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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by BarelyTheramin to c/witchymemes
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months 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 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] sploosh 8 points 10 months ago

You are correct.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But electromagnetic forces are basically magic ..

[–] Chickenstalker 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Jack Parsons intensifies...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months 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?