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In Captain Marvel, we see Monica doing "fashion designing" for her aunt Carol. What's strange is that how does a kid with nil exposure to Kree tech know how to operate the "designer device".



It could be said that she was doing random guesswork. But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern. This just cannot be termed as random.










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    It's a visual display for changing the color of an object. If you look closely, the colors of the display are the same as the colors of the suit. It's not a mapping that requires knowledge of Kree programming languages.

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    @Adamant Whilst that seems partially true, Monica does seem to swipe a lot of colours at the same time if I'm remembering correctly so there might be more to it than that.

    – TheLethalCarrot
    yesterday






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    You never seen kids figure out inscrutable computer interfaces really fast? Snapchat's entire existence relies on this ability.

    – Paul D. Waite
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    @PaulD.Waite In the 90s, though?

    – Azor Ahai
    19 hours ago






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    @AzorAhai Even moreso in the 90s.

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In Captain Marvel, we see Monica doing "fashion designing" for her aunt Carol. What's strange is that how does a kid with nil exposure to Kree tech know how to operate the "designer device".



It could be said that she was doing random guesswork. But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern. This just cannot be termed as random.










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    It's a visual display for changing the color of an object. If you look closely, the colors of the display are the same as the colors of the suit. It's not a mapping that requires knowledge of Kree programming languages.

    – Adamant
    yesterday








  • 1





    @Adamant Whilst that seems partially true, Monica does seem to swipe a lot of colours at the same time if I'm remembering correctly so there might be more to it than that.

    – TheLethalCarrot
    yesterday






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    You never seen kids figure out inscrutable computer interfaces really fast? Snapchat's entire existence relies on this ability.

    – Paul D. Waite
    yesterday






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    @PaulD.Waite In the 90s, though?

    – Azor Ahai
    19 hours ago






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    @AzorAhai Even moreso in the 90s.

    – Schwern
    17 hours ago














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In Captain Marvel, we see Monica doing "fashion designing" for her aunt Carol. What's strange is that how does a kid with nil exposure to Kree tech know how to operate the "designer device".



It could be said that she was doing random guesswork. But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern. This just cannot be termed as random.










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In Captain Marvel, we see Monica doing "fashion designing" for her aunt Carol. What's strange is that how does a kid with nil exposure to Kree tech know how to operate the "designer device".



It could be said that she was doing random guesswork. But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern. This just cannot be termed as random.







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    It's a visual display for changing the color of an object. If you look closely, the colors of the display are the same as the colors of the suit. It's not a mapping that requires knowledge of Kree programming languages.

    – Adamant
    yesterday








  • 1





    @Adamant Whilst that seems partially true, Monica does seem to swipe a lot of colours at the same time if I'm remembering correctly so there might be more to it than that.

    – TheLethalCarrot
    yesterday






  • 11





    You never seen kids figure out inscrutable computer interfaces really fast? Snapchat's entire existence relies on this ability.

    – Paul D. Waite
    yesterday






  • 1





    @PaulD.Waite In the 90s, though?

    – Azor Ahai
    19 hours ago






  • 3





    @AzorAhai Even moreso in the 90s.

    – Schwern
    17 hours ago














  • 2





    It's a visual display for changing the color of an object. If you look closely, the colors of the display are the same as the colors of the suit. It's not a mapping that requires knowledge of Kree programming languages.

    – Adamant
    yesterday








  • 1





    @Adamant Whilst that seems partially true, Monica does seem to swipe a lot of colours at the same time if I'm remembering correctly so there might be more to it than that.

    – TheLethalCarrot
    yesterday






  • 11





    You never seen kids figure out inscrutable computer interfaces really fast? Snapchat's entire existence relies on this ability.

    – Paul D. Waite
    yesterday






  • 1





    @PaulD.Waite In the 90s, though?

    – Azor Ahai
    19 hours ago






  • 3





    @AzorAhai Even moreso in the 90s.

    – Schwern
    17 hours ago








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It's a visual display for changing the color of an object. If you look closely, the colors of the display are the same as the colors of the suit. It's not a mapping that requires knowledge of Kree programming languages.

– Adamant
yesterday







It's a visual display for changing the color of an object. If you look closely, the colors of the display are the same as the colors of the suit. It's not a mapping that requires knowledge of Kree programming languages.

– Adamant
yesterday






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@Adamant Whilst that seems partially true, Monica does seem to swipe a lot of colours at the same time if I'm remembering correctly so there might be more to it than that.

