Oof. They just wasted a movie. And it sounds like it will be at least a whole 'generation' until technology becomes legitimate on that world, so poor Anon.

Nice, looks like things are settling down now after the family visit; Wonder what shinanagins will happen soon...

Don't know why, but in my head I see a future chapter where anon just heard the opening cords to a song but then goes off full tilt into Bohemian Rhapsody and drags half the city into a heartsong with it.

To be fair:
Magic is such a cheat.

If we had the Equestrian brand of magic now we could skip past many problems that are bottlenecking us. Science progression would rapidly increase by unprecedented levels.

Humans didn't have that. We had to do things the hard way; nothing but our hyper non-magical curious minds and rocks to get us where we are. I think that should get us some respect.

Crossing her hooves defiantly, Cut answered. “ I’m happy I get to be a main character in your real-life isekai manga!”

Weeb it out Cut. Weeb it all out.

Still love you for it.

I still wish he would tell them about Blockbuster in this world.

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But it turns out to be a rick roll

Nice

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Rick roll? The hell does that mean?

Crossing her hooves defiantly, Cut answered. “ I’m happy I get to be a main character in your real-life isekai manga!”

Atta girl.

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Ancient meme.

I mean, if they store the movies in binary on the disc they're on their way. If the disc spins and is read using a lazor, then I think it's pretty likely that the information storage is physically similar, because discs have little divots in the bottom of the reflective metal in them, and how the light is reflected is how the machine knows what's on there.

Hardness is not equel to brittleness.

They should know that :D

In theory the outer case has some worth as a shock absorber.

I`m guessing if they have CDs in this Equestria, it isn't the case that is "jewel"

Anon opening up to Cut is a huge step on the road to building trust.

Oops, all caught up now. Couldn't stop myself, heh.

For those that don't know, hardness is the resistance of a material to localised plastic deformation. (Like scratches for example)
Toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and withstand shock up to fracture. (Like being thrown into a wall)

SCIENCE!

Crossing her hooves defiantly, Cut answered. “ I’m happy I get to be a main character in your real-life isekai manga!”

Cut is so fucking adorable lmao

Loving cut needing out hard with anon. Also fun fact that diamonds are great for grinding but can easily break to impact forces.

I mean yea, if the ponies wanted durability they would have used high purity sapphire. Oddly enough humans grow those the same way they make Silicon crystals for semiconductors.

Crossing her hooves defiantly, Cut answered. “ I’m happy I get to be a main character in your real-life isekai manga!”

I'm happy we get Cut too, especially for some of the hijinks coming up-
* Taken out back and shot *
No Spoilers

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In fact, Brittleness often goes hand in hand with hardness. The harder something is, usually the more brittle it is, though not always. This is one of the primary reasons we alloy metals, to get the best properties of both materials.

Just wait until Anon tells Pike and Cut that the internet was made for porn, just like DVD etc.

Seriously, half the reason for the advancement in media storage was exclusively to get more porn on it!

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This is a pretty good laymen's introduction to the concepts of hardness and brittleness/ductility. Nice link. Take a stache.

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That'd be amazing

So if DVDs are made out of diamond and used to hold magic here then what are vinyl records made out of?

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Specially-grown creeper vines that are harvested, pulled taut, and individual fibers are pulled off to wrap around a center made of cardboard in concentric circles. The fibers are very thin, allowing for almost an hour's-worth of music to be imprinted into them. They don't go by the term "vynil" in Equestria, though. Vine-L is a trademarked name and standardized term for a vine disc in long-playtime format.

’NO! You bucking sperg! This is definitely NOT the time for manga references!’

It is almost always time for pop culture similes

‘I’m an equal partner in this relationship, dang it!’

Correct

As her eyes filled with determination, and with Pike nodding approvingly in the corner of her eye, Cut threw herself onto Anon and hugged him with all her might.

I am Pike in this scene

’Oh buck. This is like one of those major moments in one of my Dad’s romcoms!’

Yeah it is

Crossing her hooves defiantly, Cut answered. “ I’m happy I get to be a main character in your real-life isekai manga!”

’...Isn’t that how visiting your parents is supposed to make you feel?’

Yeah

He didn’t answer though, and when she looked at his face, she saw he’d become transfixed by the DVD case. He was staring into it, completely mesmerized. “How much would a disk made of solid diamond even be worth?”

Snorting to herself, Pike (needing more effort than she’d like to admit) pulled the DVD out of his magic with her wing. “I didn’t know you had dragon in your blood, Anon.”

That seemed to break the spell, as he blinked owlishly a few times before scoffing at her. “Hey, owning a disk of solid diamond would have been a big deal back home!”

If it's anything like a real DVD, it's a thin layer of diamond.

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*cue the "Avenue Q" soundtrack*