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0 pointsDennisP2y ago0 comments

There's always someone who doesn't know all the dictionary meanings of "magic." From Google's copy of the Oxford English dictionary:

- a quality that makes something seem removed from everyday life, especially in a way that gives delight.

- something that has a delightfully unusual quality.

- very effective in producing results, especially desired ones.

- (informal, British) wonderful; exciting.

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So it doesn't tick any of those boxes expect maybe half of the first? Sounds like it's literally not magic.

DennisPOP2y ago

I'd say all of them but YMMV.

When was the last time quantum physics sparked delight in a member of the general public? Sorry, let me rephrase: has there even been a first time?

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