Kratzkopf comments on ‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

It's a question of sentiment. Especially in science it is important to find amazement by the wonders you spot in the world. To paraphrase from Pratchett's 'The Wee Free Men':

It doesn't stop being magic, just because you figure out how it works.

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[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

GNU Sir Terry Pratchett <3

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[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 14 points 5 hours ago

As a scientist, that’s one of my favorite quotes ever. There are so many things that I understand at a deep level and still find that their working is magic. How all the pieces combine just so to make the process smooth and effective… (my personal favorite is the Fourier Transform, the theory behind it took centuries to fully develop, but its usefulness was clear from the get go, then Fast Fourier Transform came and made in the cornerstone of signal processing)

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Always upvote Terry Pratchett, especially The Wee Free Men, the best bedtime story ever. (And it doesn't matter that I mangled the accent, pronouncing Crivens! with a long I. I got the energy right. Besides, Feegles run on Narrativium, free of Roundworld constraints.)

The article refers to the gold and silver particles acting like a rainbow. Rainbows are simple science and yet they're also magical, every time.

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