Why Don't Wizards Use Muggle Technology? - Harry Potter Explained

[@HarryPotterTheory]

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[@AlanKerlidou]

hello, can you please do a video on the religious beliefs of the magical world?

[@TempOne-vh4fd]

What is the source of magic in HP? and how was that magical history started?

[@StephenLawson]

Harry pulls out a machine gun on voldemort. Pop pop pop pop pop!

[@Watcher1134]

Tbh this kinda feels like Slugterra. Two worlds (Slugterra and the Surface) which know almost nothing about each other and must remain seperate.

[@amaxwell7333]

I don't know it kind of feels like they are integrating muggle technology but it's just been kind of slow because of prejudice against muggles. As the Hogwarts Express is obviously muggle technology integrated into the wizarding world. Personally I feel like there's also a lot of benefit for The wizarding society to integrate muggle technology and ideas. As I think it would be awesome if they made magic videogames. As I would imagine it would probably end up being like the sword art online anime.

[@hughbrackett343]

I find it difficult to imagine that muggle-born witches and wizards, upon getting their Hogwarts letter, would abandon their Playstations and never touch one again.

[@LisaG442]

Agreed! Hermione seemed quite content to use owls .. ?

[@heylolp9]

Well Book 1 took place in 1991, The first Legend of Zelda Game was released 1986 Just for perspective

[@TerrainDevil]

My nephew would melt his PS5 in a pool of lava under a blood moon if it meant he could go to Hogwarts.

[@LisaG442]

@@TerrainDevil 🤣😂🤣

[@Buttz2Buttz]

Not gonna lie, if I found out I was a wizard, and could go to Hogwarts, I would hate my "off summers". That being said, when I went back to the muggle world I would still use a phone, or a television. But I can say, I would never be able to get enough of the magical world. And the "normal" world would never capture me the same ever again.

[@ederavila9206]

Hermione Granger mowing down deatheaters with a GAU-17 vulcan minigun at the battle of Hogwarts: "I've always wanted to do this"

[@SoldierOfGodwyn]

"I've been looking forward to this"

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

If Jedi can use guns in Jedi Survivor why not wizards?

[@iio_moon]

@zachtwilightwindwaker596 I mean, blasters are lightspeed atleast, muggle guns are supersonic and that isn't really fast for wizards or compared to spells.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

@@iio_moon They're still technically human aren't they? I don't recall them having superhuman abilities.

[@iio_moon]

@zachtwilightwindwaker596 They are human with magic. They are more resistant to non magical meanings(physical and physiologically superior) and brtter at sensing supernatural stuff due to their magic.

[@Manja500]

Just setup a master marksmen up in the hills or mountains around Hogwarts a mile away from voldemort (battle of Hogwarts, post destruction of his horcruxes). If a wizard can see or anticipate a muggle using a fire arm, then sure they have a chance. But if your a mile away and can make the shot, well.... voldemort can't defend against what he doesn't know exists.

[@susangardiner]

Say the same thing.

[@edschramm6757]

"we don't need to beat him. we need to get him to wait long enough for the sniper to get in position."

[@Manja500]

@@edschramm6757isn't the whole point of the battle of Hogwarts to give Harry enough time to destroy the rest of the horcruxes? I don't think time is really an issue in this case, especially if a Marksman starts looking for a position at the very beginning of the battle. Ultimately it's a fictional scenario though.

[@jakejohnson2334]

Why wait to destroy the horcruxes? battle of seven potters, harry pulls out a 9 and plugs him. Just keep shooting him every time he shows up, maybe even steal his dads bones... buy some time to track down the horcruxes. But that should have always been Dumbledores plan, keep killing him and making it as hard as possible to come back.

[@SoraMatt]

Just one problem with that: Distance. Even a sniper has his limits because the range of magical protection can often run for several miles and the one time they had time to prep for his arrival? It was the one place with magical protections that prevent muggles from even coming close by several miles. And then you add the modern tech that go INTO sniper rifles? That will go haywire because of the magic in the air which means you need to go analog. But that crack shot needs to be a wizard himself because the sheer volume of passive anti-muggle magic is off the scale. Even Jacob Kowalski had to be brought within the barrier via magic so he didn't just up and run or spot ruins in places of a castle and grounds. But wizards do not care very much for this since they can literally enchant the world itself to come to life and be as deadly as any machine gun.

[@rambofan334]

*pulls out glock* You've Wingardium'd your last Leviosa.

[@hattorihanzo562]

its leviosaaa not levioosa *BANG BANG BANG*

[@OfficialDropRate]

I like to imagine Voldemort angrily tweeting about Harry and his search for the deathly hallows. Always gets a chuckle out of me when I think about that

[@mrwittyone]

Or angrily posting on Facebook. Only Harry and his generation of wizards have stopped using FB and have migrated to TikTok, where they do dances mocking Voldemort

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

voldemort: "cofveve!"

[@gilbertthemeow481]

Wizards do use Muggle technology, the ministry uses cars. There is also the Hogwarts express, which is a train. Also, Colin Creevey uses a camera, which, by the way, works just fine at Hogwarts. I say that because Hermione says that technology and magic don't mix.

[@jasonp1162]

Mechanical technology works just fine in the wizarding world. Old cars, clocks, steam engines, old cameras, and Filch used a canon during the Tri-wizard tournament (so guns could be used as well). Magic can be used to enhance these types of machinery. I believe magic interferes with electronics. The more complex, the more problematic it is. They did manage radio transmissions in Deathly Hallows, but they had a limited time to broadcast and the quality wasn't so great

[@kagewaters397]

The cameras in the wizarding world are enchanted.

[@BedyBARNARD]

Apparently you didn t get the world of wizardry, the movie was about witchcraft in modern times, so they obviously focused on the magical side more than on the modern aspect of the world. They did showcase the power of magic upon technology, that not only it uses technology easily, but adds charms to it, the flying car is an example. To ride a car you obviously need to have both the mechanics and the knowledge on how to ride a car that flies lol

[@Unfixingalloy1UA1]

@@jasonp1162 "Master gave Dobby a Glock"

[@Pandemos]

​@jasonp1162 thats how they deal with it in the Harry Dresden universe. Complex electronics can fry in a stray magic field. Old, simpler mechanical designs do better, as well. Dresden's car is an old VW Beetle, because it has one of the simpler, more robust engines and very little electronics. He uses an old S&W model 29 revolver because it has less small parts than a more complicated handgun.

[@docbrown2045]

If only Voldemort sought .44 Magnum instead of Elder Wand

[@aceofconquest5745]

Haha :) True!

[@SonOfIzalith]

I'm pretty sure a good enough Protego can stop bullets soo

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

Snape killed Voldemort with a handgun. Snape: Ah, Muggle weapon.

[@ggggg77273]

​​@@SonOfIzalith A bullet is fired faster than a human can react, you can't stop a bullet with a spell, not with the rules of this franchise. Firearms are objectively better than wands in every way. You also can't use a spell if you're shot by a sniper from so far away you can't even see him.

