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Old 2009-07-19, 10:14   Link #2199
AdmiralTigerclaw
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There is some base in science in Nanoverse magic.

All Nanoha magic in cannon has followed the following:

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Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
If two thermodynamic systems are each in thermal equilibrium with a third, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.

EXAMPLE: All magic attacks interact and transfer energies between each other. Most visibly seen in the interaction between attack spells, and defensive barriers.


First Law of Thermodynamics
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only change forms.

Example: Using Magic tires a mage out. They must eat food and use pre-charged cartridges to restore and/or boost their magic.

Second Law of Thermodynamics
The entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium.

Example: After use, magic energy disperses into the environment. In order to re-gather that energy for Starlight Breaker, Nanoha must expend energy to prepare it. Which in itself disperses as heat. Requiring her to do other entropy increasing actions, such as eating food that has taken various resources to create.

Third Law of Thermodynamics
As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a system approaches a constant minimum.

Example: The lower the energy in any given magic, the less it affects the things around it.
Since Nanoha mages do not litterally pull something from nothing... reverse entropy, or otherwise hack reality outright, they obey the laws of Thermodynamics, which means scientific evaluation works on them.
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