Cartoon physics Cartoon physics Anime physics can be considered a subset of cartoon physics - a set of rules used in cartoons to twist or ignore the laws of physics for humorous or dramatic effect. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anime physics"
Cartoon physics is a joking reference to the fact that animation allows regular laws of physics to be ignored in humorous ways. For example, when a cartoon character runs off a cliff, gravity has no effect until the character notices (and mugs an appropriate emotional reaction). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cartoon physics"
Hammerspace, or occasionally katanaspace, is a fan-envisioned, extradimensional, instantly accessible storage area in fiction. The concept is jokingly used to explain how characters in animation, comics and games are capable of producing objects out of thin air. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hammerspace"
The Laws of Cartoon Thermodynamics are physical laws in the cartoon universe identified by Trevor Paquette and Lt. Justin D. Baldwin and popularized by film critic Roger Ebert. They overlap greatly with the older concept of "laws of cartoon physics". ...more on Wikipedia about "Laws of Cartoon Thermodynamics"
The Macross Missile Massacre is a term used by English-speaking anime fans to refer to an attack where a mecha or spaceship attacks by launching a huge swarm of missiles. In some cases, this can be more missiles than the craft should physically be able to hold. ...more on Wikipedia about "Macross Missile Massacre"
The magic satchel is a term used often used in reference to computer role-playing games. It refers to the characters' ability to collect more items than a human could normally carry and store them all, seemingly within thin air. It was jokingly suggested that these characters were carrying around some kind of invisible mystical bag where they could keep everything without fear of encumbrance and could pull out any item at will. Others attribute this ability to Hammerspace. ...more on Wikipedia about "Magic satchel"
The magic smoke theory is a running in-joke originating among electrical engineers and technicians before more recently being adopted by computer programmers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Magic smoke" It's real www.shortopedia.com feeling! shortopedia
In Dungeons & Dragons and in cartoon physics, a portable hole is a magical device that can be used to contravene the normal laws of physics. It resembled a circular black cloth that could be placed on a surface to create a hole. If placed on a wall, the user could then crawl through the hole and come out on the other side. If placed on the ground, the user could place objects in the ground or allow enemies to fall in, as if he had dug a hole, and then remove the portable hole, causing them to be buried where the hole was placed (though depending on the work of fiction, an object placed into the portable hole may stay inside the specific hole even when the hole itself is moved, functioning more like a bag of holding). Players could also use them as foxholes if they wished. ...more on Wikipedia about "Portable hole"
In anime fandom a pregnant Ranma problem refers to any discussion of the mechanics or logistics of a token gimmick or plot device usually governed by suspension of disbelief. The term often carries the suggestion that rather than it actually being a plothole or problem, fans are treating it too realistically or taking it out of scope from a story. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pregnant Ranma problem"
The Stormtrooper effect, also called Stormtrooper syndrome, is a cliché phenomenon in works of fiction where minor characters ( cannon fodder) are unrealistically ineffective in combat against more important characters (almost always the protagonists "equipped" with character shields). The name originated with the armed Imperial Stormtroopers in the original Star Wars trilogy, who, despite their considerable advantages of close range, overwhelming numbers, full armour, military-grade firepower, and noticeable combat effectiveness against non-speaking characters, were incapable of seriously harming the protagonists. The effect is generally employed either to increase the dramatic tension of a chase scene or to accentuate the heroes' fighting prowess. Many claim that Stormtroopers are, in fact, good shots, by virtue missing by only feet with little preparation time, and often firing from the hip. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stormtrooper effect"
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