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{{quote|"''To some extent, it's understandable that space adventures play fast and loose with physics. After all, who wants to watch [[Star Wars|Han Solo]] spend years on the journey to Alderaan, only to find that the planet has twice Earth gravity and he can barely stand up, much less swagger?''"|''[http://io9.com/367792/bad-movie-physics-a-report-card Movie Physics Report Card.]''}}
Physics. It involves [[Writers Cannot Do Math|mathematics]] and [[E
Writers often play fast and loose with physics - sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. This is usually acceptable when it makes for good storytelling and/or [[Rule of Cool|just plain awesomeness]], and one should always keep the [[MST3K Mantra]] in mind. However, an [[Egregious]] violation of the laws of physics can result in loss of [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]], especially in a story that tries to be taken seriously, or if the error could have been avoided with minimal revision.
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Often [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] with "[[How Is That Even Possible?]]" Contrast [[Reality Is Unrealistic]] and [[Cartoon Physics]], as they have their own laws and modus operandi, which is entirely [[Rule of Funny|played for laughs]].
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* [[Arbitrary Maximum Range]]
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* [[Blown Across the Room]]
* [[Cartoon Juggling]]
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]
** [[Lava Is Boiling Kool
* [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud]]
* [[Faster
* [[Floating Continent]]
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]
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* [[Hollywood Magnetism]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
* [[Hyper
* [[Ice Breaker]]
* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Some very bad simulations of microgravity were used on ''[[Bones]]'', when Booth and Brennen interview an astronaut-in-training on board the "Vomit Comet". Not only did the microgravity-drifting actors push buttons and reach for objects without gripping the walls for stability, but when the plane leveled out and the characters settled back down, Booth's feet came down next to a pen and index card that were ''already lying on the floor''.
* ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In an episode of ''[[
== Ignoring Mass/Momentum/Etc ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "Allegiance", someone invisible is running around causing trouble. Carter is asked to come up with a way to make him visible, and decides that the right way to do it is to get the [[Applied Phlebotinum|naqahdah reactor]] to emit a burst of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength between 400 and 700 nanometers. While this may sound like [[Techno Babble]], it actually means [
* In ''[[Sliders]]'', after launching a nuclear rocket at a comet to destroy it before it hits Earth, Quinn is surprised when it doesn't explode on impact, however Arturo explains the delay is down to the limited speed of light. However, the light coming from the rocket approaching and hitting the comet should be delayed too, so it should still appear to explode on impact.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* At the climax of the ''[[
** Somewhat justified in that Gallifrey was still phasing into our time from the time war. But that's a whole 'nother [[Time Travel|issue]].
* ''[[Smallville]]'''s grand finale had Clark shoving the planet Apokolips out of orbit. It was large enough to fill a large portion of the sky. Then there's the issue of how Clark suddenly had the power to both move a planet and counter the planet moving engines but that's another trope.
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