@deirdrebeth@alexlubertozzi@aprilfollies@_L1vY_@Uair@bookstodon I think the (accurate) point being made is that most people in the 'real' world don't understand the science and technology that make up our world. So it's a bit rich to ask fictional characters to do better.
Quick: explain any two of the following: magnetism, general relativity (or special, for that matter), replication of DNA, the operation of an internal combustion engine, what and escapement does in clockwork.