Talk:Philibert Aspairt's Chartreuse-Glass Goggles/@comment-3270170-20140519044323/@comment-5782071-20190317053019

But we (if I recall right, mostly you) have taken most technology from the show and explained it with artifacts (the Schlage, these goggles, the Escher Vault, even more I can't think of). The tech the Warehouse makes in modern day have no way of existing in real life, but they exist without artifacts in the show. It's science fiction, the limits of reality can be warped and stretched without what is, essentially, magic being involved. If we apply the limits of our reality onto a fictional narrative, everything falls apart and (no pun intended) the magic and fun and wonder are lost.

Even within the context of the show, artifacts are essentially magic and distinct from technology. Mental and Coco's fezzes are described as a mix of advanced tech "and mystical juju" - explicitly labelled magic.