"Don't think about it too hard. Magic is...well, it's magic."
Magic is confusing and goofy and definitely not his area of expertise, and Hal's pretty sure that trying to figure out how anything works is only going to make it all more confusing. (And no matter how magical his own abilities might look, the ring has always been science, thank you very much - at a sufficient level to be nearly indistinguishable, but still something that makes a lot more sense.)
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Magic is confusing and goofy and definitely not his area of expertise, and Hal's pretty sure that trying to figure out how anything works is only going to make it all more confusing. (And no matter how magical his own abilities might look, the ring has always been science, thank you very much - at a sufficient level to be nearly indistinguishable, but still something that makes a lot more sense.)