# In our non-magical world, which items sound most magical?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 6, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-our-non-magical-world-which-items-sound-most-magical/800884 "2017-11-06T14:00:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-our-non-magical-world-which-items-sound-most-magical/800884/21 "2017-11-07T08:24:35Z")

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I think the example in the OP is already a winner. Go with that.

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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-our-non-magical-world-which-items-sound-most-magical/800884/22 "2017-11-07T09:34:57Z")

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How about a few strands of _optica fibra_

Optical fiber - with the addition of a button cell and some minimal electronics you could make the tip glow in a suitably magical fashion

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-our-non-magical-world-which-items-sound-most-magical/800884/23 "2017-11-07T22:50:57Z")

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> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#):
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> [snip]How about a [devil’s finger](https://www.google.de/search?q=devils+finger&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOocXC1arXAhWNCOwKHSagCBIQ_AUICigB&biw=1536&bih=734)? They have the added bonus of looking like something straight out of Lovecraft…
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> [/snip]

If I saw that growing on my property I’d move!

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-our-non-magical-world-which-items-sound-most-magical/800884/24 "2017-11-07T23:47:05Z")

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Surely you two must be exaggerating, it can’t be that [checks wikipedia] DEAR LORD! Kill it with fire!

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**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-our-non-magical-world-which-items-sound-most-magical/800884/25 "2017-11-08T02:11:48Z")

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How about a Herkimer diamond with a pocket of petroleum trapped inside? This one [/www.etsy.com/listing/515007518/rear-petroleum-fluorescent-oil-diamond?ref=pla\_similar\_listing\_top-2](https://boards.straightdope.com/www.etsy.com/listing/515007518/rear-petroleum-fluorescent-oil-diamond?ref=pla_similar_listing_top-2) looks as if there is some kind of spirit trapped there. And the oil fluoresces under UV light.

Or you could get an enhydro quartz or agate with water instead of oil.

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**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-our-non-magical-world-which-items-sound-most-magical/800884/26 "2017-11-08T02:18:38Z")

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Oh! It’s late in the season but perhaps you could get hold of some snapdragon seed pods. They look like little skulls!

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