
| Princess_Luna #180760 1 year ago |
You know, that's a good point.
Why are they PULLING the Engine, and not actually using it? Why not just lose a good 5000 Pounds off their backs and pull the Coaches? |
| DJ_Paradroid #180761 1 year ago |
Have you /seen/ the price of coal lately? |
| Bags #180762 1 year ago |
Because some of the crew wanted a train engine and Faust didn't want technology
Compromise! |
| Anonymous #180768 1 year ago |
BECAUSE MAGIC! |
| Princess_Luna #180772 1 year ago |
@DJ Paranoid
It's actually pretty cheap, considering that Oil is it's competition. |
| Jackarunda #180773 1 year ago |
"Faust didn't want technology"
wat |
| Jackarunda #180785 1 year ago |
They have electric lighting, fog machines, table fans, electric blenders, electric sewing machines; all things considered, steam-engines are pretty primitive in the entire technology chain :/ |
| Anonymous #180791 1 year ago |
I know the show did it for the joke, but I did this for the joke as well.
So there. I call it even. |
| Anonymous #180817 1 year ago |
@Jackarunda Faust has stated that she doesn't like the idea of advanced technology in the MLP-verse, especially electricity. Though it sneaks in from time to time. She just pretends it's enchanted by a unicorn instead of running on electricity |
| Calbeck #180818 1 year ago |
Are you mad? What would the union say? |
| Anonymous #180838 1 year ago |
In Bridle Gossip, you can see that Pinkie's Flashlight is actually powered by Fire flies.
I thought that was pretty creative XD |
| Anonymous #180843 1 year ago |
one of the colts there has big mac's cutie mark .
oh wait, paradox |
| Jackarunda #180844 1 year ago |
Is advanced technology inherently immoral? |
| Anonymous #180886 1 year ago |
@Jackarunda: no, but it adds to the sense of fantasy by creating differences between their culture and ours. It's the same reason there's no paper in Star Wars. |
| Anonymous #180889 1 year ago |
^Well; Celestia/Amaterasu, Yami..... |
| Anonymous #180892 1 year ago |
On the other hand, that is clearly a steam whistle. |
| Anonymous #180938 1 year ago |
My GF theorized that it's used as a steam room to help the ponies relax their muscles. |
| Anonymous #181255 1 year ago |
The answer is steampunk ponies. |
| DaisyHead #181285 1 year ago |
twilight has a frickin lab. |
| Anonymous #181287 1 year ago |
My theory was that coal is a bit hard to come by, so the engine is just used on steep mountain climbs and un-even terrain. Pulling's used over flat terrian to save on fuel.
Notice that the engine has no tender. They aren't actually carrying enough coal or water to power it constantly. |
| Anonymous #181484 1 year ago |
These guys are some seriously bad ass colts, not only dragging the weight of a train at high speed, but fighting buffalo at the same time. |
| Anonymous #181551 1 year ago |
The entire engine is there just to blow the whistle. |
| Anonymous #181669 1 year ago |
I guess thats another small hint of a girls show.
Apparently any type of practicle transportation is frowned upon. Which stems back to the womens disregard of things such as intrest the car. |
| Anonymous #181862 1 year ago |
Why develop mechanization when you have a ready supply of slave labor?
You don't think male ponies are actually free citizens of Equestria, do you? |
| DR_SHRUBBERY #182001 1 year ago |
HASBROOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
| RealityCheck #182374 1 year ago |
On the whole "technology" thing, she REALLY needs to let go.
I mean seriously. You buck too hard on that, you end up with things like THIS.... |
| Eco #182382 1 year ago |
@287 This seems like the best solution to me. |
| your_waifu #182412 1 year ago |
i'm telling you. schitzotech. left over technology from humans from thousands of years ago + new technology run on magic + leftover evolutionary affinity for doing somethings themselves. depending on the region, electricity, oil, coal, steam, or magic or w/e would be used. i like to imagine their society is just a big mash up of technology. they don't make new machines because they're more concerned with nature and magic, but they use and make what they've found. |
| MyLittleJosieph #183705 1 year ago |
Great, now I'm tempted to make a drawing off some pegasus ponies pulling a jumbo jet through the skies. |
| Flaskgarg #183718 1 year ago |
How do they stop without getting ran over? |
| NE1 #183837 1 year ago |
@MyLittleJosieph If you don't, I will. |