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[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

We have rocks that do math, transmit electricity, and fly us through the sky.

When you get reductive about the natural sciences it all just boils down to applied physics which is applied mathematics.

But engineering and technology? Applied geology.

(/s because I’m not going to acknowledge that geology is applied chemistry and so on)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

You have to engrave special runes on these rocks for them to work.

I heard that some wizards on the remote island of Tayouan far east are very good at it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Reminds me of https://xkcd.com/435/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Haha exactly.

I remember thinking about science hierarchy or levels of abstraction way back in high school, but I’m glad that (like so many things) xkcd perfectly documented it.