– TheLethalCarrot
yesterday





@Adamant Whilst that seems partially true, Monica does seem to swipe a lot of colours at the same time if I'm remembering correctly so there might be more to it than that.

– TheLethalCarrot
yesterday




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You never seen kids figure out inscrutable computer interfaces really fast? Snapchat's entire existence relies on this ability.

– Paul D. Waite
yesterday





You never seen kids figure out inscrutable computer interfaces really fast? Snapchat's entire existence relies on this ability.

– Paul D. Waite
yesterday




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@PaulD.Waite In the 90s, though?

– Azor Ahai
19 hours ago





@PaulD.Waite In the 90s, though?

– Azor Ahai
19 hours ago




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@AzorAhai Even moreso in the 90s.

– Schwern
17 hours ago





@AzorAhai Even moreso in the 90s.

– Schwern
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She seemed to just be doing random things



She pushes buttons, swipes her fingers over the device and then looks at the output rather than knowing what she's doing and then confirming it is correct.




But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern.




This is incorrect, Carol interrupts Monica and says the previous statement and then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt.





It's worth noting as @Adamant has said in a comment though that the device showed colours on it so that would imply all Monica had to do was pick the colours she wanted by tapping on them which would be intuitive and need no knowledge of Kree tech. However, if my memory of the scene is correct Monica swipes a lot of colours at once meaning she wasn't exactly being accurate with it and might not have known how to work it.






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    My memory confirms. It is definitely Carol who adopts the pattern and Monica is basically just randomly swiping and looking for the outcome. Yes, the device shows colours. But they are more of a confined range of, say, shades of red, and the panel more or less completely (there seemed a small part close to the hand that does not IIRC) changes colours depending on input. I remember well because I wondered how the hell this is supposed to work.

    – Philip Klöcking
    yesterday






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    No, she was doing random things until Carol asked her to do a specific color scheme(Copy your T-shirt's pattern). Then she was able to perfectly match it first try. So maybe Kree tech is just that intuitive but its a bit odd she was that good at it that fast.

    – Chris
    22 hours ago






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    @Chris "then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt."

    – TheLethalCarrot
    22 hours ago






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    @TheLethalCarrot I remember Monica used it to copy her shirt. I also remember thinking that they should have had Carol do it because its weird Monica could be that good that fast.

    – Chris
    21 hours ago






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    Two random thoughts: 1) low-level psychic interface; 2) Carol does it and just pretends Monica did it because she's a kid

    – Azor Ahai
    20 hours ago



















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The designer shows a rainbow from which the colors are selected. From experimenting several times with the device and seeing what certain touches do, Monica figures out what she needs to do to select the colors she wants.



Here is a screenshot of Monica beginning to select the final colors. You can see both the colors on the designer and Monica's red sleeve (click to enlarge):








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She seemed to just be doing random things



She pushes buttons, swipes her fingers over the device and then looks at the output rather than knowing what she's doing and then confirming it is correct.




But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern.




This is incorrect, Carol interrupts Monica and says the previous statement and then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt.





It's worth noting as @Adamant has said in a comment though that the device showed colours on it so that would imply all Monica had to do was pick the colours she wanted by tapping on them which would be intuitive and need no knowledge of Kree tech. However, if my memory of the scene is correct Monica swipes a lot of colours at once meaning she wasn't exactly being accurate with it and might not have known how to work it.






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    My memory confirms. It is definitely Carol who adopts the pattern and Monica is basically just randomly swiping and looking for the outcome. Yes, the device shows colours. But they are more of a confined range of, say, shades of red, and the panel more or less completely (there seemed a small part close to the hand that does not IIRC) changes colours depending on input. I remember well because I wondered how the hell this is supposed to work.

    – Philip Klöcking
    yesterday






  • 1





    No, she was doing random things until Carol asked her to do a specific color scheme(Copy your T-shirt's pattern). Then she was able to perfectly match it first try. So maybe Kree tech is just that intuitive but its a bit odd she was that good at it that fast.

    – Chris
    22 hours ago






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    @Chris "then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt."

    – TheLethalCarrot
    22 hours ago






  • 1





    @TheLethalCarrot I remember Monica used it to copy her shirt. I also remember thinking that they should have had Carol do it because its weird Monica could be that good that fast.

