She inevitably ends up hanging upside down from the broomstick, screaming for help.īroomsticks are narrow and round. Most witches know about the other magic required for a broomstick besides just flying, the magic that gives you some invisible seat, but occasionally a young witch is self-taught for some reason and tries to use a broomstick flying spell without any extra spells. but it won't bother you near as much as you fear it will, once you get used to it. So in answer to your question, yes, brooms are uncomfortable. The broom and its rider, soaring ever higher to reach new heights. Once things get off the ground, there's plenty to distract you from any minor discomfort. If it hurts a little while getting airborne, that only contributes to the metaphor. Not surprisingly, the ecstatic sensation of flying draws from the ultimate ecstatic realm of the erotic. They are too soft to survive.Įvery spell requires a power source. I'm seriously worried about this next generation of witches and warlocks we're raising. I bet you brew your curses in an aluminum caldron because cast iron is too heavy and tough to clean. It is pure misery to push a human mind that hard, yet you're troubled about having to rest your delicate parts on a hard wooden staff. It is technically impossible, yet it happens because the caster demands it to.

Not about how riding a broom.Ĭomfort? This is magic, the absolute subjugation of physical laws by indominable will power. My question is whether it would be comfortable, whether it would hurt, etc. Also no saddles or anything that makes the broom more motorcycle-like, the point is a broom that is true to its broom design. Note: with no answers involving magic used on the witch or person who will ride the broom, the only magic allowed is the one that makes the broom fly and does not break under the weight of a human being on it. It shouldn't be very comfortable, especially for a man. It's like sitting on the handrail of a ladder with your legs spread and the handrail between them. That said, I ask: What would it be like to ride a broom? Because the broom stays in the air (except when it goes up), but your body, according to the laws of physics, tends to go down. Witches generally fly with the broom between their legs, although sometimes women fly sitting sideways with both legs together (some men do too, but so far I've seen more women riding the broom like this, like riding a horse in sidesaddle form). A very common trope in witchcraft-themed fictional narratives is the iconic Magic Broom, a magical object made from wood and straw to fly and serve as a vehicle for witches.

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