Clarke's Third Law: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."''|'''[[Arthur C. Clarke]]'''}}

* Abra Kadabra, a member of The Flash's rogues gallery, takes advantage of this. His entire schtick is coming from the 64th century, where the technology is so advanced that he passes as a magician in the 20/21st century.

** Eventually subverted when he made a [[Deal with the Devil]] to get real magic which [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|also exists in the DC Universe.]]

* The [[Green Lantern]] rings and by extension the other Corps' power rings [[Hard Light|use light in order to form physical constructs]]. It's supposedly advanced technology, but because light isn't normally physical, for all intents and purposes the power rings are magic.

 

 

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

** Also, in one episode in later seasons, Daniel tries to tell a village that there is no such thing as magic; it is, however, ineffective because no sooner has he finished saying this than he and the rest of his team are beamed away in a flash of light, leaving the villagers baffled. Daniel hangs his head and complains at the timing.

* This law is directly quoted, word for word, in Season 2 Episode 9 of ''[[Stargate Universe]]'', by Eli.