[@allaniadall9686]

I think the whole muggle with gun vs wizard with wand goes down to this. In any cowboy story, the duelers rely on speed and accuracy. You have to draw and shoot faster than your opponent. But you also have to be accurate about it. A wizard can disarm a muggle with a gun, but then the muggle will have to shoot quicker than the wizard can cast. Clover: shoots Harry: "Nice one, Clover." Clover: "It's Gun-Hat."

[@hardpack187]

Magic could be used to greatly improve Muggle technology. For instance, enchant a gaming computer to never overheat, then shrink it down to the size of a PSP.

[@masterpython]

They did figure out how to use a still frame camera to print .GIFs.

[@kazekagekid]

I like to think they’d run into the same problem of the logic gates being limited on how thin they can get by electrons’ quantum tunnelling.

[@lilarrin1220]

And muggle approach to tech can be used to greatly enhance magic. Magic clearly follows a set of (natural) rules, otherwise users would not be able to actually use magic in any systematic way. This means magic can be studied scientifically, and by extension, engineered in a way that exploits the natural rules. A rigorous, scientific study of magic should lead to huge advances and could probably make magical tech that far exceeds what is shown in the books/movies and is available to everyone including muggles.

[@Ixmore]

the shrunken computer would likely not work properly due to the transistors within it approaching the size of atoms

[@masterpython]

There is a well written Hermione centered fan fiction called Arithmancer that explores the idea.

[@bellicosepariah6609]

A few claymore land mines would have truly fucked up Voldermorts attacking forces in the last battle.

[@TheTheowl360]

"Guns don't exist in the Wizarding world" *texas wizards enter chat*

[@etherealdragon207]

They are just wands that you touch a ruin to cast the attack spell you want.

[@1973Washu]

Just because I am out of spells , it doesn't mean I am out of options.

[@CaptainBill22]

YEEHAWTICUS!

[@robertmckenna3994]

You never talked about the variety of muggle technology that has been enchanted or altered by magic. Mr Weasley’s car, Ludo Bagman’s brother Otto that got in trouble for a lawnmower with unnatural powers. Not to mention the Knight Bus, the WWN, and the Hogwarts Express that everyone has used. Muggle technology has been slowly seeping into the magical world over the years.

[@robertmckenna3994]

@GipsyDangerfan Wizarding Wireless Network.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

They are kinds like the Amish😅

[@deathinabox9100]

Guns absolutely beat wands. The Killing Curse is more lethal than a bullet, but it's incredible anyone ever hits anything in HP. Wands have a weird hold. In order to "shoot" you have to speak an incantation and wave the wand in a specific way. With a gun you can keep a steady aim and control your breathing for better accuracy. Put a rifle in the mix and suddenly guns outrange wands by a ridiculous degree. We see Voldemort and Dumbledore use some actually effective spells (glass barrage, fire wave, summoning creatures) that would be more effective than a pistol, but most combat spells seem to be point and shoot and guns are just better at that.

[@Sigismund-von-Luxembourg]

Imagine a gun that was enhanced with magic, You could have killing curse fire and forget bullets that are utterly silent and move at super hypersonic speeds.

[@126644]

I feel at close range a proficient wizard can just transfigure the gun into something less dangerous

[@somedandy7694]

I wanna see the series where a squib (wizard born magic-inept) goes to a muggle school and is utterly blown away by the magic of the muggle world.

[@mobes8876]

That would actually be super cool! He learns about technology, video games, fire arms, etc. He comes back to the Wizard World with his knowledge and integrates everything. Would be a cool read

[@somedandy7694]

@mobes8876 Imagine how amazing they'd find a zipper!

[@pathendlem]

Having re read the books I was wondering how they prep and store food? Do they use ovens? Stoves? Grills? Do they use refrigerators? And also the fact they primarily communicate via snail mail just seemed archaic when phones are much faster

[@leonwatkins5072]

Very true since hogwarts has a kitchen u think they would 😅

[@tamarasmith9060]

Before the invention of electric refrigerators people had "ice boxes" & such. Cool dry cellars to keep some kinds of produce, cooking & canning other produce in glass jars just like many people still do today, salt as a common meat preservative, & so on. Even today there are places that naturally "dry age" meat by just hanging it out in the sun to dehydrate, which will make it be good for months. People still use wood stoves to both cook on & heat their homes. (Seriously, a lot of people do this where I live. They use it alone or in addition to natural gas central heating, as it cuts down on the use of gas & can double as a small fireplace depending on the model of stove.) Oh, & in the Goblet of Fire, Sirius uses magic to talk to Harry in real time through their fireplaces. So magical FaceTime exists!

[@gilbertthemeow481]

Wouldn't Voldemort know about guns? He did grow up in an orphanage.

[@CyanideAndSeratonin]

Ofc he knew about them XD

[@alexturlais8558]

There aren't any guns in orphanages!

[@Jebu911]

I mean he lived during ww2 so sure he did. Alltho i assume voldemort would have been too pretentious to use muggle tech to achieve his plans.

[@kencrum2524]

I don’t think even even Dumbledore and Voldemort would hold up well against a sniper rifle when they didn’t know it was coming

[@Jebu911]

I mean in voldemorts case you would still have to get rid of his horcruxes as he would still be immortal. Alltho every time he showed up if you got to him by surprise i guess he could have just been gunned down again.

[@Melhaven1]

Did you get my owl? Bro, did you get my INSTANT text message?

[@ThatDamnedGamer1]

Feel bad for that owl by the 16th message containing "lol"

[@chesterdamolester6990]

Owls are superior to text messaging.

[@Melhaven1]

@@chesterdamolester6990 In what way?

[@chesterdamolester6990]

Why text when you can write? Owls don't require technology. You can't text packages.

[@Melhaven1]

@@chesterdamolester6990 You can't text packages, true. Owls do REALLY well with that. We have a decent mail service here in the US, but a text is instant. I agree that it is fun to write letters, but even in the books they try to find things faster than owls. They use patronus to send faster messages. Text messages are almost instant though.

[@chad63]

voldemort: AVADA KEDAVR-- random dude: *pulls out gun*

[@N4m3lesS_1]

except the random dude normally doesnt have a gun (and just to clarify, i think that is a good thing - there is a reason most wizards dont know about or cant / wont use avada).

[@Shadowcat561]

Talk about america In majority of world citizens cannot keep guns

[@demoncore5342]

Random dude would master avada before getting his hands on a gun in the UK.

[@88COR88]

I think it's the overall arrogance of wizards. Only Arthur seems to have any respect for muggles, with the rest treating them as a bother and overall beneath them. Hagrid brushes it off as "people will want a magical solution to everything" like that's a bad thing. When someone has the ability to save lives and ease suffering for hundreds or thousands of people but chooses not to they are seen as selfish at best, evil at worst. Yet wizards give themselves a pass..... The fact is Rowling made an amazing fantasy world for kids. She tried to make it seem more adult as the popularity of HP grew but that is not the kind of world building she excels at. As a result it falls apart quickly if you pull at the threads. As much as I enjoy this channels content, the more I watch the more it takes away from the stories by pointing out the holes.

