AdShea comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 6 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AdShea 01 December 2010 12:23:07AM 0 points [-]

On the topic of Mad-Eye, as it has been established that Mad-Eye can see everywhere, why doesn't he go pick up Bella while she is weak?

Comment author: FAWS 01 December 2010 02:08:30AM *  3 points [-]

Presumably there still is a limit to how much information his brain can process. Even if he could scan 1000m^2 per second on average (open land faster, forests, cities etc slower) he would need about 5000 years to search all of earth's land surface.

Comment author: AdShea 01 December 2010 05:41:55PM 0 points [-]

True, however assuming the cannon limitation on apparition distance and broomstick speeds, he could search the UK pretty quickly, followed by Europe.

Comment author: TobyBartels 03 December 2010 02:06:19AM 2 points [-]

Perhaps Quirrell expects this; she's not in Europe.