A verse from Miracles, implying that magnets are miraculous: Water, fire, air, and earth / Fuckin' magnets, how do they work?
Another, often quoted from the same track: I don't wanna talk to no scientists / Y'all fuckers be lying, and getting me pissed
You can tell the beams are particles and not energy; how else would ships and personnel be able to dodge or jump out of the way?