Tripitaka comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 18, chapter 87 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tripitaka 28 January 2013 01:20:53AM *  2 points [-]

We can find in "Quidditch Through the Ages", which can be assumed to be canon, this lovely poem:

Oh, the thrill of the chase as I soar through the air
With the Snitch up ahead and the wind in my hair
As I draw ever closer, the crowd gives a shout
But then comes a Bludger and I am knocked out.

Comment author: marchdown 28 January 2013 10:30:18PM 2 points [-]

What if Bludgers, being modelled after naive physics, have inherent knocking-people-out property? Wouldn't that be in line with how canon is being dealt with in HPMOR?

Comment author: Tripitaka 29 January 2013 08:49:03PM 1 point [-]

Very improbable; in Canon, they break bones in extremities all the time.

Comment author: tondwalkar 23 May 2013 04:59:04PM 0 points [-]

Bludgers are still magical and therefore could still "get at" the 'mind' regardless of the physical brain.

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