[@KibuFox]

Eh, I'd say it's much simpler than that. They're largely in the UK. So, they don't have a firearms culture like the US has. I mean, firearm ownership is flat out illegal in the UK, barring some very specific types. Even the police there are generally unarmed. So, Wizard culture reflects muggle culture in that regard.

[@Girly_Plop]

@@KibuFoxif HP took place in the US… surely the OP military would’ve found Hogwarts, and drone bombed it by now😭

[@Felnal]

@@Girly_Plop If Hogwarts was located in the US, they'd likely have protection spells against No-Maj weaponry set up at all times in addition to the disillusionment charms already in place.

[@Crafty_Spirit]

​@@Girly_Plop Lol 😂 reminds me how Pettigrew killed 13 at once with an explosion

[@ceu160193]

@@Girly_Plop Idk, Hogwarts has concealment spells against muggles.

[@eclipseflare3486]

If I'm remembering correctly there is a reference in I believe book 5 to guns. It's in The Daily Prophet where they refer to guns as "Metal wands that Muggles use to kill each other." *edit* As johnny pointed out I was likely thinking about the article about Sirius from book 3.

[@johnnycage112]

Book 3 too. They said Sirius Black had one.

[@eclipseflare3486]

​@@johnnycage112 Actually that may be the article that I was thinking about.😂

[@johnnycage112]

@@eclipseflare3486 Ha! Sounds like it.

[@markwalker4485]

I would definitely use a wand in UK. Only because the laws are to harsh with firearms ans a wood wand will escape metal detectors

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

Not a bad description. Some are more like staves, though.

[@macwelch8599]

“What is the function of a rubber duck”? 😂

[@vaelegoro7782]

"What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?" Mandela effect

[@Takeawayjustin]

A toy ?

[@jordanbenoit8868]

What EXACTLY?

[@darrannash7452]

To lead a trucking convoy across the USA?

[@ArnoldOverwater]

A concealed remote explosive

[@nealmaxwell790]

One of my favorite fan characters I’ve made is a Squib who served in the British Armed Forces. His brother is an Auror and they occasionally fight dark wizards together. And so many wizards are detached from the muggle world that they can’t defend against modern tactical warfare, that and his brother has trained him in basic DADA

[@khylerbane4523]

I actually thought of similar. Imagine if we got a muggle born wizard character or a person who was a wizard but raised by muggle side of the family like Harry was, in America. But due to being a registered citizen in the muggle world he and his muggle brother were drafted to fight in Vietnam. Picture if you will; having the ability to not only survive but win the Vietnam war and not being able to use *any* of it regardless of circumstance. In the tunnels, imprisonment at the Hanoi Hilton, Ka San, even the Fall of Saigon. He’d survive but with battle scars, the knowledge of how outmatched the Wizard world is, endless war stories to build a franchise off of, and enough ptsd that his therapist could write a bestselling book on. That’s basically what this boils down to. Only escaping the country by use of magic and the Vietnam wizard world along with winning a court case for use of magic nard muggles by looking the aftermath of a war zone and putting the entire wizard community in it place by telling them the truth about muggles and how wizards are no longer the top dogs. Not only that, but following all this he openly uses Voldemorts name without fear or worry because “nothing he does can compare to what I’ve seen.” As well as spend the following decades stocking up on guns, amo, and military hardware inside the Wizard school for the inevitable war with Voldemort and his armies. He later became head of Muggle studies at the main wizarding school in the US. Think Skinner from Simpsons with his Vietnam flashbacks. And during the war Voldemort began in the 90s, he used both magic and wizarding stuff along with and guns and guerrilla warfare to cut down the deatheater army like a magical Rambo. So much so and to such an effect the Deatheaters were convinced that there was an entire army of hims numbering in the hundreds when there was just *one* of him and later joined 20 other people, 30 other people at the absolute most, all of whom were people he trained. That would be quite the story. Now imagine a conversation between him and Arthur Weasley. A wizard who has more firsthand experience with the muggle world than most muggle norms will have in a lifetime meeting a man obsessed and fascinated with the Muggle world but as zero experience with it.

[@AuroraBorealisDK]

A Boeing AH-64 Apache appears on the horizon, fully decked with AGM114 Hellfire missiles, Hydra 70 rocket pods and the M230 of 30mm chain gun with auto target capability. Potter: "expelliarmus!" Pilot: "lol..."

[@N4m3lesS_1]

i think that could actually work given that its meant to disarm your opponent. In a fight with a wizard that would refer to their wand but if you are strong the spell can have an effect on the other person and if you consider something else their weapon... But i think in the video it was made clear they didnt want to fight /be part of the "muggel" world and naturally never developed spells to work against more advance technology.

[@Jebu911]

@@N4m3lesS_1 Yeah i think it was obvious to wizards that if the muggles knew about them they would just force them to do all sorta magic for them while having their boomsticks pointed at the wizards heads.

[@QuoLiberoInTotam]

Pilot: "Lol.... Let me sing you the song of MY people. " Apache goes BRRRR

[@theindianpaladin]

Some of the muggle tech is far superior than magic. Like communication, military, space techs .

[@SoraMatt]

According to lore? Military is debatable because wizards infiltrate all levels of government for security purposes. They are aware of it and work to subvert it on a literal daily basis to avoid discovery. That includes fucking with tech to prevent it detecting magical creatures and places like Hogwarts.

[@rrinterieur6842]

Snipers, airforce, navy, drones, machine guns, ballistic rockets

[@martneb]

Ballpoint pen. Think about all the minor things we take for granted.

[@shawn1900]

Obtuse, rubber goose, green moose, guava juice Giant snake, birthday cake, large fries, chocolate shake!

[@perseusurbano9645]

whats the difference among protego, protego totalum and protego maxima?

[@theycallmejodamo]

1.) Guns aren’t used, but remember Hagrid did bring a crossbow when he went on dangerous missions sometimes. 2.) As per game canon, disarming charms do work on basically anything in an opponent’s hand, from wands and swords to crossbows. It’s not that much of stretch to assume this also applies to guns. 3.) Why would you need a computer when you’ve got ghosts who retain all their memories up until the time of their death? 4.) I think the lack of phones is more about secrecy than usefulness. With landlines, you’d need wire to be strung. With cells, you’d need towers. Plus, you run into the problem of Muggles knowing where things are with satellites and GPS. Sure there are concealment charms, but there’s no guarantee they’d work on Muggle devices like that. 5.) I’m sure Muggle-born witches and wizards must retain some knowledge of muggle devices at least to the point where they can interact with family. 6.) They do use technology to an extent, as evidenced by the Ford Anglia, radios, and cameras, albeit those are bewitched items.

[@mastercheif1225]

Ive always wondered about this. As I do realize magic makes certain things like planes perhaps obsolete if you can apparate or use the floo network. And I do supposed smart phones weren't really a thing when the books were written but I always thought "why not have a computer to at least be able to get that potion recipe from aunt frida across the globe without having to wait on an owl?"

[@marhanen]

magic interferes with electricity and the electromagnetic spectrum resulting in them not functioning properly or even at all

[@siracha4956]

Because as Sirius does in GoF, you can use fire as basically an instant messenger, so you don't need to wait for an owl.

