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Comment author: Randaly 03 August 2010 04:45:58AM 29 points [-]

"Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from SCIENCE!"

~Girl Genius

Comment author: DSimon 03 August 2010 03:47:34PM *  16 points [-]

Young Agatha Clay: But how can they protect me if they aren't here? That's illogical.

Uncle Barry: Um...It's science.

Young Agatha Clay: Ah. You mean you'll explain when I have a sufficiently advanced educational background.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 03 August 2010 04:18:41PM 7 points [-]

Yes, but in context this doesn't quite mean what it sounds like. In Girl Genius, "Science" is almost a password for any weird things built by sparks, rather than what a rationalist would call science.

Comment author: orthonormal 20 August 2010 05:36:00PM 4 points [-]

Indeed. It's Science as Attire in more ways than one.

Comment author: DSimon 03 August 2010 09:32:56PM 4 points [-]

Well, presumably the sparks have a rational understanding of the things they build, even if the reader doesn't. Excepting things like the clanks Agatha built when she was asleep, but she's something of an odd one even among sparks...

Comment author: Zubon 08 August 2010 11:39:09PM 2 points [-]

Girl Genius has visited that border between magic and science. Note also the first two frames, in which the spark rational mind is put to use in pursuit of spark emotional needs. "Look. I'm a girl with needs. Okay?"

Comment author: Zack_M_Davis 09 January 2011 12:22:39AM *  4 points [-]

Two more:

ZEETHA: hmf. She sounds like an idiot.
GIL: Well, yes. But she was never a malicious one.
ZEETHA: Is that important?
GIL: Heavens, yes! If I let everyone I thought was an idiot die---there wouldn't be many people left.
---Girl Genius

TARVEK: (to clank:) Stop! I am prince Tarvek of the House of Sturmvoraus. I am the direct descendant of Andronicus Avlois and heir to the Lightning Throne. I am the Storm King---and you were created to serve me!
(Clank throws Tarvek backwards; sound effect: "POW!")
MOLOCH: Um---that never works, you know.
--- Girl Genius (relevance: No Universally Compelling Arguments)

Comment author: pjeby 09 January 2011 04:04:21AM 3 points [-]

Um---that never works, you know.

But it should have... and Tarvek correctly notices that he is confused. (The reason for his confusion doesn't become clear until later, though.)

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