Talk:Cartoon physics

message: this duplicates Cartoon laws of physics - I will merge them (I think into this title, which is better) if nobody objects. - DavidWBrooks 02:49, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: Perhaps we can make a brief mention and link to the toon roleplaying game. It uses a lot of the same physics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toon_%28role-playing_game%29
:Also, it looks like at least one of the reference pages may have been partially taken right from that RPG!!! http://funnies.paco.to/cartoon.html mentions characters that are "cool"; this was a trait in that game (my cousin Spencer had a copy when I was a kid) and I remember busting up laughing reading the manual as a kid.. Zaphraud (talk) 23:59, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  toon 

message: I have rearranged this article to move the history/sociology up, and the examples down. There's always a danger it could turn into a list of funny things that we've seen in cartoons! - DavidWBrooks 16:32, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  More than a list 

message: I don't get the most recent addition to the anime physics ... what have missiles and airplanes to do with the amount of blood in a human body? - DavidWBrooks 23:28, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree; I'm going to split it into its own topic if nobody minds. Tlogmer Talk / Contributions 07:40, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: emmm...  Anime Physics was discussed and decided to merge with this article earlier. MythSearcher 16:08, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Anime Physics

message: Just thought I'd put in a counterpoint to the Anime law about fight attacks not destroying peoples' pants. There's been several examples of what I mentioned (a later point in Megaman Legends, for instance). All these explosions have been indirectly witnessed, and the female caracter only observed from behind or with strategically placed debris etc, of course. ;) --Yar Kramer 19:24, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This is hardly unique to Anime, however.  Indestructible pants are common in many cartoons. Take Hulk, for example.  No matter how big he expands, and how much his other clothing rips to shreds, his pants (or at least the waist-area of them) always remains intact to preserve his dignity... -- Lurlock 18:06, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Counterpoint 

message: I removed the Hammerspace reference, since it is more an anime term (and is referenced, I think, in anime physics) - DavidWBrooks 02:26, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hammerspace 

message: This article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. For details, please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cartoon physics. -- BD2412 talk 05:00, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  VfD results 

message: Shouldn't this be merged with Laws of Cartoon Thermodynamics?Indecisive 19:33, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm ... possibly. I trimmed the thermodyamics item, which was a cut-and-paste from Ebert's Web site, and noted it great similarity to cartoon physics. - DavidWBrooks 19:41, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: In Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary the laws appear as "Mark O'Donnell's Laws of Cartoon Motion" and O'Donnell's home is given as New York. Esquizombi 05:13, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: O'Donnell

message: I propose a merge from Laws of Cartoon Thermodynamics, since that article is a rather small list, and Thermodynamics is obviously part of physics. -The preceding signed comment was added by Nazgjunk (talk • contrib) 10:35, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A smerge might be appropriate, since that much primary source text is a no-no. Esquizombi 13:29, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nevertheless, two pages with such similar content really should be merged. Support. Witty lama 07:24, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I vote for it being merged.  --Dexter111344 19:05, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I merged it but now many things are doubled. Shall we just delete the redundant? --Tone 23:15, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with Laws Of Cartoon Thermodynamics 

message: I vaguely remember a section on cartoon physics in Chuck Jones's autobiography.  Might be an authoritative source if someone has a copy handy. --John Nagle 03:02, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  See Chuck Jones' autobiography 

message: I've removed a number of anime examples because they weren't examples of different laws of physics concistent in anime but just of non-real behavior that's consistent in anime (lots of blood in characters' bodies; women don't notice when their clothes are removed, etc.) - DavidWBrooks 18:52, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  anime stuff 

message: The Pentagon comparison adds nothing to this article and it's needlessly politically charged.  I don't think we need examples or demonstrations of why these "laws" are "obviously not true in real life," because they are obviously untrue; that's why they're on this list in the first place.  This is why I've removed the Pentagon comparison from the "Examples" heading.
Before the inevitable character assassination begins, yes, I do believe American Airlines 77 hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11th.  But this article certainly isn't the place to try to swat down conspiracy theorists. --Kuronekoyama 06:00, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of Pentagon comparison 

message: Why were my additions to the article removed? All of them were relevant to their specific areas. Maybe I should have suggested them here before adding them to the article. I'll do that now, then.
* In the initial Examples section:
::Any item, solid or liquid alike, can freeze. Regardless of the substance, the freezing object will always turn into ice and become extremely fragile. The object is very easily broken or molten, and when melting, will turn into water, regardless of what was originally frozen.
:::In extreme cold, water and mucus will freeze instantaneously
* In the anime physics section:
::Even if a person is a few meters away from their target, they must sprint at top speed for several seconds to reach it, particularly if the person is running towards an opponent. This gives bystanders (and sometimes, though rarely, the target; however, both the target and the person can talk or think within the given time) enough time to interfere or react to the situation. This also applies to bullets, lasers, or other projectiles.
The first example can be seen in many classic WB toons (I've mostly seen these in ones that don't involve major recurring characters; though I can say I saw it in a few Sylvester and Tweety shorts, as well as some others). The second can be cited in Dragonball (in the original, Z, and GT), Gash Bell, Naruto (especially Naruto; the scenes surrounding Haku's death are a prime example of this) and Pokemon (look how long it takes to launch a Quick Attack), among countless others. It can even be seen in some Anime-influenced animation, in particular Xaolin Showdown, Teen Titans, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Uh, that's about it. Comments? 75.24.92.170 04:00, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Because these are "funny things that happen in cartoons" not "consistent alternations to the basic laws of physics'". (There are, I'll admit, already some of these - hair and swords and whatnot) The list of the former could be endless, and tedious. - DavidWBrooks 11:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What? 

