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Sword of up (swordscomic.com)

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Source: https://swordscomic.com/comic/DLVII/

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[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 20 points 3 months ago

Limited range

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 19 points 3 months ago

Pretty cool concept if you're an outside observer

a football kicked from outside of the range would suddenly gain horizontal speed within the range, and then exit the range at freefall speed into the goal.
a nun walking from outside of the range would suddenly glide like a dark screaming angel of death across the field within the range, only to then end in a series of fantastic rolls after leaving it
a man on a pogo stick would do a super massive horizontal jump across the field, and the use that potential energy to one final massive jump after leaving the range

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago

Limited range could still have a gradual transition

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 5 points 3 months ago

well that's less exciting, but I'll allow it

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago

Thanks

[-] BennyInc@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago

If you like this concept, read Influx by Daniel Suarez.

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

starred comment, thanks for the recommendation

[-] Lightfire228@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago

Stormlight Archive also has a magic similar to this (Lashings)

[-] zerofk@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

There’s always a flying nun.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago

Still contradicts the common concept of gravity where "down" is determined by mass, not by an arrow. A flat earth with arbitrary downs and ups explains this much better. Occam's razor is clear on this.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 12 points 3 months ago

Have you considered the part where this is both magic and completely fictional?

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 3 months ago

Skill issue

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 6 points 3 months ago

you fool, you've doomed us all!

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Sorry, I didn't intended that

[-] NeilBru@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Admit it. You did.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Does it even matter? It's too late anyway

[-] NeilBru@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

That depends on the gravity of the situation.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

I don't believe in gravity

[-] NeilBru@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

But gravity believes in you!

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 3 months ago

Maybe the sword controls gravitons.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Maybe it doesn't.

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