{"id":1508,"date":"2011-03-06T21:01:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T13:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2011-03-07T00:06:17","modified_gmt":"2011-03-06T16:06:17","slug":"the-physics-of-puella-magi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/2011\/03\/06\/the-physics-of-puella-magi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Physics of Puella Magi"},"content":{"rendered":"
Alternative title: “Why I think Kyubey should find a new job.” This post is going to be one huge spoiler, so don’t read on if you haven’t watched up to episode 9 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n I’m sure the latest episode has blown a few minds here and there. I thought it was an interesting<\/em> development, but I always feel that trying to stick a half-baked science-y explanation onto what is essentially a standard fantasy setting tends to open the writing to unnecessary critical analysis that distract from the actual storytelling. And as much as that is a bad thing, people like me can’t help but run with it. So here’s my take on the subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Entropy is one of the basic tenets<\/a> of modern physics and chemistry. Often called the “arrow of time”, it embodies the irreversible passage of time.<\/p>\nEntropy<\/h3>\n