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** Some fans have theorized that Superman's gut is actually a thermonuclear reactor, or even a matter-to-energy converter, that squeezes every last megaton of available energy out of the food he eats. (This would explain why he [[Nobody Poops|never goes to the bathroom]]...)
* Several mass-changing characters actually need to absorb mass from outside themselves; Stronghold of [[Valiant Comics]], a [[Static Shock]] villain, etc. Most just "get heavier".
* Of the [[Justice League of America|Justice League's]] "Big Seven", only [[Superman]] and [[Martian Manhunter]] still run afoul of this trope. [[Wonder Woman]], [[The Flash]], and [[Green Lantern]] are all explicitly powered by Phlebotinum or magic. [[
* Done in ''[[Steelgrip Starkey And The All-Purpose Power Tool]]''. The tool is driven by "technalchemy", which allows it to run with no visible power source, synthesize new components and materials out of thin air, and is apparently indestructible. {{spoiler|Justified as it's implied that technalchemy is a form of magic.}}
* Averted in ''[[Rising Stars]]''. {{spoiler|The Specials have a finite energy source, which means that as they use their powers, they gradually get weaker as this energy is used up. Furthermore, when a Special dies, his/her energy doesn't disappear, but is instead transferred to the surviving Specials, making their powers stronger. The relevant laws of physics are mentioned by name and used to explain this.}}
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== Web Comics ==
* Averted precisely once in ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/17p82 here].
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' initially averted this with Grace, your average teenage everyday shapeshifter, who initially had a constant mass (and presumably variable density), no matter what form ([[Fridge Logic|even squirrel?]]). Then, once the TF gun is used on her, she's surprised to discover that her mass now does change with her form. This is apparently possible because both the TF gun and her shapeshifting powers use a type of energy that can be classified as magic. In addition, the magic users burn up Ki energy, which they constantly recharge, and can burn caloric energy instead, or use the Ki energy as a boost for things that normally use caloric energy. Still a little odd, especially considering where the Ki energy comes from, how immortals fit in, etc., but [[Magic
* How can anybody ignore [[Order of the Stick]], the comic the quote above comes from? Definitely ignorable, as magic is a big part of the comic, but it is still [[Lampshaded]], as are other laws of physics.
* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' acknowledges this, even if it is handled in a very toony fashion. Snookums started as a giant [[Kaiju]] and got compressed to the size of a basketball; he's shown to still be enormously heavy, but still not nearly as heavy as his original size would indicate.
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