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poly_chromatic2012-07-31 04:58 pm
what_the_flux) wrote in poly_chromatic2012-07-31 04:58 pm
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I must say, though it was unexpected, the weekend's storm doesn't seem nearly impossible. With the proper technology, control over the weather is perfectly attainable - hardly a thing of magic, and far more easily explicable than many of these so-called curses in the City.
Much of what we dismiss as impossible, magical, or beyond our ability is merely what hasn't been defined or quantified yet. A good piece of science fiction, for example, always has its basis in fact and works to expand upon the theoretically possible. More than a few works have influenced the creation of real-life technology, proving that the realm of possibility and the limits of human advancement are consistently far broader than most generally consider them to be.
Though, of course, I'm certain a storm of that magnitude would net the weather service a good many complaints - certainly if it were in July.
[ooc: Let's pretend I wasn't mostly unconscious at the time and say this is backdated to yesterday. Also, this is sort of a placeholder. It's been a crazy few weeks RL-wise, so thank you everyone for all of your incredible patience. ♥]
Much of what we dismiss as impossible, magical, or beyond our ability is merely what hasn't been defined or quantified yet. A good piece of science fiction, for example, always has its basis in fact and works to expand upon the theoretically possible. More than a few works have influenced the creation of real-life technology, proving that the realm of possibility and the limits of human advancement are consistently far broader than most generally consider them to be.
Though, of course, I'm certain a storm of that magnitude would net the weather service a good many complaints - certainly if it were in July.
[ooc: Let's pretend I wasn't mostly unconscious at the time and say this is backdated to yesterday. Also, this is sort of a placeholder. It's been a crazy few weeks RL-wise, so thank you everyone for all of your incredible patience. ♥]