[@michelveenstra9906]

They can only apparate in a certain distance

[@iamwhoiam7887]

Same reason Jews don't eat pork... culture.

[@robertbeisert3315]

The Floo Network is a network. It has its own infrastructure, and there are both regulations and material restrictions on its use. Imagine if a Russian witch could just barge into a Ukrainian home through their fireplace at their sole discretion, or if a Chinese wizard could just invade the White House. It'd defeat every notion of nations and security.

[@llewcunedda4528]

The Wizarding World reminds me of the Amish and Mennonites. Some parts of life are limited to past technology and largely keep to themselves yet, there's some integration into the wider world and utilisation of "English" (muggle) technology but, it's limited depending on the philosophical perspective of each community.

[@IlTrojo]

Interesting as always. I still believe that a "Muggle-Wizard multiclass" would be able to overthrow the system, like Harry plans to do in HPMOR. In addition, the explanation about a broom rigged by a rocket engine flying partly according to Aristotelian principles and partly according to Newtonian physics is the one of the most hilarious things I've ever read.

[@khylerbane4523]

Imagine if we got a muggle born wizard character or a person who was a wizard but raised by muggle side of the family like Harry was, but due to being a registered citizen in the muggle world he and his muggle brother were drafted to fight in Vietnam. Picture if you will; having the ability to not only survive but win the Vietnam war and not being able to use *any* of it regardless of circumstance. In the tunnels, imprisonment at the Hanoi Hilton, Ka San, even the Fall of Saigon. He’d survive but with battle scars, the knowledge of how outmatched the Wizard world is, endless war stories to build a franchise off of, and enough ptsd that his therapist could write a bestselling book on. That’s basically what this boils down to. Only escaping the country by use of magic and the Vietnam wizard world along with winning a court case for use of magic nard muggles by looking the aftermath of a war zone and putting the entire wizard community in it place by telling them the truth about muggles and how wizards are no longer the top dogs. Not only that, but following all this he openly uses Voldemorts name without fear or worry because “nothing he does can compare to what I’ve seen.” As well as spend the following decades stocking up on guns, amo, and military hardware inside the Wizard school for the inevitable war with Voldemort and his armies. Who later became head of Muggle studies at the main wizarding school in the US. Think Skinner from Simpsons with his Vietnam flashbacks. And during the war Voldemort began in the 90s, he used both magic and wizarding stuff along with and guns and guerrilla warfare to cut down the deatheater army like a magical Rambo. So much so and to such an effect the Deatheaters were convinced that there was an entire army of hims numbering in the hundreds when there was just *one* of him and later joined 20 other people, 30 other people at the absolute most, all of whom were people he trained. That would be quite the story. Now imagine a conversation between him and Arthur Weasley. A wizard who has more firsthand experience with the muggle world than most muggle norms will have in a lifetime meeting a man obsessed and fascinated with the Muggle world but as zero experience with it.

[@yuilo7872]

That was a part in the books about Fudge saying Sirius Black held a gun to convince the muggle minister that Sirius is dangerous. But Fudge only said it was a black “probe” or something close. That showed that most wizards and witches don’t acknowledge guns.

[@hiddentruth1982]

I would think it's because muggle tech that would be viable for mages , such as cell phones , can be traced and would lead to the discovery of the wizarding world.

[@edmorris4103]

I think it important to consider muggles from other areas of the earth as well. Certainly those attending Hogwarts are unlikely to have experience with firearms, but a muggle from rural America will almost certainly have been shooting firearms long before they get their letter from the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They would then be far more likely to attempt to integrate firearms into their magical life.

[@CommanderHuggins]

I think it’s worth mentioning that a lot of muggle tech relies on pre-existing infrastructure. Cars are typically built for roads. Cell phones require cell towers. Electrical devices connect to a power grid. Building that kind of infrastructure requires a lot of knowledge that just isn’t taught in magical schools. I mean sure a wizard might be able to shoot lightning from a wand. But can they do it on a large scale and maintain it at the 230 Volt 50 Hertz alternating current used by electrical devices in the UK? Are there any Witch or Wizard electrical engineers who know what that means?

[@dannybonsai7102]

who installed Hogwarts' plumbing? the castle predates indoor plumbing but I wonder if some wizards took the time to learn the engineering involved or did they hire muggle plumbers?

[@nisar8009]

I think the reason guns aren’t used in the world of magic is because they are deadly. After all, it’s a crime to use the unforgivable curses. And you can always just use a minor spell to disarm your opponent with magic without hurting them.

[@krispy3790]

i feel like pointing a gun at someone could convince them to disarm themselves

[@nisar8009]

@@krispy3790, you’re forgetting that witches and wizards can use spells without speaking them. The person with the gun wouldn’t know that the witch or wizard was cursing them. And I know that you’re going to say they have to have a wand, but if that were absolutely true young witches and wizards wouldn’t be able to do magic before they enter school. And if they were in a situation where danger existed they would have their wand handy anyway. You’re thinking like a small town southern American. Not a true reader of the series.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

​@@nisar8009Yes and no. Magic cast by kids without wands is done subconsciously making it random at best and not at all very useful for self defense. And while wand less casting is a thing, it's not very common, think we only see Doby, Dumbledore and Voldemort doing it which would indicate that it is very difficult to learn, otherwise Whiches and Wizards wouldn't have a need for wands, would they? Maybe you shouldn't knock small town southern American thinking, eh?

[@nisar8009]

@@Princess_Celestia_having lived in a few small southern American places, I can accurately say that my judgement is pretty spot on. And considering the magic world is completely made up from the beginning, the fact that children can use magic it’s not unfair to say that adults could use it to some extent as well. Albeit, it would be diminished to that that could be achieved with a wand.

[@krispy3790]

@@nisar8009 do you think you could say expeliarmus before he pulled the trigger?

[@kaimagnus5760]

I've always assumed that Guns were developed as a muggle counter to Magic. Guns date back to The Middle Ages so they would have been making their way into Europe around the same time as The Hogwarts Founders were starting their school. With that time period having large scale unrest between the two I can definitely see the rapid advancement of Firearm Technology being fueled by an Anti-Magic arms race to fight against Magic that could cause instant death and destruction at long range.

[@vdoggydogg3922]

Who assumed this? Just you?

[@kaimagnus5760]

@@vdoggydogg3922 well considering I started the very first sentence off with "I'VE ALWAYS ASSUMED" very astute observation skills. You want the cookie or the gold star?

[@vdoggydogg3922]

@@kaimagnus5760 you know what they say about people who assume.

[@kaimagnus5760]

@@vdoggydogg3922 So the cookie then? 🍪

[@morwickchesterham3875]

What about Chinese wizards? I wonder how they dealt with gunpowder and the first bamboo guns...

[@GISP]

I think you missed out the key difference between guns and wands. Thier general usage. A wand is a wizards tool to all kinds of magic, while a gun has but a single purpose. The virsatility of the wand has to many benefits.

[@Kyleplier]

Versatility is how that’s spelled. Just FYI

[@Princess_Celestia_]

I can think of a hundred different uses for a gun and none of them involve making things take the forever nap. You really need to think outside the box, mate.

