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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

You are correct.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But electromagnetic forces are basically magic ..

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Jack Parsons intensifies...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What about anime boob physics?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Also witchcraft

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling 2 points 2 years ago

Ever thought about how a laser printer works by blasting the electrons off of paper? Surely there was an easier way to do things?