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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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* ''[[Tales of MU]]'' runs on this where the laws of magic will change if they detect someone trying to figure them out. In-universe, science is a heavily discredited pseudo-, uh, ''science'', much like people who believe in [[All-Natural Snake Oil]] in the real world. How, then, does the heavy use of [[Magitek]] work, in-universe? ''Carefully''. Examining a complex spell too closely can break it. Since the local equivalent of television works in a way that no one believes ''should'' work, people are afraid to look too deeply into why for fear that it suddenly won't. |
* ''[[Tales of MU]]'' runs on this where the laws of magic will change if they detect someone trying to figure them out. In-universe, science is a heavily discredited pseudo-, uh, ''science'', much like people who believe in [[All-Natural Snake Oil]] in the real world. How, then, does the heavy use of [[Magitek]] work, in-universe? ''Carefully''. Examining a complex spell too closely can break it. Since the local equivalent of television works in a way that no one believes ''should'' work, people are afraid to look too deeply into why for fear that it suddenly won't. |
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* In ''[[RWBY]]'' Ozpin describes the 4 Maidens powers as "magic", in contrast with the mundane<ref>by the setting's standards</ref> Dust and Semblance. Another case might<ref>this is speculation</ref> be found in those that have {{spoiler|Silver eyes, like Ruby's}} |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |