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#245901 Perpetual Lurker Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:00:11 AM

The issue with telepathy is that it has potential to be straight up mind reading, which probably makes it either very difficult, very illegal, or both. Even if there was a perfectly safe message sending spell, extrapolating a mind reading spell or even something even more sinister like a subconscious suggestion spell from it wouldn't be too farfetched. And that's not even going in to issues such as the effective ranges of a telepathy spell, and other issues of practicality.

#245902 Kyler Thatch Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:00:23 AM from the paper towns

One too many cases of "Crap, did I think that out loud?"

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#245903 Sky Strike Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:02:24 AM from Trottingham

Why is this so funny?

If you stare into the abyss long enough, it stares into you.

Element of Indecision.

#245904 edvedd Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:05:02 AM from Over there. Maybe?

Then they need to start building them there teleo-phones.

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#245905 Ace Of Scarabs Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:08:41 AM from Singapore

Ha, I'm amused by that dance thing

Also discovered METAL and Country arranges of Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Around.

Anyways, ponies already have a kind of magic message-teleport spell and the telegram.

edited 10th Jul '12 7:09:13 AM by AceOfScarabs

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#245906 Perpetual Lurker Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:10:22 AM

@Ace How do you know that?

*readies headcannons*

#245907 Ace Of Scarabs Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:11:19 AM from Singapore

Celestia knows one, which is how she taught Spike to send messages by dragonfire fax.

Telegrams show up in Family Appreciation Day :P

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#245908 edvedd Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:11:34 AM from Over there. Maybe?

Maybe Philomena burns it up on her end.

edited 10th Jul '12 7:12:04 AM by edvedd

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#245909 Perpetual Lurker Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:15:30 AM

@Ace That's a dragon spell, or at the very least requires a dragon's magic to operate, and appears to only have a 1-1 sender-receiver relationship, making it impractical for mass communication.

Telegrams make sense, though, considering the technology level, so no argument there.

Word Of God is that no, only Twilight got a dragon, IIRC.

edited 10th Jul '12 7:21:25 AM by PerpetualLurker

#245910 edvedd Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:19:59 AM from Over there. Maybe?

So does that mean that all successful applicants to Celestia's school get a dragon? Or is the entry exam different every time?

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#245911 Ace Of Scarabs Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:20:13 AM from Singapore

I'm imagining ponies sending long-distance messages by catapaulting letters wrapped around stones

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#245912 Sixthhokage 1 Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:25:02 AM from The Garden of My Mind

Pony Express

, anyone? :P

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#245913 edvedd Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:28:40 AM from Over there. Maybe?

I bet every house in Equestria keep a designated window open for rock-mail.

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#245914 Cookoo Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:31:49 AM from A Cuckoo clock

OK, My first Pony Fantasy 6 liveblog is up!

I hope you find it amusing.

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#245915 Kyler Thatch Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:34:01 AM from the paper towns

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If you want me again, look for me under your boot-soles.

#245916 edvedd Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:35:26 AM from Over there. Maybe?

Seen it before, but it's still pretty good.

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#245917 Super Gex Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:37:08 AM from Your Face

Good morning pony-bros. On the subject of communication, I think that Equestria is close to or at the level of modern-day human civilization when it comes to technology, but Ponyvillians just prefer to live simply, and we haven't seen any privately-owned homes in Canterlot, so yeah.

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#245918 Ace Of Scarabs Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:42:10 AM from Singapore

@Gex: it's more like most ponies live with pre-Industrial Revolution tech because modern technology is expensive without extensive mechanization and mass-production. That being said, they're much more hygienic than humans

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#245919 Cookoo Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:44:41 AM from A Cuckoo clock

I doubt the pony tech level is human level advanced, since the magic and natural skills the 3 races have makes technological progress entirely for leisure, instead of survival like most human low to mid level tech, bar perhaps technology involved in building, or medical care, since there doesn't seem to be healing based magic. I don't think they would therefore progress as fast in most areas.

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#245920 edvedd Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:46:27 AM from Over there. Maybe?

So that would explain DJ turntables, sound equipment and arcade machines.

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#245921 Kyler Thatch Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:48:32 AM from the paper towns

I bequeathe myself to the dirt, to grow from the grass I love;

If you want me again, look for me under your boot-soles.

#245922 Ace Of Scarabs Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:49:42 AM from Singapore

I wonder how pony metallurgy is like? Have they discovered the advanced steel and aluminium alloys we have? Also, do they have Titanium White, or are they stuck with the toxic Arsenic White (This one is a paint thing)?

edited 10th Jul '12 7:49:55 AM by AceOfScarabs

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#245923 Cookoo Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:51:11 AM from A Cuckoo clock

There is one think I don't get. They have Arcade cabinets, but no T Vs? even if would only be able to do cartoons, I don't see why they are stuck with projectors...

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#245924 CDRW Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:52:01 AM

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#245925 edvedd Tue, 10th Jul '12 7:53:53 AM from Over there. Maybe?

They're um...very selective?

edited 10th Jul '12 7:54:02 AM by edvedd

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