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ratammer
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by ratammer Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:25 pm
Title text: 'At the stroke of midnight, your brother will be hurtling sideways at an altitude of 150 meters' is a regular physics prediction about your nonmagical trebuchet, whereas 'you are cursed to build a brother-launching trebuchet' falls out of the Lagrangian.
All physics is magic if you don't understand it.
somitomi
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by somitomi Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:35 pm
Any sufficiently advanced magic is, ultimately, indistinguishable from technology
Old Bruce
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by Old Bruce Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:45 am
I seem to recall a role playing game called "Science the Gathering" being quite popular back in the day. Does anyone else remember it?
heuristically_alone
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by heuristically_alone Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:45 am
Yeah I used to collect cards. Never did get to own a Black Hole Lotus.
If you think tough men are dangerous, wait til you see what weak men are capable of.
