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* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' normally keeps magic and technology separate, even though two of the science teachers are practicing magicians. They probably want to avoid incidents like the one with the shadow-possessed robot.

** Recent revelations show this ''definitely'' hasn't always been the case- there's a large room full of functional "robots" with no moving or electrical parts, yet which ~~rely~~ on ~~socketed~~ microchips.

** Recent revelations show this ''definitely'' hasn't always been the case- there's a large room full of functional "robots" with no moving or electrical parts, yet which have sockets for microchips (from what we see later, probably added by the golems themselves, back when they were active and [[Recursive Creators|built the next "generations"]]).

** And now it doesn't, since magic is being used ''as'' a branch of technology, connected to computers.

** And now it doesn't, since magic is being used ''as'' a branch of technology, connected to computers. Also, robots turned out to have a strange secondary function, as components of magical defenses.

** On the amusing side, Jenny uses lipstick for [[Geometric Magic]].

* ''[[Dragon Tails]]'' goes along a similar line of reasoning as [[Buffy]] vs. the Judge. A malevolent legendary creature's only documented weakness involves mirrors and moonlight, but it turns out to have an undocumented weakness to rocket launchers.

** Also, a Gorgon's stare doesn't work if you look at it through a sniper scope and a stinger missle can take out a phoenix before it does the whole "ashes" thing.

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'''Riff:''' Yes! Spam Satan! }}

* ''[[Xkcd]]'': ''Time passes differently in [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Narnia]], [http://xkcd.com/821/ so by putting the CPU and storage for my machine there, I was able to run through the Folding@Home and SETI@Home databases in about an hour.]"

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