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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 7633250" data-attributes="member: 6669384"><p>You can make sciencey sounding noise, but since there's no way to actually do any of those things...</p><p></p><p>There used to be discussions about converting components to energy to power evocation spells. The problem is that this would be the equivalent of having a tac-nuke in your hand. The energy release would so far exceed the spell requirements that the overflow would vaporize you.</p><p></p><p>Bending space-time to Teleport? Hmmm, sounds a lot like Einstein's theory about gravity, that mass distorts space-time, which how/why it can propagate faster than the speed of light. So that would mean that Teleport creates a mini-black hole? </p><p></p><p>And how about summoning animals? How do Dragon's fly? (Their aerodynamics and mass to wing-surface makes the idea ludicrous.) Where does the granite in a Wall of Stone come from? How does a person in a Time Stop move without burning up from air resistance? (Spell says that it speeds the caster up to the point that the world seems frozen in time.) And, and, and... The list goes on.</p><p></p><p>To paraphrase Varsuvius (Wizard from Order of the Stick comic), "I've spent years learning how to tell the laws of physics to sit down, shut up and do what they're told". Possibly the best description of magic I've ever heard. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 7633250, member: 6669384"] You can make sciencey sounding noise, but since there's no way to actually do any of those things... There used to be discussions about converting components to energy to power evocation spells. The problem is that this would be the equivalent of having a tac-nuke in your hand. The energy release would so far exceed the spell requirements that the overflow would vaporize you. Bending space-time to Teleport? Hmmm, sounds a lot like Einstein's theory about gravity, that mass distorts space-time, which how/why it can propagate faster than the speed of light. So that would mean that Teleport creates a mini-black hole? And how about summoning animals? How do Dragon's fly? (Their aerodynamics and mass to wing-surface makes the idea ludicrous.) Where does the granite in a Wall of Stone come from? How does a person in a Time Stop move without burning up from air resistance? (Spell says that it speeds the caster up to the point that the world seems frozen in time.) And, and, and... The list goes on. To paraphrase Varsuvius (Wizard from Order of the Stick comic), "I've spent years learning how to tell the laws of physics to sit down, shut up and do what they're told". Possibly the best description of magic I've ever heard. :) [/QUOTE]
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