[@shawn1900]

@@Princess_Celestia_ Really, please do tell...

[@blackforest_fairy]

​@@Princess_Celestia_tell me more...

[@Uragan00829]

​@@Princess_Celestia_Enlighten me, please. I would really like to know what the tools for killing people have going for other than, you know? Killing people? Please educate me.

[@TheRoyalSkies]

The real answer is the same reason why Jedi don't use Blasters, it's "So UNCIVILIZED" -

[@Dalinos]

We already know what happens when you mix Magic and Technology. You get Hextech. Some examples of in-universe Harry Potter Hextech that could be made: Rocket launcher powered by Bombarda runes. Night-vision goggles with lenses that have been enchanted with both Lumos and Revelio. A Kevlar vest made with Kevlar fibres that have been boosted by a layer of Protego. Darts that have been laced with potions instead of poisons/chemicals. Instead of a sleeping dart for example, how about a love-potion dart? Or a Veritaserum dart? The possibilities are endless, assuming magic and tech can mesh.

[@redeemedzoomer6053]

Muggle weapons would have REALLY come in handy during the Battle of Hogwarts. So many lives would have been saved if Hermione Granger had just tapped into her muggle past and provided weapons for all the Hogwarts students. Given that she literally had to erase her parents' memories of her cuz of Voldemort, I don't think she'd've been too concerned with separating the muggle and wizarding worlds

[@sifilore]

If magic and technology were merged together, it would creat technomagic. Houses would never lose their power during a blackout, no need to charge up ur devices; ect.. To say that magic is always incompatable, that's only cause they never tried it out, and only saw the downsides.

[@XX___]

Wizards with guns would give the deathly hallows a whole different meaning

[@grawp45]

They do use the radio even though with magic but that is muggle technology

[@jeffhenrichs3867]

They also use toilets and sinks and that could be considered muggle tech.

[@kestrelwings]

1000 years ago, there were arrows, swords, and spears. Whatever defenses wizards used against those might also work against guns. It is possible that wizards know how to remove an arrow and repair the body. There are spells not mentioned in the books that could be used against guns: 1. Shield, 2. A spell that makes guns much more visible, and 3. Something that seeks out and blows up guns.

[@davehogg63]

What about Muggle-born Wizards/Witches from the peerage or royalty, worth researching?

[@nanabutner]

Remember in book 5 where Mr. Weasley is attacked by Nagini and muggle sutures were used to try to close the wounds -- remember all the infections and other problems those sutures caused until they were removed? It is also possible that there is some kind of barrier that prevents muggle technology from working in the wizzarding world?

[@jaredjadlowski2433]

I know they mention that Hogwarts has a spell that makes muggle tech not work on the grounds

[@MikeDCWeld]

That instance is slightly misrepresented. They had tried several different magical healing methods first and nothing had worked so far, so they figured that stitches were worth a shot. The stitches didn't really cause any additional problems, but they ended up getting dissolved by something in Nagini's venom.

[@annasolovyeva1013]

Nagini's venom actually disdolves magic, unallowing healing to happen. They used stitches to stop the bleeding

[@Anglomachian]

I’d be genuinely interested to see if the love protection thing could protect someone from getting nuked

[@JamesMiller-ou1wr]

If it gave them a significant advantage getting past the defenses of rival wizards it’s not had to imagine evil witches and wizards having a concealed fire arm at their disposal and using it for deadly effect if they were losing.

[@BrianR246]

Imagine Harry and Voldemort’s duel with their wands locked, then Harry pulls out an Uzi with his other hand and lights him up.

[@aleximalmgren5301]

I love how low tech Harry Potter is low tech I love the retro artistry .

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

I've often wondered why wizards use parchment on the regular. They have books and newspaoers, so they're clearly aware that paper exists (the first commercial papermill in Europe opened in the 16th century, if i remember correctly). Paper is lighter, cheaper and easier to use; sure parchment is more durable, but it is far less practical.

[@ceu160193]

Wizards often just too stuck in traditions. Why, for example, Hogwarts doesn't use proper insulation, so some classrooms are ice cold during winter? It still uses materials from medieval ages.

[@sw-gs]

I think that Muggle technology doesn't work on Wizards, for example: phones. Wizards can pick them, call number but they would never hear voice from other side, but when phone is enchanted, then they can hear it. Why? Because Wizarding World and Muggle World are universes stacked on eachother with slight shift which nullify oculatory and auditory perspective (that's why Muggles can see Dementors, because they are slightly shifted from view spectrum non magic beings occupy.) But there are beings that were born from for example from Muggles or half-bloods, they can occupy both planes of existance at the same time they can use both technology and magic, but magic is more covinient and more common in magic world (it is easier to send another wizard an owl than e-mail if that other wizard can't use a computer.) Also I bet there is a low that forbids muggleborn or half-bloods use muggle technology while in magic world, due to lack overseeing that by Ministry of Magic and other gorvemental bodies in another countries. That where comes The Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, which in past worked as also as Ministy of Magic enforcer preventing Wizards from use Muggle tchnology, but when Weasley took over it became joke and lost it's true purpouse that was moved onto Aurors during Fudge reign as Minister of Magic. For Muggle to enter Magic World they must be either lead by Wizzard in (Hermione + her parents) or randomly stumble upon it through natural aspects of magic.

[@kenschortgenjr7540]

I think there has to be a scenario where one could walk in both worlds. First, it is likely that there are many instances where wizard/witch trained individuals choose NOT to live in the magical realm, and instead live a life in the mundane world... going back occasionally for either training, demands from the Ministry, etc... They of course couldn't use magic in the muggle or mundane world, but would instead be proficient in whatever mundane career they chose to endeavor in. Secondly, I suspect there have been quite a few individuals who had to go to a school like Hogwarts for primary training to be able to learn to control their abilities, but never really bought completely into that world. Think for example someone who was strongly spiritual or religious and while not necessarily outraged at the thought of using a non-canonical methodology, they did not desire to use the power as their primary walk through life. Of course there are also those predisposed to magic in a culture where magic isn't frowned upon... like Native Americans who hold Shamans or 'Witch Doctors' in high reverence. What would be their requirements under the auspices of the Ministries oath of secrecy? On a side note, could you imagine today a young half blood bringing a tablet or laptop into a Hogwarts class in order to help compile schoolwork like in a potions class? Or to program it with knowledge to help create new spells that were inconceivable to a cadre of wizards stuck in a paradigm of 'tradition'?

[@AugustusR]

The poor tablet would melt the moment the kid sets foot in Hogwarts if not during the train ride; magic and electronics just don't mix, and the stronger the magic, the stronger the effect. And maybe that is the reason wizards, even muggle borns, don't bother with modern techonology, all reliant on electricity... why spend all that money when it is all going to short circuit if you cast one too many spells around your house, or get in a wild or bad mood, never mind if you have kids with their even more chaotic magic.

[@kenschortgenjr7540]

@@AugustusR Perhaps, and more towards the likely HOWEVER, they did take a mundane automobile which had a gasoline engine and runs on electricity and turn it into a magical transportation device. Which begs the question then... taking mundane tech and using magic to fuel its functionality.

