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** The explanation as to why the Breakaway Colonies force the heir to the throne and her spouse to be frozen (while pregnant, and able to hear everything) for 80 years and left in a governmental chamber, is along the lines of, "We've always done that, and it works!"

** The explanation given by Crichton at one point as to how a ship equipped with 'hetch drive' is able to travel faster than light is that "Einstein was wrong" which, for a bit of handwaving, is actually quite clever.

** The sonic screwdriver is a small handheld device capable of performing almost any task needed to get the Doctor out of a (often writer-induced) jam, from diagnosing injuries to locking/unlocking doors, hacking computers, blowing up security cameras, and, yes, even turning screws (well, one). The device works by flipping a switch and waving it at the intended target. Overuse caused the screwdriver to get removed from the classic series, but it was brought back and significantly strengthened in the new run. To compensate for its increased usefulness, they introduced a [[Kryptonite Factor]] in the "deadlock seal," which cannot be opened by sonic screwdriver. Oh, and it doesn't do wood.

*** Its "point it at something and it does whatever you want it to" nature was recently explained as it being able to work psychically. You point it, think of what function you want it to perform, and press the button. Sort of a way to save on-screen time, since the Doctor doesn't have to re-adjust it every time he wants it to do something different.

** The Vita-Chambers handwave ''Bioshock'''s system of allowing the player to respawn at the instant of his death, with opponents retaining the damage you have already dealt them. Not that it does {{spoiler|Ryan}} any good later on. He did state that he has disabled the nearest Vita Chamber before letting you in to see him. Perhaps it does have an effective range.

** The existence of villain Sophia Lamb in the sequel is justified by a [[Hand Wave]]. Lamb's a brilliant psychiatrist, smart and eloquent enough to best Andrew Ryan in public debates and charismatic enough to assemble a cult. Why did we play through the first game without the slightest hint of her existence? There's an audio recording in the sequel where Ryan tells his security chief to go beyond just imprisoning Lamb: he wants her wiped from the history books. Problem solved.

** At one point, Snake can eat some Bio-Luminescence Mushrooms in a cave, they recharge the batteries of all your electronic objects. When you speak with Para-Medic about this, she says that it's [[Achievements in Ignorance|impossible for that to happen]]. When Snake proves to her that it happened, she says that it must have been the placebo effect.

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[The Minish Cap]]'' seems to be, at least in part, Nintendo's attempt to do more than simply [[Hand Wave]] the fact that Link is able to find money in random bushes and patches of grass, by explaining that the tiny race of people known as the Minish like to scatter the money for big people to find.

Pit: How'd you build a parking lot without hands?<br />

Pandora: Hard work and determination. }}

 

 

{{quote| '''Homer''': Wait a minute, Frank Grimes wasn't married!<br />

'''Junior'''. He had a fondness for hookers, okay? }}

{{quote| '''Robot Leela:''' We're robots and we're in love. Let's ditch these meat jackets. ''(strips out of her mutant skin, revealing a [[Terminator]]-like exoskeleton)''<br />

'''Robot Fry:''' Whoa, cool! ''(takes off his human skin to show a similar exoskeleton, then speaks in a matching voice)'' Hasta la vista, wiener!<br />

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