User blog comment:Perchan/Concerning Futuristic Storylines/@comment-1759748-20140920195027

I stand with Aha on this one. There's a TON of flaws here. Look at real life and tell me that, despite, for example, cars being invented over a hundred years ago, they're even remotely the same mechanical beast they were then. Cause as a mechanic, I can tell you now, the rules are WAY different. Rignt now, I got a car from 1929 sitting in my garage. You wanna know how stupidly simple the engine is? VERY few sensors, gauges, dials...You literally have the following: Gas guage, odometer and a speedometer. There's technically not even spark plugs exactly. The rules have changed drastically since then. If you want to delude yourself into thinking this rule will be even remotely useful, go look at pictures of a 1929 Model A Ford engine and compare to a 2012 Ford F150 engine and all the various trappings they now require. The same basic principle can be said of FT non-mages who delve into science to have that feeling and the rush of having power and control over something.

So yeah, the rule is bull of the highest caliber, and trust me, I can SMELL admin bull from miles away, just ask Aha. And Per, I'm actually sad you're behind this shit. Remember, nonsensical rules like this pose HUGE problems for a community that wants to explore the literal and figurative limits of "canon" and beyond into their own unique idea of what could be.