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Rel Fexive:
--- Quote from: Samldanach on April 18, 2007, 12:56:40 PM ---Hmm, taking the "static strip" idea, what if you bled the excess energy into a special container, rather than out into the environment. Kind of like Harry's ring that stores up kinetic energy. There would be no way to make it perfectly efficient, but you might be able to significantly lessen the effects. And, as a bonus, you're charging up a magical battery for later!
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I was thinking exactly the same thing earlier today! Just make sure it's away from all the important stuff. And again, I'd imagine such a 'battery' could attract unwanted attention.
Slife:
--- Quote from: Samldanach on April 18, 2007, 12:56:40 PM ---But, the steering wheel would be inside the circle. So would the drive train under the car. So, the car itself can't be insulated from the mage through the use of a circle.
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But it's a steering wheel. What could go wrong with it? Dresden doesn't have problems with his shoes, does he?
And I assume the drive shaft would be outside of the bottom of the circle.
Soulless Mystic5523:
--- Quote from: Slife on April 19, 2007, 01:42:23 AM ---But it's a steering wheel. What could go wrong with it? Dresden doesn't have problems with his shoes, does he?
And I assume the drive shaft would be outside of the bottom of the circle.
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But that begs the question; how far up, and how far down do circles go?
Simon Hogwood:
--- Quote from: Mystic5523 on April 19, 2007, 01:45:42 AM ---But that begs the question; how far up, and how far down do circles go?
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See this conversation.
Samldanach:
--- Quote from: Slife on April 19, 2007, 01:42:23 AM ---But it's a steering wheel. What could go wrong with it?
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As a note, one of the most delicate pieces of equipment in a certain generation of cars was the stick that came out of the side of the steering wheel. That's because it had been designed to control the headlights, windshield wipers, and often cruise control as well. Too many little fiddly electronic bits in there.
Even outside of that, the steering column contains the ignition switch (not necessarily a bad thing to have stop working while you're driving, but definitely a bad thing to have working erratically). In most modern cars, it also contains an air bag (definitely a bad thing to have working erratically). Basically, the steering column on a car is a little more fiddly than, say, the steering wheel on a go-cart.
OTOH, based on the thread Simon linked to, it would seem that you're right about the drive train. The circle would only go up and down far enough to enclose the driver. So, you'd have to worry about the steering column, and a good chunk of the dash, but the rest of the car might be ok.
Ultimately, I think this is one of those cases where, even Bob would suggest actual experimentation over theorizing. We're treading on some hazy lines of magical theory, and it's hard to really say where they'd fall.
Personally, though, if I were GM, I'd disallow using a circle to protect the car from the driver. That's just the side I come down on.
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