• Physics Brony Trolls the Huffington Post

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    As if Physics Brony wasn't awesome enough for his presentation, it looks like he managed to pull an epic troll off on The Huffington Post. 

    Trollestia would be proud! 

    (For those of you who don't know who Stephen Magnet is, hit up the FaQ button at the top that no one knows exists!)
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    42 comments:

    1. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:27 AM

      This guy is my hero

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    2. ZettaLuxMay 29, 2011 at 12:28 AM

      There's an FAQ?! Madness.. MADNESS.

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    3. BongoMay 29, 2011 at 12:29 AM

      This man can have my children.

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    4. SigilMay 29, 2011 at 12:31 AM

      There is a FAQ?
      LOL! This he say Steve Magnet was his real name? This brony deserves a medal.

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    5. DissonantNightMay 29, 2011 at 12:31 AM

      This isn't a isolated incident, a lot of the non-MLP sites that hosted this video mistakenly called him Stephen Magnet.

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    6. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:32 AM

      Sorry I live in a cave so I can't afford to see a FAQ button.

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    7. Torrential RainsMay 29, 2011 at 12:32 AM

      This... This made my life.

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    8. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:37 AM

      OMG there is a FAQ button just blew my mind

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    9. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:39 AM

      ...This man is a hero. Anymore and I would call for an immediate contest between Trollestia and him.

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    10. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:42 AM

      This is so freaking epic...

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    11. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:49 AM

      Wow. That's some really awesome and accurate journalistic research they did for that article.

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    12. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:55 AM

      hahaha wow, totally didn't notice the FAQ button, but I usually have it open at half-screen on 1920x1080, which cuts the page off just after the submit button.

      Also, the whole "Steven Magnet" thing is pretty hilarious. The escapist is the only one I remember actually putting it in quotes, rather than taking it as his real name.

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    13. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 12:55 AM

      Nearly every non-pony source thinks his name is Steven Magnet?

      I find this just as amusing as his presentation was.

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    14. ZurkoslatMay 29, 2011 at 12:56 AM

      Cool, but Why is he being called Steven Magnet?

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    15. StargazerMay 29, 2011 at 1:02 AM

      Trollestia would indeed approve! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb1ShW3NUME

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    16. ZephireMay 29, 2011 at 1:06 AM

      Ha! This guy is epic (I think the only way it could get any better is if he had said something about having an unfortunate accident with his beautiful moostache and had to shave the whole thing off). My hat's off to you, physics brony.

      This does bring into question the, er, fact finding ability of news sites, though...

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    17. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 1:09 AM

      I'm looking, but cant see the FaQ thing about Steven Magnet...

      Also, this guy = HERO

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    18. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 1:19 AM

      So?
      Where's the troll apart from him being called steven magnet?
      Cause the ecapist and other links used before called him that too, because his "twitter" has this name.
      Is there something else I'm missing?

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    19. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 1:21 AM

      We seriously need a Trollestia award or something to hand out for these types of things

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    20. BagOfChipsMay 29, 2011 at 1:23 AM

      The best part is is that no one is aware his name isn't Steven Magnet.

      I'm confused how this is trolling though.

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    21. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 1:27 AM

      What a freakin' legend, laughed myself silly when I saw the name.

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    22. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 2:00 AM

      And HuffPo deserves every second of it. WIN.

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    23. Beatledude64May 29, 2011 at 2:01 AM

      Oh wait, Huffington Post is serious? Let me laugh harder.
      HAHAHA!

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    24. XyroTR1May 29, 2011 at 3:31 AM

      Saved for posterity in case this gets pulled... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3736220/stephenmagnetarticle.jpg

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    25. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 3:44 AM

      mfw he's real name is Steven Magnet
      mfw I have no face

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    26. Ivan-ChanMay 29, 2011 at 3:51 AM

      Hahaha! Nice~ Well played, my friend. And excellent presentation at that~ :D

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    27. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 4:21 AM

      As the real Stephen Magnet would have put it, "Ooooooooooh, how WONDERFUL!"