[@annasolovyeva1013]

@@kenschortgenjr7540 they mimic muggle electric tech with magic instead, but it's difficult. Non-electric though, works.

[@ceu160193]

@@AugustusR Unlikely, as long as you don't attempt to enchant it. It would eventually run out of battery though, and you are likely to melt it yourself by attempting to recharge it with magic.

[@MisterSynonym]

I like to think that we the audience have only seen a tiny percentage of what the wizarding community experiences with their magic. There's probably all sorts of escapism and social activities they have access to, that completely blow muggle tech out of the water. It really could just be the case that they're not interested.

[@matthewpatrick7263]

Imagine this: Rather than watch a dvd of a concert, entering a pensieve memory of that concert. You could even walk onto the stage during the performance and pretend you're part of the band.

[@MisterSynonym]

@@matthewpatrick7263 Yes! That's a great example! Even a simple game of truth or dare could go in all sorts of wild directions.

[@Larka661]

Even JK Rawling said that if wizards went to war with muggles, the muggles would destroy wizards due to technology and creativity. Magic has its limits, but technology doesn't.

[@Kalahridudex]

My money is on the muggleborn faction which weaponizes both magic and technology. Imagine an arithmancer corps destroying muggle millitary and banking encryption.

[@Syphaxis]

@@Kalahridudex Now there's a story I would read.

[@Alknix]

JK Rawling also said that wizards shat on the floor. It's safe to say that this woman is [REDACTED]. ... ... ... Wow, turns out it was not safe to say that at all. Anyway, your claim is backwards. Technology is limited by laws of physics. Magic isn't. Technology needs to be devised, manufactured, tested, implemented, mass-produced. And obviously wizards, who have all their assets literally in their pocket, will not allow time for any of that. What is technology going to do against people who can teleport, turn invisible, fly and take control over minds of people? What is it going to do against invisible immortal soul-sucking depression-inducing demons?

[@Devilish98]

10:00 the reason i think if the quote is real, Rowling would give that answer is due to action time. Magic typically has specific hand/arm movements, typically accompanied by a verbal component. Lets say the average casting time for avada kadavera is 1 second, at a 600-900 rpm an ar15 is letting out 10-15 rounds in that time, traveling way faster than any muggle or wizard could think and act to cast protego

[@126644]

The wizard would have to catch the gun wielder off guard. Why not disapparate behind the gun wielder then cast your spell. I never understand why witches or wizards never used disapparation during duels. Its such a viable tactic if you get good enough at disappating

[@Vulcanfaux]

Here is my guess, another reason they don't use guns is because guns can only really harm or kill someone. Sometimes you just want to capture a person and there are many spell that can help you do that that won't result in the accidental death of the target. Now if the goal is to kill, guns probably would just be out right better, just about anyone can pickup a gun and shoot it, ignoring aim for now, a bullet travels pretty fast and would likely be hard to dodge. I'm sure many spells could deflect or block a bullet, but the speed at which the caster would have to not only react to but use the correct spell for the job would likely end up with a dead wizard. That said I'd think the gunman would only have 1 chance to win in this what if scenario. By the time they try and shoot a second shot the wizard will likely already have a spell in place to deflect any further shots. But again, i think it really does come down to wizards usually wanting to do more than just kill their targets. Disarm, bind, capture, stun, you get the point.

[@samuelrabens3702]

There are few resons why: 1)mercy: why kill with a gun when you can disarm with a spell. So none usesthem. 2)secrecy: how do you acquire those thing in uk you cant just buy a gun and you cant use magic on the mugls for fear of discovery. You see them using things that anyone can acquire like cars, motorcycles, glases, and much more.

[@talonblack8250]

can you imagine when dumbledoor was fighting valdamort if harry pulled out a 45 and started filling valdamort with holes.

[@vaelegoro7782]

Voldemort

[@vaelegoro7782]

To fear the name is to increase the fear of the thing itself

[@ssotka]

Dirty Harry Potter

[@jordyhelwig7657]

I cast Lead

[@patrickmulligan7296]

Being that a gun can fire from a very quick and simple squeeze of the trigger, where as a wand requires flicking and swooping while yelling or announcing the spell/incantation, that a person with a gun would always win a dual. Yes, the magic could be more powerful, but the reality is that a gun wielder could get multiple shots before the wand wielder finishes screaming Abracadabra...

[@troymoore0]

Muggles have tamed one king of magic.... Electricity. The practical uses of electricity has transformed the world. Yet, it's not totally understood. I'm an EE and I still find the field still somewhat mysterious , and .... well. magical (although we have become quite used to it).

[@mardajman]

You are electriacal ing. ? Omg I thought about that too..its really bizzare when you think deeply. How signals go trough thick stone walls...etc Its bit magical

[@robertasmith7780]

They are using trains, buses, and cars…muggle things that have been modified

[@seasickviking]

People forget that the Wizarding World actually DID use muggle technology, such as the radio, trains, carriages, modern plumbing, mirrors and so forth, but often simply just stopped the the Industrial Revolution era tech because that's what suited them best. While more advanced things like computers and cellphones might be considered "too fragile' and ultimately are a liability due to magic, they slowly integrate the magical equivalent (such as communication mirrors) as needed.

[@matthewpatrick7263]

As far as electronic devices go, magic seems to act like an EMP. As far as guns go, I expect that a wizard that uses a gun would be persona-non-grata. In other words, it would be a societal taboo that would make you unwelcome. Regarding guns versus wands: If the wizard casts a shield before the trigger is pulled, it might block the bullet. However, if the shield isn't up in time, the bullet would do the same thing it does to anybody else. Regarding quills and parchment, they ARE muggle technology, just from a long time ago. One thing that wasn't brought up are communication mirrors, like Sirius gave harry in OotP, but wasn't used until DH. I wonder if they could make a whole phone-like system with that. How about if they used the vanishing cabinet spellwork for mailboxes? The biggest problem with the wizarding world is that it doesn't advance its spellwork. While muggle technology keeps on being improved upon, magic isn't. You may recall that as a boy, Snape came up with improvements on potion making, but 20 years later, those improvements have not been adopted into the curriculum. Snape should've published his improvements, perhaps in a companion to that potions textbook, but, like most wizards, he didn't. In other words, individual witches and wizards that invent something new don't share it, so it dies with them. Regarding muggles wanting magical solutions - what's wrong with that? Imagine a completely pollution-free generator powered by magic. Imagine witches and wizards using simple repairo spells to fix broken streets, etc. Think of all the good magic could do in this mundane world, if it really existed.

[@captnh2492]

Almost everything you said is true, but the shield charm vs gun bit is parcialy wrong. Semi-auto? still true. Full auto? you try to cast 15 sheild charms in 1 second.

[@matthewpatrick7263]

@@captnh2492 I'm not sure how what you said contradicts what I said. I doubt a shield charm would stand up to 2 bullets. Let's say one from Dumbledore or Voldemort could stop 3 bullets. I think the shield charm has to already have been cast before the trigger was pulled, and could only be guaranteed to stop one bullet for most wizards. Therefore, naturally, when you're talking about multiple bullets being release before a fresh shield charm can be cast, it wouldn't work.

