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Originally Posted by The Might
The topic of the thread is quite simple.
Are you aware of any "magical" object in M-e that could be explained with the help of our current scientifical knowledge?
Is there any way one could explain how the Elessar or the Palantiri worked?
Yes, of course I am aware that it is difficult to find explanations for such "magical" devices from a fantasy work, but still... it is worth a try in my opinion.
I also believe there is a book on this very topic by Henry Gee I think, so it seems this stuff has been done before.
I am thinking of buying it but maybe if anyone of you already owns it I would also like to know what is your opinion about it.
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Einstein's "spooky action at a distance."
Without pretending to know much about the subject, quantum mechanics--or, perhaps more apposite to the question of the Palantiri,
quantum entanglement--might offer some interesting possibilities. Of course, I don't know how much of this branch of physics can really be classified as "scientific knowledge" so much as "scientific questions."