Move
Operate
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- Artificial Gravity: Played with in "Adrift," where the gravity is cut out and the crew are forced to move and operate without any gravity systems.
Source: Fan Fic / Forward -
Harry's wind spells still need air to move, fire spells suck the oxygen from an area (and the energy can be drawn from ambient heat), and force spells still operate based on Newtonian physics.
Source: Magic A Is Magic A - At several points in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed games, Starkiller uses the Force to do things like move around and operate machinery.
Source: Mundane Utility / Video Games
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