[@captnh2492]

@@matthewpatrick7263 Yeah, that was what I said.

[@Gargarks]

I think it would be an interesting story about the inevitable rise and usurping of Magic by tech. Magic seems to be relatively consistent and unchanging. Where is technology advances exponentially. I think it would be a good read to explore a story where the Wizarding World is dealing with becoming obsolete in the face of humanity's advancements, or threatened, or both.

[@mad_sn4ck31]

Always wondered why Voldemort tried several wands in order to kill Harry instead of just getting a Glock

[@tylorstreett7824]

"Guns beat wands, it's a tale as old as time." -Jerry Potter

[@moiz.1103]

You can't convince me that a verbal spell shoots off a lot faster than an AK.

[@Goldengirl48]

I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for your time and the efforts it takes to research and find credible answers to questions about how the Wizarding world works. There are two modes of transportation that your video missed - 1. Apparition and Disapparition and 2. Port keys. Instant transportation without worrying about whether someone's floo is going to be open or clean. Also there are spells to stop a person from using a gun to harm you and to disarm them - freeze charms and such. Avada Kadava the killing curse is much more effective that a gun and faster too. Guns are loud and messy. Plus if your aim is off, all you are going to do is make someone come back after you.

[@jaredjadlowski2433]

What about the cameras they use to take the pics that can move and some even talk? And I always found it odd that they believe waiting on an owl is sufficient for all inquiries, seems like they would have some kind of instant messaging or talking for personal and widespread information

[@BennolikeMark]

Portraits. The Order of the Phoenix uses them. So I'd imagine they'd use that for more urgent messages. But even then, a phone call is better. They have radios, but seemingly haven't figured out two way radio yet...

[@Kinkyminky]

Harry Potter 2.0: the new dark lord uses a wand taped to an automatic rifle and casts spells while pulling the trigger

[@masterpython]

Someone understood both chemistry and potions well enough to make magical developers for muggle film.

[@melancholymelodies89]

I get not wanting or needing to use muggle tech, but I feel like there are little things they could easily incorporate. Ball point pens, as an example. Eliminates the need to constantly acquire new quills and ink.

[@Tummyknuckle]

I could see a group of wizards learning to channel magic through a gun instead of a wand. The core would be under the wooden grips and usually a revolver. Usually found in Texas.

[@gilbertthemeow481]

The enchanted gun would never ever miss its mark.

[@NetNinja5932]

now i can imagine Voldemort getting shot by someone with a .50 cal sniper rilfe haha

[@thorpizzle]

I think it is helpful to also talk about the rare cases in which wizards have actually adopted Muggle technology. You featured the Hogwarts Express in this video, for example. another example is indoor plumbing. That definitely is not wizard technology. I think if wizards can adopt things like that, I think some other technology might have made its way into the wizarding world, like ball-point pens. I think at some point a Muggle-born or half-blood would have gotten fed up with quills and ink and just started using ball-point pens. I believe quills work in a similar way to calligraphy pens. I happen to be lefthanded, and a calligraphy pen is almost impossible to use with the left hand. I would imagine writing with a quill would be very difficult for a lefthanded wizard.

[@kaimagnus5760]

I've never understood why Electric Lighting and The Ink Pen were never adopted by Wizards. Especially the Ink Pen since that was invented in the 1800s.

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

I mean, Rita Skita had an enchanted quill that didn’t need ink and wrote by itself. I’m sure that if they wanted, they could do the same thing with pens so it must be a personal preference/cultural thing.

[@6DeathRider]

The guns thing can possibly be explained due to the location that a lot of where we are set in the harry potter films and books. The UK has strict gun laws and I doubt the magical community could get them without crossing a few lines (like stealing a shipment of guns and ammo, let alone figuring out which shipments to get or where they are stored) but also the need for secrecy. Guns are loud items, even the smallest calibers can make a louder sound than a spell leaving a wand (never mind the result of an impact depending on spell), there are attachments to make a gun close to silent but that falls under knowing where to get and how to apply. Not only that, there is also the aspect of ammo to consider, the amount that can be fired before empty or the barrel deforms compared to a wand that has near unlimited usage as long as the one wielding it is still alive and able to use it. Though it could also be the aspect of magic involved, namely locations such as Hogwarts where there could be some kind of magical protection involved to prevent the gun from firing or the projectile from entering a certain range.

[@Xhalo1183]

I imagine that since this takes place in the UK guns aren't as big a thing there and that helps as to why they aren't talked about. I imagine the US based magic school would very much have some kind of gun culture.

[@kitop310]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@venator-fb7yy]

The american metro wizard school system...💀

[@hanpol2053]

The best fan theorie I heard about that is that as part of the statute of secrecy many wards or curses with basically global range were cast by the IWC and the national ministries to prevent muggle technology from working on wizards and capturing them doing magic cameras or microphones not working if a spell is cast near them and a wizard using guns or non magic communication is basically the same as a bad luck charm( nothing fatal but a bad idea if you want to capture or kill other mages.)

[@SlipperyCastIron]

It is clear that wizard money and gold can't be duplicated or multiplied, but since there is a muggle money to wizard money exchange, what if people could multiple muggle money using magic then launder it and then exchange for wizard gold?

[@dreamcream3738]

With bank notes, they would be verified via serial numbers and the like. Especially with the use of magic to verify. Not to mention, the Doubling Charm had a major flaw; the duplicate would break down or tarnish much faster than the original, so it would eventually be found out.

[@fastertrackcreative]

I like your chill speaking tone, it's almost ASMRish vs the YELLING AT THE CAMERA style of a lot of KZbinrs.

[@Wifgargfhaurh]

I still fully believe that the entire plot of Harry Potter would be impossible in America purely because someone would shoot Voldemort.

[@MrFrooper]

😂😂 But for real, bro would run up on the wrong house quick

[@LordProteus]

A wizard would only beat a gun by acting pre-emptively. They're not going to dodge a bullet or cast spells in the time it takes for the bullet to go from the gun into thier bodies. Before anyone brings up Wizards moving and reacting at or above light speed because they can dodge wand spells, wand bolts/spells do not travel at or above light speed. What comes out of wands emits light, it is not light itself, in the same way a lightbulb does not move at light speed when it moves for whatever reason.

[@zacharyhagen2307]

By the time someone says Avada Kedavra, I can pull the trigger two or three times. The muggle wins.

[@vesanus5600]

I understand what you mean & you might get 50% of wizards with that, but in the books magic was a force which coukd get cast reflexivly by wizards. Chances are, you die just because they're afraid of you, since magic doesn't protect you as well, without them saying a word. Chances are also they just teleport away or they turn out to reflect bullets or whatever uncontrolled magic does to ptrotect them

[@AwesomeCaden73]

Imagine getting dragged down to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement because you not only dared to use a ballpoint pen, but you enchanted it to never run out of ink.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Slughorn had a non-electric gramophone record player. In the movies, Lupin and McGonagal use them too. Eclectic machines are covered in the books.....magic interferes with the operation of such machines.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

And? EMP's do the same thing and we successfully developed shielding to protect against that, who's to say a shielding can't be developed to protect an electronic device against the interference of magic?

