Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"Harry Potter" and Economics
We were all very zoned-out in economics; it's exam week. We were talking about manufacturing and production. The professor had a comment on the board about how nice it would be if we could pull a "Harry Potter" and conjure a car rather than creating one. And then, adorable idiot that he is, he accused us of not liking "Harry Potter" any more. And we all woke up, very suddenly. We then spent a good amount of time all having individual conversations about the books, who has and hasn't read the seventh one, why the movie release date was pushed back (that even has something to do with economics). Then we had to educate the professor about the rules and laws of magic. "It's a transformational magic, not a creational magic." I liked that explanation; it made me feel technical.
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My big Econ vs Magic question is:
"If a wizard can conjure up anything he wants, then why are the Weasleys poor?" Which begs the question: "In a society where individuals have that ability, what is the true role of wizarding currency?"
hmm...there are the laws of transfiguration...Hermione discusses them. I think you at least have to have an object to turn it into something else. but I can't remember.
Caldwell pretty much makes my day, btws...especially when she says stuff like "orgy" and "orgasm" *sigh*
Nice diversion onto Mrs. Caldwell's obsession with talking about sex in class, there, Allie. Clarification to all: this is a humanities class; discussion often turns to the sexual habits of the Greek for some unknown reason. Our teacher isn't really a sex maniac or anything.
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