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Quite true, but that's not something unique to Asimov. Applied Phlebotinum [1] is a common device in Science Fiction whenever the science can't support a plot d

Quite true, but that's not something unique to Asimov. Applied Phlebotinum [1] is a common device in Science Fiction whenever the science can't support a plot device required by the fiction (SF narratives are stories in the first place, after all). There's even a trope specifically for how hyperspace and subspace are used in that way.[2] [1] https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Applied_Phlebotinum https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Applied_Phlebotinu... [2] https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Subspace_or_Hyperspace https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Subspace_or_Hyperspace

thesuitonym 4y ago
Why would you link the the super ad-ridden and obnoxious fandom copy of a TV Tropes article?
- TuringTest 4y ago
  Because TV Tropes has severe licensing problems[1] - most of its content originally was submitted by its editors under a CC BY-SA license, but then the site maintainer relicensed (without permission) all its database under the incompatible CC BY-NC-SA, creating a situation where its content can't be legally redistributed. I use adblocking so I didn't notice the ads; if you prefer, you may check it[1] at AllTheTropes,[2] the initial fork that kept the content under its original legal license. Though as far as I understand it, that project migrated to Tropedia and it is no longer maintained, which is why I linked there instead. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Tropes#Licensing_and_content_forks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Tropes#Licensing_and_conten... [2] https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Category:Applied_Phlebotinum https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Category:Applied_Phlebotinum [3] https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Main_Page https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Main_Page