Challenge #02052-E228: Wifi Fhtagn — Steemit
It was small, and sleek, and had two antennae that made the whole thing look like an ascii-faced robot. Humans would easily see the ‘face’ and declare it as 'cute’ or 'a little bit derpy’. Those not blessed with the capability for pareidolia would only see lights and a line of USB slots.
The entire thing glowed. Even when it was not plugged into a power source. That was how they knew that the thing was from beyond this world. Possibly from beyond this reality. The air had a greasy quality around it and, if it was handled, the person handling it swear it felt as if the object were permitting them to do so.
But in all other things, it was a simple Wifi Modem. It boasted being able to connect to objects within fifty meters, and it did so faithfully. No matter what was between it and the user. Bricks. Other electronics. Re-enforced concrete. A faraday cage. You name it, it broadcast within that range. It even worked with Wifi boosters to extend its range.
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Challenge #01735-D274: Necessary Advancements
Magic is the science you don’t know yet. The science you already know is engineering. – @recklessprudence
The nature of magic is one of constant debate. Any sufficiently advanced technology can be indistinguishable from magic. Any sufficiently analysed magic can be treated like science. But, overall, anything that can not fit into the rules of science can be called magic.
Conjuring is always a good one. Making things, even temporarily, from thin air defies the laws of thermodynamics. Levitation defies the laws of physics. Science can take the molecules of a sow’s ear and transform it through laborious processes into a silk purse, but magic can do it in seconds with a simple transmogrification spell.
Which has lead, more or less, to the Magical Investigation Society.