    – Chris
    21 hours ago






  • 5





    Two random thoughts: 1) low-level psychic interface; 2) Carol does it and just pretends Monica did it because she's a kid

    – Azor Ahai
    20 hours ago
















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She seemed to just be doing random things



She pushes buttons, swipes her fingers over the device and then looks at the output rather than knowing what she's doing and then confirming it is correct.




But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern.




This is incorrect, Carol interrupts Monica and says the previous statement and then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt.





It's worth noting as @Adamant has said in a comment though that the device showed colours on it so that would imply all Monica had to do was pick the colours she wanted by tapping on them which would be intuitive and need no knowledge of Kree tech. However, if my memory of the scene is correct Monica swipes a lot of colours at once meaning she wasn't exactly being accurate with it and might not have known how to work it.






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  • 3





    My memory confirms. It is definitely Carol who adopts the pattern and Monica is basically just randomly swiping and looking for the outcome. Yes, the device shows colours. But they are more of a confined range of, say, shades of red, and the panel more or less completely (there seemed a small part close to the hand that does not IIRC) changes colours depending on input. I remember well because I wondered how the hell this is supposed to work.

    – Philip Klöcking
    yesterday






  • 1





    No, she was doing random things until Carol asked her to do a specific color scheme(Copy your T-shirt's pattern). Then she was able to perfectly match it first try. So maybe Kree tech is just that intuitive but its a bit odd she was that good at it that fast.

    – Chris
    22 hours ago






  • 1





    @Chris "then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt."

    – TheLethalCarrot
    22 hours ago






  • 1





    @TheLethalCarrot I remember Monica used it to copy her shirt. I also remember thinking that they should have had Carol do it because its weird Monica could be that good that fast.

    – Chris
    21 hours ago






  • 5





    Two random thoughts: 1) low-level psychic interface; 2) Carol does it and just pretends Monica did it because she's a kid

    – Azor Ahai
    20 hours ago














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She seemed to just be doing random things



She pushes buttons, swipes her fingers over the device and then looks at the output rather than knowing what she's doing and then confirming it is correct.




But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern.




This is incorrect, Carol interrupts Monica and says the previous statement and then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt.





It's worth noting as @Adamant has said in a comment though that the device showed colours on it so that would imply all Monica had to do was pick the colours she wanted by tapping on them which would be intuitive and need no knowledge of Kree tech. However, if my memory of the scene is correct Monica swipes a lot of colours at once meaning she wasn't exactly being accurate with it and might not have known how to work it.






share|improve this answer















She seemed to just be doing random things



She pushes buttons, swipes her fingers over the device and then looks at the output rather than knowing what she's doing and then confirming it is correct.




But, at a point, Carol says "Let's copy your T-shirt's pattern" to Monica and in the very first try Monica is able to achieve the exact pattern.




This is incorrect, Carol interrupts Monica and says the previous statement and then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt.





It's worth noting as @Adamant has said in a comment though that the device showed colours on it so that would imply all Monica had to do was pick the colours she wanted by tapping on them which would be intuitive and need no knowledge of Kree tech. However, if my memory of the scene is correct Monica swipes a lot of colours at once meaning she wasn't exactly being accurate with it and might not have known how to work it.







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  • 3





    My memory confirms. It is definitely Carol who adopts the pattern and Monica is basically just randomly swiping and looking for the outcome. Yes, the device shows colours. But they are more of a confined range of, say, shades of red, and the panel more or less completely (there seemed a small part close to the hand that does not IIRC) changes colours depending on input. I remember well because I wondered how the hell this is supposed to work.

    – Philip Klöcking
    yesterday






  • 1





    No, she was doing random things until Carol asked her to do a specific color scheme(Copy your T-shirt's pattern). Then she was able to perfectly match it first try. So maybe Kree tech is just that intuitive but its a bit odd she was that good at it that fast.

    – Chris
    22 hours ago






  • 1





    @Chris "then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt."

    – TheLethalCarrot
    22 hours ago






  • 1





    @TheLethalCarrot I remember Monica used it to copy her shirt. I also remember thinking that they should have had Carol do it because its weird Monica could be that good that fast.

    – Chris
    21 hours ago






  • 5





    Two random thoughts: 1) low-level psychic interface; 2) Carol does it and just pretends Monica did it because she's a kid

    – Azor Ahai
    20 hours ago














  • 3





    My memory confirms. It is definitely Carol who adopts the pattern and Monica is basically just randomly swiping and looking for the outcome. Yes, the device shows colours. But they are more of a confined range of, say, shades of red, and the panel more or less completely (there seemed a small part close to the hand that does not IIRC) changes colours depending on input. I remember well because I wondered how the hell this is supposed to work.

