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An odd thought about Myst
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01/06/19 05:22 PM
01/06/19 05:22 PM
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Annie
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So I woke up at 3 AM the other morning, and finding myself time for philosophical speculation, it occurred to me to wonder what would happen if you put your hands on two linking books at once. Or, could you use four books to draw and quarter someone?
Annie Farewell, Achenar! "Perhaps the ending has not yet been written."
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Re: An odd thought about Myst
[Re: Annie]
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01/06/19 06:23 PM
01/06/19 06:23 PM
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Maybe they would cancel each other out, or short circuit given the unintended flow?
Quantity has a quality all of its own
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Re: An odd thought about Myst
[Re: flotsam]
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01/06/19 06:31 PM
01/06/19 06:31 PM
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Yes, maybe there's some kind of safety feature written in.
Annie Farewell, Achenar! "Perhaps the ending has not yet been written."
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Re: An odd thought about Myst
[Re: Annie]
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01/07/19 12:22 AM
01/07/19 12:22 AM
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You would like to think so, given you don't want the drawn and quartered scenario (at least not accidentally!). While it is hard to imagine you would try and use two books at once, perhaps if a book senses that anywhere in the circuit between you and it there is another book, it simply won't work. A bit like an electrical circuit tripping rather than blowing up everything connected. FYI that is a far more interesting musing at 3am than most of mine
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Re: An odd thought about Myst
[Re: Annie]
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01/11/19 02:40 AM
01/11/19 02:40 AM
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OK, I put my hands on two linking books yesterday and didn't go anywhere!
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