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

@@Princess_Celestia_ Rowling I guess, as the Potterverse is her creation.

[@doomdrake123]

​@@LyleFrancisDelpthat's what is called lazy writing.

[@mattj4226]

To be fair... we haven't seen the Wizarding world, post social media. I'd imagine it would be pretty difficult to ween young muggle-borns from their devices. But in all seriousness, I've always been curious how the Wizarding world would adapt to coexisting with the Muggle world as technology continues to progress. For instance, 500 years from now humanity is in a Star Trek like world where technological abilities have surpassed magical abilities. Could be an interesting topic.

[@michaelhowell2326]

I've always wondered if radio signals or cell signal work in the magical world.

[@BennolikeMark]

They do have radios so we know that works. I remember JK writing about a snobbish pure blood minister arguing something should be done about radios because he believed it would interfere with wands.

[@VegasMikeP229]

I've thought about the gun question too. I have several and know their limitations. For a wizard, how far can they cast a spell? Will the Avadra Kadavra spell work over 100 yards? Half mile? Binding spells or freezing spells? My pistols are very effective at 100 yards, light rifles (44/40, AR) are good to 1/4 mile, and hunting rifles good to a half mile or maybe 3/4 mile without trying too hard. Sniper rifles can be used well out past a mile. So, how effective would a magic spell be against a muggle a half mile away? We haven't even gotten into Tanks (3-4 miles), artillery (5-10 miles), or naval cannon that can do 20 miles with a one-ton projectile. Rockets? Nuclear weapons? I believe wizards would have difficulties with muggle weapons, but as noted, I'm surprised that during the last war, wizards didn't pick up some muggle weapons.

[@Harry-mf6rq]

Of all those, rockets are the only ones that seem useless when there's bombarda maxima. For everything else combat, 21st century muggles have a massive advantage

[@MadRaptorGaming]

Easy answer. Wizards are afraid of muggle society and try to refuse it at any point.

[@shade7033]

the only thing i have to say is cellphones. i know the books were well before we had even remotely reliable cellphones, but damn. they woulda saved sirius

[@alexvanzandt8517]

As muggles get more advanced would they eventually find out about the wizarding world. Surely wizards couldn't stay secret forever?

[@TheDriftingspliff420]

That be a cool spin off a breach into the Wizards world and huge war.

[@captnh2492]

You can't obliviate a computer. PS: cant scanners the magic energy that kinda acts like an EMP?

[@morwickchesterham3875]

They could have used a sniper rifle to give it to Voldy right between the eyes... bullets are faster than spells... Or drop a mortar on death-eaters...

[@asgaiyawaya3973]

Imagine a wizard fighting in WW2. How that would play out while maintaining the Wizarding World's secrecy.

[@sonorangaming449]

Dont forget that kids wont just be pulling out guns in England. I doubt theyd get a permit since they are a kid. Plus, there are probably charms to detect muggle devices that would be considered dangerous.

[@jusunea1014]

You have to remember the time Harry Potter is set. Frow what my parents told me, tehnology wasn´t that wide spread at that time. By now they probably have a their own version of technomancy. I am sure that everyone is taking their phone to Hogwarts.

[@tripleh327]

I lived the 90 Yes smartphone didn’t exist And until the first half of the 2000 cell phone were clumsy blocks of plastic that could only be used to speak with or text with Internet depending on where you live (a big city or a rural area) will take at least a decade to arrive in usable everyday form I still remember having to manually plug in the phone wall jack to actually starting a 10 kbite connection Good luck seeing a photo with that speed And that in Europe Where I lived internet was a luxury that become widespread and with east access only after 2007 -8for example America probably had a 2/3 years head start Just remember for example that wow boom was in the early 2000 and that can give you an idea of internet influence and widespread at the time That said Harry Potter was born in the early 80 and was a teenager during early 90 At the time we did have many things that wizard simply do not use Like widespread electricity and house heating They still use lantern torches and fire to heat and light up their homes They seems to be ignoring cars tecnology television radios and telephones line All things that were around for nearly a century Even in their potions they are still using medieval instruments rather than modern day equipment or tecniques There is no reason for example to not use protective gear like an closable air filter during potion making to absorb potentially noxious fumes or electrical instruments to dose with precision the components Rather than manual operated weight sistems These are all small examples of life changing tech that was widely avaible in the 90 and that wizard seems painfully ignorant of Just imagine modern Chemistry and biology knowledge tech and tecniques applied to potion making for example Or everyday instruments integrated with magical options and power ups True wizards still have the edge in some aspects like travel Difficult to surpass instant teleport and personal flying brooms But in many other fields wizards behave like they are not even aware of what muggle are capable of

[@Devious_Reviews]

I'd say use whatever you have at your disposal to win the fight or generally accomplish the task. It's why movies such as the two _GI Joe_ and all _John Wick_ movies are great. Not just for the flashy action so much, but the fact many characters use all kinds of objects as weapons ~ guns, knives, swords, axes, nunchaku, bow + arrow, books and pencils, etc. Just about anything can be used for defensive or offensive purposes. You have to admit that was a cool shot in _Chamber of Secrets_ when Harry killed the Basilisk by shoving the Gryffindor sword up into the roof of its mouth.

[@kevinsimpson1609]

Bro see how McGonagall reacted to one of the twins punching Malfoy i think it was , calling it barbaric , imagine if she found out one of the DA pulled out a dessert eagle with a lightweight charm on it 😏🤣🤣🤣

[@Bertomevi]

If I'm not mistaken there's that spell, Protego Maxima, which is very powerful shield. It can block many destructive, even small-bomb-like curses. Going with this, a well taught wizard or a witch can block almost any bullet with this. Also, if Expeliarmus is a disarming charm, I think it would also work. Bombarda Maxima is like a small explosion and you can block it, so I don't see any reason why a magic person could not block a bullet from some basic (or even assault rifle) gun

[@tripleh327]

It is the old bow vs gun You need a life time of training to have a decent bowman But you only need a few hours to train someone to be a passable gun shooter A wand is more versatile and can indeed block gun bullets But is far more time consuming in training and much more slower to use A gun is a point and click A wand require a spell and sometimes complex hand gestures to activate the spell Just imagine a gun pre loaded with enchanted bullets with various effect From sleeping gas to trapping vines to bullet with a homing charm Same effect of a wand spell chant But with the semplicity of a gun use

[@Bertomevi]

@@tripleh327 well damn, I haven't thought about that, good point. With this in mind, I can't even imagine the amount of destruction

[@tripleh327]

@@Bertomevi I like my wand in the 9 mm caliber

[@Bertomevi]

@@tripleh327 wand type: magnum eagle 9mm, core with gun powder, very stiff, capable of powerful magic xddd

[@tripleh327]

@@Bertomevi so stiff that if you finish your ammo you can still use it as a blunt object to subdue dark wizard differently from your typical wooden wand

[@danielgodfrey4415]

Would Tom Riddle survive a pew pew shot.

[@alexartiga1218]

“I am lord Volde-“ … empties the mag lmaoo Harry could’ve ended the terror years earlier if bro owned a 45