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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I kinda like that the question of Vision's worthiness is left unanswered at the end. It's entirely possible that science has trumped Odin's magic by exploiting a loophole regarding unliving objects, or it's entirely possible that they've "merely" created a sentient being that happens to fit the magic's requirements of worthiness.
Either way it's kinda Clarke's Third Law-y.
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!Because of the tone of the elevator discussion, I always read it as an ego saving thing far more than a legitimate point.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI liked the Loophole Abuse in Avengers Assemble where Thanos used the hammer against Thor by bashing him into it rather than the other way around.
That's how it was in the original myths, too. Thor needed special gloves to increase his strength so that he could lift the hammer.
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.I never liked Vision lifting the hammer because it's a blatant cheat to skip having to spend any time establishing that the new guy was good enough to ride with the Avengers or develop his character before the action started, at the expense of a dramatic moment that would've probably been more effective elsewhere.
edited 24th Aug '16 10:17:33 AM by KnownUnknown
It's such an easy debate to resolve, too. Just stick Mjolnir on a Roomba and see what happens.
If the person generating the force is worthy. Left to its own devices, it still obeys gravity and it moves with the planet's rotation. If Mjolnir truly could not be acted upon even by objects that were unworthy, then it wouldn't be stationary to our eyes. It would remain in a fixed position as the universe moves around it, creating the appearance that it's flying about erratically and plowing violently through any object in its path in the short time before it flies off into space.
Immobility is an illusion created by perspective.
edited 24th Aug '16 4:26:54 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Thankfully, Reddit knows the answer
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Okay, perhaps they don't know the answer (we wouldn't fall off the planet, that's stupid). But I'm pretty sure that sealing fault lines would cause pressure to build up and then eventually break the seal, resulting in a more devastating earthquake.
edited 24th Aug '16 8:29:45 PM by alliterator

What's dumber is that Thor didn't try to let go the entire time they were jumping into space
Forever liveblogging the Avengers