Nah, she'd have to wear clothes all the time.

silly she would never be dr manhattan.

She would be Dr Marehattan or Dr Manehattan

She'd have to glow and have blank eyes.

Um, pardon Crowfall, but Twilight doesn't normally wear clothes.

She would have to wear lots and lots of clothes, as this is logically what ponies consider to be scandalous.

... that sheds an interesting light on Twilight's dress design, doesn't it?

Sure she does. She wears them most of the time, she just happens to not be wearing them whenever an episode happens.

Parkas, the sexiest fashion in Equestria.

edited 10th Sep '11 8:00:13 PM by Crowfall

The purpose of ponies dressing up is kind of lost on me, considering that they don't wear clothes normally anyway. How did the practice evolve? Doesn't the concept of ordinary clothing need to exist BEFORE the idea for formal attire comes about? How can they have one and not the other?

Was there a period long ago when Equestria went through a phaze of ponies wearing everyday clothing, but the craze eventually died out, leaving the upper-class fashion industry as the only thing popular enough about pony clothing to survive until the present day?

edited 10th Sep '11 8:09:44 PM by gingerninja666

Twilight is corrupting this nation's youth

hey Rarity needs to eat somewhere.No clothes no fashion

Clothing seems to serve the same purpose in Equestria that jewelry serves on Earth. It isn't necessary, but you might put some on for special occasions or just to look good. Fancy clothing probably evolved from more practical clothes used in colder climates.

edited 10th Sep '11 8:17:35 PM by Crowfall

Remember the pony who had the 80's fashion? Perhaps clothing was a fad back then.

Also, ponies are already covered in fur. So the need to wear clothes as a means to stay warm isn't as necessary as it is for humans. Second, the ponies don't seem to condemn the idea of nudity like we do.

I also remember Applejack mentioning her "work duds" I wish we could see them at some point, because I can't imagine why she'd need them

I think her work duds is just a saddle that carries the buckets/wagon of apples.

Where did Rarity get the galoshes from?

Rarity said she was just fixing up her duds, so I guess Applejack's gala outfit is just a fancier version of her work clothes? So, um, a saddle, a hat, and some boots. Why would she need a saddle while working?

More importantly, why were they shaped to hold a human foot?

Edit: again, to carry the apple back.

edited 10th Sep '11 8:33:52 PM by colinispower

Same reason Twilight had that inexplicably frilly looking saddle for Spike to rummage through in Owl's Well

edited 10th Sep '11 8:34:47 PM by gingerninja666

And is that a real bird nest and eggs on Fluttershy's head?

Chances are... yes.

I'm not quite sure why I sat all the way through this one, but I did.

Explosions much just have that kind of appeal, I guess.

Or did someone post this video already? It's hard to tell sometimes, what with all the thousands upon thousands of posts this thread contains.

edited 10th Sep '11 8:39:16 PM by SpaceJawa

What's the clip of Fluttershy strolling around happily from? (it was shown during the scene where they mentioned her eploding twice)

GREAT VID BTW

That's the beginning of Swarm of the Century, right before she finds the parasprite.

This is somewhat along the lines of the current conversation, I was just having dinner when it occurred to me why Equestria has such Schizo Tech.

Basic logic dictates that since Equestria doesn't have the same history and development as earth, it shouldn't have the same technology. Some of it would carry over, and certain things would likely be invented the same, albeit in perhaps different forms. This is, of course, because different cultures have different needs - while beds have existed everywhere, they take different forms in every region, and western europe never invented something similar to the rice flail because it was not possible to grow rice. And this is the key point here: Different cultures have different needs. Not only do they have a different history, when it comes down to it Equestria has a radically different from anywhere on earth, by virtue of literal divine protection. For all the dangers in Equestria, the citizens are very safe, and the country peaceful. Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention, and much modern technology originated from weapons technology (The atomic bomb was the first example of what atoms could do, for example). But Equestria never needed weapons, so they missed out on a lot of that. So, where does their necessity come from, then? It comes from ponies, of course! Ponies who want to do things that they just can't with current technology, need to invent tech of their own! That's why certain fields like music have excelled to modern standards, while other fields like travel didn't - who needs cars when you have pegasi carts? Their are other parts of it too. Like, Equestrians seem to know very little of the world outside their kingdom, and have little desire to - so they wouldn't have invented a television, which was meant to improve global communication, instead settling for radio, which can only be broadcast locally anyways. The parts of technology that don't make sense, like hammers, may have been introduced by dexterous outsiders like griffons, or the rare visitor that does need them. I can imagine ponies wanting to have technology for the sake of having it, but their culture is extremely inclusive, it seems, so if they don't invent technology themselves, someone needs to bring it to them for it to perpetuate at all, and that's very rare.

So... many... explosions.

I approve.

Oh yeah, and that is interesting.

edited 10th Sep '11 9:43:56 PM by tectonicRobot

There is sooo much technology in Equestria that ostensibly... only unicorns or something with hands could use. Fi M ponies get around this by having super dextrous tails and mouths, but there's really only so far you can go with that.

Heck. Why do doors have doorknobs anyway? Why not just have spring loaded "grooms" to close them shut and some sort of mechanism you can step on to release the latch?

How does Applejack tie her hair?!

edited 10th Sep '11 9:43:08 PM by zerky