In Hurricane Fluttershy, how strong a tornado would have been required to lift the entire reservoir of water?

This is actually a question I've been toying with for the last couple weeks, and I have to say, one of the more difficult. The theory behind it is simple: lift. It's a powerful enough force to keep a 747 from falling out of the sky, so why couldn't it lift water from a reservoir?

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The problem today: What is Twilight's maximum magical output?

This has been bugging me for a little while, ever since I came across this thing on xkcd. So, I decided to do some calculations, using three possible scenarios.

#1: The ending of S1E4 (Applebuck Season), where Twilight harvests an orchard's worth of apples using magic.

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In the story I'm currently working on, Twilight makes a reference to the energy cost of a certain spell exceeding that of the energy equivalence of the entirety of the Sun's mass. It wasn't long before I caught myself wondering just how much energy that actually is. So I whipped out my calculator and ended up with this:

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Yes, I know it may seem hard to believe, but after a two month drought, I have finally published something new. It's a silly oneshot involving Twilight, Pinkie, and mathematics. Also a lame pun. So... yeah. All I have to do now is wait impatiently for it to get approved.

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Yessireebob. The Olympics. A sports festival stretching back thousands of years, tracing its roots back to ancient Greece. And now one of the most overhyped sporting events on the planet, where a gold medal means four years of endorsements, screaming fans, and unlimited bragging rights.

It's also one of the only sporting events I deign to watch. But that's beside the point.

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First off, I must apologize profusely for missing my deadline. I had every intention of having everything I promised sent to Bronius before I left, but events conspired against me. I could go into how I was conscripted for a full day shift, and had my evening taken away for a forced shopping trip (ugh), but that would come across as pointless justification. Instead, I will tell you that I will have everything written (not necessarily published, as I don't want to pressure my pre-reader

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So, for my pre-reader, this is old news, but most of you have no idea what I'm about to say. It puts me in an interesting position. Should I be a dick and string you along? Or should I just shut up and tell you?

I'll go with the latter option. Anyway, for the entirety of July, I will be soaking up the sun in beautiful Roatan, Honduras. Me and my family are going there on vacation. So, you can expect a near-complete lack of activity (not that I really do anything anyway) for that month.

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200 followers! Whoo! Yeah, I know that's paltry in comparison with my pre-reader's 500, but whatever. It means that two hundred of you actually care about what I put out, despite my pathetic update rate and wholly questionable story quality.

Hopefully, I'll be able to reward your loyalty with a new, incredibly stupid oneshot before I leave the country for the entirety of July...might even update There, They're while I'm at it.

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So, I've been tagged by Bronius Maximus in some sort of question/survey/intrusion of privacy thing, and feel obligated to waste your time by telling you a bit about myself.

I have deigned to answer these questions:

1. How did you discover the fandom?

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I guess you guys liked it. Why is it that some stupid thing I write on impulse gets featured, and the fic I've slaved over for months is gathering dust in the discount bin? (Sigh) Such is the life of an author, I guess.

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