We don't need filthy Scots stinking up this thread with their haggis.

LOL RACIST PAGETOPPER

edited 16th Apr '12 2:41:33 PM by PurpleDalek

Wait! You humans don't know about any magic that you can weild!? That's so sad!You poor things! That just sounds so horrible to me! I know just how sad I was when I couldn't use magic. To be like that forever would be awful!

You think so? I uppose that I've gained a much greater appreciation of earth pony magic since moving to Ponyville, but I'm still a bit envious of unicorns.

That sounds like it could be nice! It would be great to talk about magic to lots of ponies at once!

OOC: And now I'm throwing out hints to Star Swirl's real talent.

Irish, Scots, whatever, there fine.

long as we keep those friggen useless airdales out. Don't need them slowing everything down just becuase they want to stand in line.

edited 16th Apr '12 2:41:51 PM by Seraphem

An Irishmen in our herd? Quick, hide Luna's moonshine hoard before he drinks it all!

I've seen a live sheep. Even got to help shear it. They smell terrible. Not as bad as a barn full of pigs, though.

@Kegi: Come to think of it, I do have some unusual bioelectrical properties (static buildup, ridiculously high bioelectric voltage, disrupting FM radio transmissions with my personal magnetic field, even the limited ability to mess with two poorly-insulated streetlamps near my workplace, true story ). Hopefully it's not a side effect (glances at avatar momentarily) of my condition.

@Star Swirl: Oh, I've gotten used to a lack of magic. Our technology has gotten advanced enough that it could be mistaken for magic anyway.

edited 16th Apr '12 2:43:16 PM by AceOfScarabs

@ Ace......Does the name Harry Dresden men anything to you?

Eh, who needs magic when you can fly. -starts to show off- Haha, you can't get me, you can't get me.

Well Kegisak, I certainly like to treat magic as a Science. In some ways that makes me like my role model Twilight Sparkle, Bearer of the Element of Magic. *sigh*

OOC: And another hint is given!

I see live sheep all the time. That's how freaking hardcore I am.

I need stuff to add to my watch/read list. (because I'm masochistic and like putting my brain through juggling hell XD)

I'm terrified of sheep ever since I saw Black Sheep

edited 16th Apr '12 2:45:18 PM by gingerninja666

@Ace: Oh, I believe you. I was being serious - The ability to Douse runs in my family(And despite popular belief, dowsing is not something anyone can do. Not only is it an inherent and hereditary 'knack', you also need certain materials for certain things, etc.). I'm convinced that certain skills that have been historically referred to as 'magic' do exist, but are really only the result of some form of energy we have yet to learn how to measure.

That's a pretty neat 'skill' you have, too. My Dad knows a guy who can't wear watches because his body drains the battery in a matter of days - he got it after being struck by lighting. Twice.

@OOC Starswirl: Is it the talent of science!? OR just an affinity for 'earth pony magic'?

edited 16th Apr '12 2:47:05 PM by kegisak

@ Ginger

Shannara

Time Lords and Terror

SF Debris

@Sera: Yeah, I know about him. Need to go get the books from his series and read up about him since I've already read some fanfics featuring him and the ponies crossed over.

I wasn't kidding about the electricity either, there was this electrical meter in the Jurong Science Center that could measure your bioelectrical potential if you put your hands on the electrodes. My parents could only pump the needle about a quarter of the gauge, when I put my hands there the needle shot up to about halfway, and when I concentrated, the electrical activity from my nervous system drove the needle to about three-quarters! Thankfully I'm not lethal to electronics, although the metal hooks in my workplace's store shelves tend to build an opposite charge to me so I get "stung" when I touch them

edited 16th Apr '12 2:47:40 PM by AceOfScarabs

Moonshine?

Where?

Reading those fanfics is the reason I got the books..and they are AWESOME!!!

Oh come on! I'm flying all over the place.

@ Ginger: Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Well, I'm too stupid to participate in this conversation. Back to Avatar

edited 16th Apr '12 2:48:30 PM by gingerninja666

@Ginger

Hm....Well aside from Once Upon a Time...

Ever heard of The Vampire Diaries?

Technology that is like magic? Strange. I've never been very good at using technology.

And Orion Aurora, it's been discovered that a pegasus's own inherent magic helps give them the ability to fly. Without it, their wings would be too small.

If I never see another vampire for as long as I live, it'll be too soon.

and no, this has nothing to do with Twilight

@Sera: Read the one where Pinkie pops up in Harry Dresden's apartment with a cry of "Foreeeeever!" when he was talking about promises, then throws a party for everyone he knows? I know it's linked on EQ Daily somewhere.

@Star Swirl: Mostly it's about the computers, and the sheer linear computing power they have for their size these days is frankly fearsome. A 2012 desktop with a midrange processor and a few gigabytes of RAM could easily out-compute a state-of-the-art 80's Cray super-computer. Even our smartphones are miniaturized computers powerful enough to do more than take phone calls (like post on this forum )! Then there's talk about making intelligent powerlines that can efficiently control power consumption to prevent electricity from being wasted, smart materials that make legendary Mithril armor look clunky, and even smart screens thin enough to integrate into our clothes. It's amazing what we can cook up without magic as it is.

edited 16th Apr '12 2:55:19 PM by AceOfScarabs

@Ginger

Huh...That's...understandable.

Ever heard of Ben10?

The original series was amazing. [[Discontinuity And the only one that exists]]

edited 16th Apr '12 2:51:28 PM by LMage

I took my corgi to herd some sheep once, he's definitely NOT good at it. He just ran around and barked and made a mess of things! It was at some farm ... you paid 20 bucks to see if your dog had any good herding instincts. They had classes for herding dogs so you could train them better if you wanted. I just wanted to see what he'd do in a pen full of sheep...

The lady at the farm freaked out cuz one of the sheep bumped into me and stepped on my foot, I told her "Lady Ive been stepped on and bitten by horses... a sheep isnt going to do much damage" Ahh memories, he was just a puppy back then...