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    28. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 5:14 AM

      TROLOLOLOLOLOL

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    29. moerkoetMay 29, 2011 at 7:06 AM

      How does he work?

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    30. FirleycatMay 29, 2011 at 7:49 AM

      Nobody uses the FAQ button because most FAQs around the internet are updated once and then forgoten about. I think most people just ignore it out of habit more than anything else now.

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    31. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 8:34 AM

      @Anonymous

      This. I mean, with a silly piece of news like this, it's hilarious, but when you think about serious stuff, the poor accuracy of the actual facts is frightening.

      Anyway, cheers to poni invading everything.

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    32. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 8:36 AM

      That video now has some-odd 400k views. Wow.

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    33. Present PerfectMay 29, 2011 at 8:39 AM

      Epic troll. Epic!

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    34. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 9:30 AM

      I'm not quite sure what's going on here, actually. Our Hero seems to be giving a high school physics presentation, but how does that translate to the HuffPost calling him "Steven Magnet"?

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    35. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 10:17 AM

      A FAQ button! Thats a shocker.

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    36. AndrewMay 29, 2011 at 10:59 AM

      Oh my gosh this is made up of so much win. But the fact they used a non-G4 pony picture in the heading makes their article full of fail. Sort of.

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    37. FlaskgargMay 29, 2011 at 4:56 PM

      WHY YOU NO SEE FAQ!!!
      I mean c'mon, it's The Great And Powerful Trixie!!!
      Howdya miss sompting lik dis eh?

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    38. AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM

      You mean, his name USED to not be Steven Magnet. Now he has no choice but to get an official name change.

      That was awesome, Mr. Magnet. :D

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    39. CandystripeJune 8, 2011 at 11:16 AM

      WHYYYYYY is there no one this incredibly fantastically amazing as this dude at my school, where nobody has even heard of the show as far as I could tell when I recorded my glowing review of it in Media Journalism to try and do my part to spread the Gospel of Pony far and wide....?!?

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    40. AnonymousJune 26, 2011 at 1:39 PM

      if Stephen Magnet isn't his real name, what is his real name and why didn't he post it?

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    41. sykotikJune 12, 2012 at 10:26 AM

      Your "FAQ" button is missing.

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    42. CelestiaSeptember 10, 2012 at 5:50 PM

      I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO EQD EXPLAINING THAT ALL THE PRESENTATION CAN BE EXPAINES WITH TAQUIONS BUT THEY NEVER ANSWERED ME... OR PUBLISHED MY EXPLANATIONS.

      quantic phisics. Taquions can make something lighter because some part of the atomic mass is in another dimention, also explains the sonic rainboom:
      [2012-07-05 13:50:51] Claudioman2009 - Theorists have ...
      Theorists have argued that nothing in principle prohibits the existence of a third class of particles that travel only at speeds exceeding that of light, such particles, called tachyons [Gr. tachys,=swift] may exst although no evidence for them has been found (except for rainbowdash feathers).In the terminology of the theory, the particles that travel only at the speed of light are called luxons, and those that travel at lesser speeds are called tardyons.Like the original theory of relativity
      [2012-07-05 13:49:58] Claudioman2009 - Taquion=tachyon: ...
      Taquion=tachyon: elementary particle that travels only at speeds exceeding that of light. According to the theory of relativity, the speed of light is the limiting velocity for all ordinary material particles. Particles having nonzero rest mass can approach, but not reach, the speed of light, since their mass would become infinite at that speed. On the other hand, particles with zero rest mass, must always travel at the speed of light; they cannot be brought to rest or even slowed down.


      For a more complete version check this:

      http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2011/05/23/physical-impossibilities-in-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic/


      it also has animations related to Taquions that are very similar to RD Sonic Rainboom.


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