576: How Are Spells Created? Discussing the Physics of Harry Potter

<div>On this week's episode, the subject of many a late night with Laura and her boyfriend is made into a main discussion for MuggleCast as the hosts and Marc talk through the physics of <em>Harry Potter</em>! Surely magical objects don't come from 'nowhere,' and there must be a magical cost for doing magic somehow? Those big questions and more are our target as Andrew, Eric, Laura, Micah and Marc put on their thinking caps and dive in!<br> <br> </div> <ul> <li>Welcome to this week's special guest, Laura's boyfriend Marc!</li> <li>Marc is a game designer with a passion for physics.</li> <li>A <a href="https://twitter.com/HogwartsLegacy/status/1562143964702146561">new trailer for <em>Hogwarts Legacy</em></a> has debuted, and we now know what all versions of the game will cost us. You might need to break into Gringotts to be able to afford the Collectors Edition!?</li> <li>Main Discussion: The physics of Harry Potter</li> <li>Just what is 'physics' and what answers does the study of physics seek to find?</li> <li>In the Wizarding World, is there a cost for doing magic? What kind of magic seems limitless, and what kind does not?</li> <li>Where does magical ability come from and how does it work?</li> <li>Are new magical spells created, or discovered?</li> <li>Next the MuggleCasters ask: where does the food come from, and where does your sh** go?</li> <li>What do our known laws (such as conservation of mass) have in common with Gamp's known laws of Elemental Transfiguration? We go point by point.</li> <li>Does the Vanishing Charm break down an object's atoms, or teleport it to a different dimension?</li> <li>In this week's Bonus MuggleCast available <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mugglecast/">exclusively to Patrons</a>, the hosts examine the physics of some magical objects including Invisibility Cloaks, Time Turners and Dumbledore's Deluminator.</li> <li>Quizzitch: In Year 4, What does Ron smush in anger after Draco taunts him about having inside-Ministry information regarding the TriWizard Tournament?</li> <li>Ne