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DMX vs. Ghostbusters: The Youtube Thread
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Fuck.
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I lost it around 2:36, that was awesome
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I bet emails she forwards to her kids go straight into the spam folder.
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I like the dude who played the cult leader in Drive Angry, so I guess I could watch this. He needs his southern accent and soul patch back, though.
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I LOVE that guy.
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The electricity thing reminds me of this article. Uh, good thing the mysterious event somehow didn't affect the electrochemical reactions in our nervous systems, I guess?
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NthDegree256 said:
The electricity thing reminds me of this article. Uh, good thing the mysterious event somehow didn't affect the electrochemical reactions in our nervous systems, I guess?
Probably one of the nerdiest things I've thought of is trying to figure out which modifications to the laws of physics would be necessary to explain why wizards in Harry Potter can't use electrics/electronics/chemistry and have to use magic/potionmaking/alchemy instead. But like you said, biological electrochemical reactions still have to work normally. My initial thought was that quantum tunneling doesn't work, so nothing with a silicon semiconductor transistor would function, but I think some biological processes may rely on quantum phenomena as well.
If only they'd brought in some hard sci-fi consultants for this movie. Instead, I'm sure it will have the trademarked J.J. Abrams "big red ball of goop" from Alias/Star Trek/Mission Impossible 3 style plot devices. -
Considering that the wizards in Harry Potter are among the Muggles and the Muggles obviously have normal, real-world technology like cars and such, it's clear enough that it's just a matter of the wizards choosing to do their own thing and separate themselves from the sciences.Spankminister said:NthDegree256 said:The electricity thing reminds me of this article. Uh, good thing the mysterious event somehow didn't affect the electrochemical reactions in our nervous systems, I guess?
Probably one of the nerdiest things I've thought of is trying to figure out which modifications to the laws of physics would be necessary to explain why wizards in Harry Potter can't use electrics/electronics/chemistry and have to use magic/potionmaking/alchemy instead.
As for why they choose not to, it's made clear enough that the main reason is a strong bias against Muggles and against technology, but other factors may include being attached to tradition, magic being easier than science, and the wizards having various misconceptions about the real world. -
I guess that's cool, but it would be better if he had purple hair and was a Chinese chick with an attitude.
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I've always been under the impression Lacrosse was invented at Catholic prep schools.
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@Dave: It does have some genre/trope parodies like that (they have another one where three guys do an imaginary game of Dragon Quest out of boredom), but I'd say most of it is situational comedy, which puts it more in the Azumanga/Cromartie mold than Excel Saga's mostly genre-parody wheelhouse.
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lackofcheese said:
As for why they choose not to, it's made clear enough that the main reason is a strong bias against Muggles and against technology, but other factors may include being attached to tradition, magic being easier than science, and the wizards having various misconceptions about the real world.
Magic for them clearly developed in parallel to the way science did for us, with potion making substituting chemistry, combat spells substituting firearms and artillery, etc. But this could have been because they had to: they explicitly say that technology above a certain level will not work in areas too concentrated in magic-- specifically that electronics, radar, etc. will not work at Hogwarts (and presumably other similar areas). So I was wondering to what extent that holds true, and the mechanisms by which things like that could happen in physics terms. -
Damn, I've been paying for electricity like a sucka.
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Cute.
I have occasionally wondered if it would be worthwhile to try to use a micro water turbine generator on a house water supply line to try to capture some of that energy. My guess is that the intermittent water flow would be the primary limitation; though on a larger building, like a hotel or an apartment building, it might be less of an issue (assuming that the generator wouldn't kill the water pressure to upper floors).
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Voice actors doing a reading of scenes of Star Wars. It's an hour long.
