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#262026 ATC Mon, 30th Jul '12 11:58:21 AM from Sleeping

Sea Ponies would be connected to the water amirite.

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#262027 Mio Mon, 30th Jul '12 11:58:27 AM

I admit that the whole "connection to the earth" thing did seem like a somewhat akward attempt to make the the three tribes "equal" when they in fact weren't. It ends up working out in a nice bit of coincidence that most of the ponies who dealt with plants were Earth Ponies anyway.

Actually in a weird way I don't think anyone would have cared if they had not decided to give the Pegasi their whole weather control thing as part of the whole "ponies control nature" thing.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:02:44 PM by Mio

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#262028 Bluespade Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:00:08 PM from Texas

Pegasi controlling the weather is one of my absolute favorite things about the show. Of course, if they hadn't done it, I would likely have never thought about it so I certainly wouldn't be complaining...

Actually I mean the fact that the ponies have to ensure that ordinary physical activities like changing seasons, the moon and sun rising, crops growing, AND weather is one of my favorite things about the setting.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:01:02 PM by Bluespade

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#262029 Kyler Thatch Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:00:35 PM from the heart of my bottom

They can farm.

They. Can. Farm.

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#262030 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:02:05 PM

@Mio World building is world building. The fact that the setting is so unique, with nature being heavily regulated and controlled rather than worshiped like you see in most fantasy settings, is a large part of the draw, IMO.

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edited 30th Jul '12 12:02:43 PM by PerpetualLurker

#262031 Bluespade Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:02:41 PM from Texas

That's very true. It's just not very stylish.

And I don't think the ability to spend long hours hard at work farming is ever going to grant a pony the same kind of joy or excitement that comes from flying or learning new spells, or even the simple satisfaction of being able to use telekinesis for simple tasks.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:02:53 PM by Bluespade

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#262032 Japanese Teeth Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:03:28 PM from Meinong's jungle

Eeyup. They aren't flashy, but without them Equestria couldn't exist in a civilized state.

As far as weather control goes, my headcanon is that it would happen on it's own, it would just be highly unpredictable. The Pegasi don't so much make weather as control it to make sure there are no floods/droughts/etc.

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#262033 Mio Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:04:50 PM

I'm not saying that the nature control aspect was bad, just remarking on how things ended up working out within the setting.

I'm sure you'll find a number of ponies who disagree.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:04:59 PM by Mio

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#262034 Bluespade Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:05:24 PM from Texas

Yeah, I think that's pretty much a given, since we have seen natural weather events on occasion. At the least, natural weather would drift in from the Everfree Forest.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:05:39 PM by Bluespade

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#262035 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:06:10 PM

@JT They have a weather factory. I'm pretty sure that that qualifies as making the weather. Natural weather can still crop up elsewhere, though.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:06:36 PM by PerpetualLurker

#262036 Japanese Teeth Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:13:34 PM from Meinong's jungle

What I mean is that if the Pegasi didn't create their own weather, it would happen naturally. Just because they have a factory for making rainbows doesn't mean that rainbows can't occur without them. They probably prevent a lot of weather from occuring on it's own and have to create it to make up the difference.

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#262037 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:15:21 PM

@JT Oh, yeah. That's a given.

#262038 Mio Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:16:09 PM

The way that rainbows seem to function in the show seems to imply that they are either don't occur in nature, or "natural" rainbows would really freak ponies out.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:16:17 PM by Mio

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#262039 Japanese Teeth Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:16:47 PM from Meinong's jungle

Well, given how they get freaked out by naturally occuring weather...

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#262040 Super Gex Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:16:55 PM from Your Face

Well, what about the rainbow in 'Hearts And Hooves Day'?

edited 30th Jul '12 12:17:06 PM by SuperGex

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#262041 Mio Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:19:40 PM

Well I assume that that rainbow was set up by the Pegasi, what with liquid being sucked out of a monochrome stencil(?) by the vaccum.

edited 30th Jul '12 12:20:04 PM by Mio

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#262042 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:19:41 PM

Yeah, the clouds moving on their own was a source of horror to Rainbow Dash in Bridle Gossip. It's just something that doesn't happen in their society.

#262043 Sereg Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:24:54 PM from South Africa

Yeah, the world building in this how is great.

Also, seeing as though we're talking about earth pony magic, this is an excuse to pimp my fanfic.

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edited 30th Jul '12 12:25:21 PM by Sereg

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#262044 Tiggers Are Great Mon, 30th Jul '12 12:32:03 PM

Today, I just got hit by a case of Fridge Brilliance.

It's like this: you know how in "Party Of One" Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy made up that story about housesitting for a bear named Harry? Then, in "Lesson Zero", Fluttershy was fighting with, excuse me, massaging a bear. Could that bear in "Lesson Zero" be none other than...Harry?