message: One of the Examples entries states that "Likewise, a fan and a sail attached to a wheeled platform will cause the platform to move". Uhm, this happens in real life too. Granted, the sail is unnecessary and the platform will move in the opposite direction of that seen in cartoons, but can we rephrase this entry?
:It the fan faces directly into the sail (as it does in cartoons on all such occasions) - such that all of the airflow from the fan hits the sail - then no - the platform won't move in the real world. SteveBaker 18:10, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not an expert, but wouldn't the fan's intake cause the platform to move at least a little? timrem 04:39, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps very slightly, but only because of the fan's own inaccuracy leading to less than 100% of the air hitting the sail. (The chance of this being less than the frictional force resisting movement is next to nothing though.) If you didn't put a sail on it, the platform would move due to recoil velocity. --tjstrf talk 04:48, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Real-life physics 

message: I love this article, but I think there is too much emphasis on Looney Toons. (There's a whole section on anvils) We should expand the sections to look at other groups of cartoons. (Klasky-Csupo, ToonDisney, Treehouse TV, AdultSwim, ect.)--Wikiphilia 01:14, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too much Looney Toons 

message: I'm going to clean this page up now, cut out some unnecessary stuff, like some references, and fix some typos and grammars. I'd very much like it if the cleaned version is not reverted just because someone feels that it is heinous to cut out certain things, this article IS after all meant to list some of the most common elements of cartoon physics, not the entire halabalooba. Do feel free to correct some eventual typos and/or incorrect grammars that I might leave in my wake though, and keep striving for perfection... That's all. 217.208.25.108 (talk) 12:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup... 

message: Okay, how exactly does the lack of transmission of STDs factor into anything? I think STDs are usually just never brought up at all.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.170.215.135 (talk) 22:05, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  STDs? 

message: Most of the examples are more cliches than they are physics. There needs to be an overhaul. Pacific Coast Highway {talk • contribs} 04:59, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anime physics 

message: why is there basically nothing in the article anymore? who ddeleted it, bring it back!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Not G. Ivingname (talk • contribs) 18:40, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that it is because Wikipedia is not a directory, and listing example of cartoon physics is not needed if it can be summed up by a few sentences. If you disagree with that, please do not revert the page and start an edit war, instead, either view the history for your own purpose, or, if you want it brought back, bring up the topic on this talk page, as you have done. --jftsang 12:45, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Because Wikipeople are insufferable spoil-sports who don't get invited to parties is why. This used to be my favourite article. And all the anime stuff went because some people are just really anal about everything. 213.107.151.20 (talk) 23:37, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

text: Wow - I don't get invited to parties because I have edited the "Cartoon physics" article! Who would have guessed? - DavidWBrooks (talk) 17:10, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  where did everything go 

message: The article mentions a "Stephen Gould" writing about cartoon physics, and the name is given a Wikipedia link to Stephen Jay Gould, the evolutionist, while the reference note credits Stephen R. Gould with the cartoon article. I've removed the Wikipedia link and changed the name to match the reference. Ricky of Kokiri (talk) 22:47, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stephen Gould? 

message: A long time ago when I watched Comic Strip Live on Fox, I recall seeing a comedian who had a bit about a long bearded Moses-type character who would declare  'Theaz are the Lawz of the Cawtoon Yoonivoorz' spoken more or less the way I spell it, almost in a parody of a Bostonian accent.  I recall him including cartoon physics in the bit, but I can't seem to turn up anything about who the comic was.  Anyone who knows who it was? This post  mentions the same guy, but doesn't confirm the identity, and I even found a transcript of the act here:, but I still can't tell who this is. I'm so close, but just can't 'close the search'.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.254.85.243 (talk) 20:56, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comedian bit about 'Laws of the Cartoon Universe' 

message: It is also a law in cartoon physic that every time they watch tv to forget about something, that exact thing is on all the channels at the same time.Rphb (talk) 21:46, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: new law

message: I can't make sense of the sentence "For example, a person recovering remarkably quickly from a serious injury would classify as biology rather than physics." PurpleChez (talk) 20:17, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It means wikipedia editors don't always write very well. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 21:33, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Non-exclusivity section

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message: Are there more examples of cartoon physics?
2600:8800:8880:6A60:152:6688:B7D8:279E (talk) 12:01, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Examples 

message: "Wolf looks both ways down the road, sees nothing, gets hit by bus". Doesn't this oly apply to Wile E. Coyote?  Chuck Jones Shinoda meep, meep! 11:39, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Double vision?