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I still don't understand why that's the quote of the year.

The academy is all politics, y'know?

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Because I think that is correct, clever and yet, simple enough. Like beautiness in mathematics.

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It's almost as good as "[Yukari]'s science-oriented in the same way that a domestic abuser is in a relationship."

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I remembered that quote a few weeks ago when I learned about Laplace's equation because I knew I had seen that name before.

Turns out one of Yukari's spellcards references a theory of his that has since been discredited. In game, the Magic Eye of Laplace tracks the opponent's movement and then hits them with lasers when Yukari hits her with a projectile. Its description says that that's how Yukari can keep on everything in Gensokyo. Laplace's Eye/Demon basically said that if you knew the position and momentum of all particles at a specific point in time, you could find all past and future positions of a particle.

Though Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle says you can know the speed or position of a particle at a certain point in time, but not both. There are other things that disproved it, but I think that's the big one.

edited 12th Oct '12 10:45:40 AM by hnd03

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The series does like to refer to discredited theories on occasion.

Like Patchouli's Phlogisitc Rain.

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"Magic Eye of Laplace" is a horrible mistranslation and I hate them. The spellcard is simply called "Laplace's Demon" and is a direct reference to the thought experiment. A number of Yukari's spellcards have such references to impossible science. "First Category Perpetual Motion Machine" being another.

edited 12th Oct '12 11:36:35 AM by Clarste

Which makes sense, since theories that turn out to not be true are often forgotten, and we know what happens to things forgotten.

edited 12th Oct '12 11:37:24 AM by AnotherDuck

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Speaking of, I love the little pre-loading message in Ten Desires.

"This is a work of fiction. Any real-life chracters or organizations that appear within have entered Gensokyo."

edited 12th Oct '12 12:14:17 PM by Enlong

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Why would the translators change it to 'Magic Eye of Laplace'? Not only is it wrong, but it sounds stupid.

Other note: Sometimes I confuse Laplace's Demon with Maxwell's Demon. Don't do this.

Also, that gives me the excuse to do this:

edited 12th Oct '12 1:57:13 PM by asterism

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It probably really hurts their feelings.

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Another Touhou fanart got a Daily Deviation.

I think the image is actually here, though it could just be dA crapping out on me

Hate that site so much

I get the feeling that Wriggle is poised to leap out and get beat up and then midair slouch away, her job done for another day.

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dA is kind of obnoxious like that.

So Marisa's gonna get Wriggle Kicked in the face in 3, 2, 1...

Wriggle.

You can't the sky from her.

She will slouch there, and no one less than a god will tell her otherwise.

edited 12th Oct '12 8:11:43 PM by Horselesshorseman

I have no horse, and I must ride. I accomplish unlockments.

BAM.

edited 12th Oct '12 8:15:48 PM by Bocaj

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Is that actually a thing that happens much? I've been more likely to get killed by Keine's entrance

Hmm... In my experience, I have been kicked more times against Kyouko...

I just know this would happen.

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Well, maybe.

I mean, if you made that mistake, Maxwell's demon would certainly start acting cold, but Laplace's demon wouldn't even get angry. It's like he knew it was going to happen.

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REISEN KICK

OH NOES! Have I become stale and predictable?

WELL PREDICT THIS!

edited 13th Oct '12 1:06:23 AM by asterism

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Did an asterism try to be unpredictable by posting more Touhou music?

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Shut up

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Thank you very much for introducing this brilliant band to me! I'm a big fan of folk!

Speaking about folk...

edited 13th Oct '12 8:34:57 AM by DocAstaroth