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BarelyTheramin@lemmy.worldM to Witchy Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

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BarelyTheramin@lemmy.worldM to Witchy Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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    What is the thing on the bottom right? It looks like the Westinghouse Atom Smasher, but the protruding bulbs don’t fit. Also they stopped using the Atom Smasher in the 1950s.

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      Looks Kind oft linke those old mercury arc rectifiers. Yeah pretty sure, the blue glow is from the arc.

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        You are correct.

      • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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        Thank you!

  • intelati@programming.dev
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    But electromagnetic forces are basically magic …

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      Magnets. How do they work? (This is a valid question that has no full answer).

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        Obligatory Feynman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO0r930Sn_8

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        deleted by creator

  • v_krishna@lemmy.ml
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    Jack Parsons intensifies…

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    What about anime boob physics?

    • BarelyTheramin@lemmy.worldOPM
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      Also witchcraft

  • Wugmeister@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Ever thought about how a laser printer works by blasting the electrons off of paper? Surely there was an easier way to do things?

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