003 - [Audio]

[angleofscience]

[Shortly after this, Jetfire has been attempting to distract himself, having gone to the library but that's not exactly working, and all he can come up with?]

A question, if you will; what would be the difference between science and magic?

[He has accepted the possibility of more-than-natural... or supernatural/divine events, if barely, but that

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[abstinentzombie]

Science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. And it just makes sense.

[Why yes, she does have the definition memorized. Scientist 101.]

Magic, from what I've seen of it, involves a lot of hand waving and making things spontaneously occur in ways I can't make any damn sense of. But somehow it can make an entire sun disappear and still provide a life-sustaining light and heat source.

I've just decided to accept the crazy and take it as it is.

[angleofscience]

[The definition, even if his reaction can't be seen, has him smiling slightly.]

Well, while I am doubtful magic has been used to make the sun appear as if it's not present... A cloaking device in conjunction with an energy field would effectively create a limited space and at the same time make it seem as if there is no sun, while retaining the effects of one.

[Because there is some sort of ceiling... and probably walls. He hit his helm on it when flying.]

[abstinentzombie]

[You lost her at "cloaking device".]

...Energy field?

[angleofscience]

... Hmm. [Okay, apparently using those terms and concepts wasn't as clear-cut as he'd thought.]

Consider a device or machine that has has enough power-output that the energy produced can, between set points, create a wall... or dome, separating what's within or without.

I suppose the easiest would be one such thing created with electricity, without leading said electricity through wires or metal, it being strong enough to be kept in place by two or more separate anchors, placed at the desired distance from each other.

[There's a pause as he thinks about this.]

I assume for a human, or most organic beings, unless protected, such a high concentration of power that an electric field would need would be quite... detrimental.

[abstinentzombie]

...Interesting.

[angleofscience]

Mmm, quite. The issue would be to find the devices and where the power that supplies them come from, if that is what is going on here with the 'ceiling' in this place and related restrictions.