    – Philip Klöcking
    yesterday






  • 1





    No, she was doing random things until Carol asked her to do a specific color scheme(Copy your T-shirt's pattern). Then she was able to perfectly match it first try. So maybe Kree tech is just that intuitive but its a bit odd she was that good at it that fast.

    – Chris
    22 hours ago






  • 1





    @Chris "then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt."

    – TheLethalCarrot
    22 hours ago






  • 1





    @TheLethalCarrot I remember Monica used it to copy her shirt. I also remember thinking that they should have had Carol do it because its weird Monica could be that good that fast.

    – Chris
    21 hours ago






  • 5





    Two random thoughts: 1) low-level psychic interface; 2) Carol does it and just pretends Monica did it because she's a kid

    – Azor Ahai
    20 hours ago








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My memory confirms. It is definitely Carol who adopts the pattern and Monica is basically just randomly swiping and looking for the outcome. Yes, the device shows colours. But they are more of a confined range of, say, shades of red, and the panel more or less completely (there seemed a small part close to the hand that does not IIRC) changes colours depending on input. I remember well because I wondered how the hell this is supposed to work.

– Philip Klöcking
yesterday





My memory confirms. It is definitely Carol who adopts the pattern and Monica is basically just randomly swiping and looking for the outcome. Yes, the device shows colours. But they are more of a confined range of, say, shades of red, and the panel more or less completely (there seemed a small part close to the hand that does not IIRC) changes colours depending on input. I remember well because I wondered how the hell this is supposed to work.

– Philip Klöcking
yesterday




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No, she was doing random things until Carol asked her to do a specific color scheme(Copy your T-shirt's pattern). Then she was able to perfectly match it first try. So maybe Kree tech is just that intuitive but its a bit odd she was that good at it that fast.

– Chris
22 hours ago





No, she was doing random things until Carol asked her to do a specific color scheme(Copy your T-shirt's pattern). Then she was able to perfectly match it first try. So maybe Kree tech is just that intuitive but its a bit odd she was that good at it that fast.

– Chris
22 hours ago




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@Chris "then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt."

– TheLethalCarrot
22 hours ago





@Chris "then Carol uses the device to copy Monica's t-shirt."

– TheLethalCarrot
22 hours ago




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@TheLethalCarrot I remember Monica used it to copy her shirt. I also remember thinking that they should have had Carol do it because its weird Monica could be that good that fast.

– Chris
21 hours ago





@TheLethalCarrot I remember Monica used it to copy her shirt. I also remember thinking that they should have had Carol do it because its weird Monica could be that good that fast.

– Chris
21 hours ago




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Two random thoughts: 1) low-level psychic interface; 2) Carol does it and just pretends Monica did it because she's a kid

– Azor Ahai
20 hours ago





Two random thoughts: 1) low-level psychic interface; 2) Carol does it and just pretends Monica did it because she's a kid

– Azor Ahai
20 hours ago













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The designer shows a rainbow from which the colors are selected. From experimenting several times with the device and seeing what certain touches do, Monica figures out what she needs to do to select the colors she wants.



Here is a screenshot of Monica beginning to select the final colors. You can see both the colors on the designer and Monica's red sleeve (click to enlarge):








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  • You might want to get a better image as that one is so washed out you can't really see anything.

    – TheLethalCarrot
    3 hours ago
















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The designer shows a rainbow from which the colors are selected. From experimenting several times with the device and seeing what certain touches do, Monica figures out what she needs to do to select the colors she wants.



Here is a screenshot of Monica beginning to select the final colors. You can see both the colors on the designer and Monica's red sleeve (click to enlarge):








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  • You might want to get a better image as that one is so washed out you can't really see anything.

    – TheLethalCarrot
    3 hours ago














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The designer shows a rainbow from which the colors are selected. From experimenting several times with the device and seeing what certain touches do, Monica figures out what she needs to do to select the colors she wants.



Here is a screenshot of Monica beginning to select the final colors. You can see both the colors on the designer and Monica's red sleeve (click to enlarge):








share|improve this answer













The designer shows a rainbow from which the colors are selected. From experimenting several times with the device and seeing what certain touches do, Monica figures out what she needs to do to select the colors she wants.



Here is a screenshot of Monica beginning to select the final colors. You can see both the colors on the designer and Monica's red sleeve (click to enlarge):









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