• Godort@lemm.ee
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    So the mug is the best choice by far, due to its universe-breaking abilities surrounding temperature. Setup a Stirling engine on that for infinite power.

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      10 months ago

      I do have to admit it’s a bit disheartening to post that pic, and then people react to it by looking how to use the objects to ‘hack’ the nature of reality.

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        10 months ago

        OP: “Hey, guys! Here are some objects that hack the nature of reality.”

        Posters: *Uses them to further hack the nature of reality, just in other ways*

        OP:

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          Kind of, lol. But you can see the difference in the type of hacking. The objects are only meant to hack your own, private reality. That’s what the picture is meant to address, that aspect of our lives that can’t be translated into external and/or mechanical utility.

          Besides, the issue of energy scarcity that the replies are working off could be fixed or at least minimised through realistic technological and political/economic solutions, with no need for magical objects that defy the laws of physics. But no law or real invention can be guaranteed e.g. to give you good dreams.

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        10 months ago

        mein freund, some of us prefer to focus on extracting the most material value out of these hypothetical objects, simply because we want to. it’s fun to imagine the possibilities with the infinite energy from the candle and the mug.

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          10 months ago

          material value

          I think that’s the point that they’re making: it’s supposed to be about which object of immense EMOTIONAL value would make people the happiest, and then a lot of people make it about their material value in stead.

          As much as I understand their disappointment, though, Lemmy of all places is so full of nerds and geeks (said with love as a geek myself) who know a lot about technical stuff that it was pretty much bound to happen…

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            Yes, thank you :D (I mean, of course I’m exaggerating a bit by claiming I’m disappointed, it’s more of a… “conceptual” disappointment)

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              10 months ago

              I was in a band called Conceptual Disappointment. We had excellent stage design, but the music was mediocre at best.

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      10 months ago

      Put Magma in the mug

      Place the mug under a large water tank

      Use it to spin a turbine

      Attach alligator clips to my balls

      Good old infinite energy