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Alsadius comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 20, chapter 90 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Alsadius 04 July 2013 03:41:46AM 1 point [-]

Has he asked for any? And if Harry's imagination has not discovered the limits yet, I think "unlimited" is a fair approximation.

Comment author: ikrase 04 July 2013 03:49:09AM 0 points [-]

He bought a bunch of stuff at the hardware store. But nothing beyond that. One can imagine giving them Muggle comms and possibly weapons.

Comment author: Alsadius 04 July 2013 04:01:46AM 1 point [-]

Magic in the Potterverse(as is most modern fantasy settings) is incompatible with modern technology. See http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Electricity

Comment author: ikrase 04 July 2013 04:06:58AM 1 point [-]

Huh. On the other hand, Harry was able to use his car battery to waste Draco's shield bubble. It could be only sufficiently complicated stuff, rather than just a brute current.

Might be useful if they get kidnapped out of Hogwarts though, like the portkeys.