Rangers had their own IPO and started manufacturing Wrist Communicators for the masses, it would have earned better reviews than the Gear.
Dragon Dagger
With something like the Dragon Dagger, the days of band players being picked on in high school would be over QUICK. The Dragon Dagger doubled as a flute that could summon an ancient beast. Now, imagine that in modern times? A tuba that doubles as a weapon/beast that will protect you when the jock comes along. Things will never be the same.
Rita's Staff
Rita's staff was nuts. She had the power to throw it from the freakin' moon, and once it hit, it could take a creature and turn it a hundred times bigger than it ever should be. It was a Godzilla/Kaiju making weapon that could destroy the world if it weren't for the rangers.
Secret Command Base with Teleportation Capabilites
The closest thing you have to a command center is your room back at your mom's house (did you pick up your clothes yet?). And forget about teleporting anywhere for that matter. The Power Rangers had it good, a place to escape where nothing could touch them—until Ivan Ooze comes along, that is. If you want to visit the closest thing to the Power Rangers command center, visit the House of the Books at Brandeis-Bardin Campus of American Jewish University in California. Look familiar?
Energy Tube
How old was Zordon, anyway? That huge, overgrown, floating face was being kept alive for, what, thousands of years? All thanks to that energy tube of immortality. Later on in the series, Zordon asks one of the rangers to destroy his tube so that its powers could defeat Lord Zedd and Rita, and he ends up dying. Long live, Zordon.
Megazord
It's all of our dreams come true. Huge robots to travel the planet, fly into space, and ward off evil villains. If Earth were ever in need to defend itself against a huge asteroid Armageddon style, we wouldn't be calling Bruce WIllis. Megazord would have it handled, son.