Atom Bomb

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No: HPFGUIDX 76547

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Emily Rose <jedillore at r...> wrote:
> on 8/9/03 1:05 AM, HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com at
> HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com wrote:
> 
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> My theory is that in the magical world, the laws of physics don't
> necessarily apply.  My reason for thinking this came around book 3 when
> Harry looked at Hermione's Muggle Studies notes and saw pictures of levers
> and ramps and muggles lifting heavy objects.  These are all basic physics
> concepts and when I thought about the Burrow whose architecture defies the
> laws of physics and is held up by magic, it seemed to make sense that what
> separates wizards and muggles is physics.
> 
> So the fundamental forces, such as gravity (Fg) and electricity (Fe) are
> "replaced" by the force of magic.  This means that wizards don't know about
> how levers and ramps work because they have "wingardium leviosa" and
> "accio".  Concepts such as velocity and light speed would be irrelevant
> because they have Firebolts and apparition.  So muggle studies is studying
> how the forces of physics replace the force of magic.
> 
> Based on this theory a few things might happen:  A plane might fly over and
> drop a bomb, which for some odd reason (to the pilot) didn't immediately
> fall out of the plane.  The reason is because over a powerfully magical
> place like the Quidditch Cup stadium, gravity was negated.  Or, perhaps at
> that very moment, the instruments malfunctioned because the force of
> electricity was interrupted so that electrons did not flow.  The detonation
> of an atom bomb complies with the laws of physics (detonation of unstable
> radioactive atomic particles cause a chain reaction) so perhaps it would
> drop and land as a useless hunk of metal.
> 
>> :-)
> 
> -e

Please don't mess with electrons! So  far as JKR has told us, the WW does
not have a replacement for nerve impulses or acid/base reactions in the 
digestive and respiratory systems. Even 'Lumos!' requires photons to 
impinge on the retina. Electron transfer would also be necessary  for
potion making to proceed. And where electrons can go, neutrons can
follow.
Levers and mechanical devices still work (unless the wheels on the 
Threstral carriages do not rotate), and Harry had a watch that only 
stopped after immersion in the lake (mechanical clockwork or battery?)
Throughout the books, a lot of rain falls, so gravity still rules.
Yep, a dumb bomb, mechanical or chemical fuse: it'd work.

Kneasy