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{{quote|''"If we can just ''dodge'' the ground, we'll be fine."''|'''Fighter''', ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]''}}
{{quote|''"If we can just ''dodge'' the ground, we'll be fine."''|'''Fighter''', ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]''}}


{{quote|''"The way I figure it, the '''fall''' doesn't kill you. The '''ground''' does. So I blocked it."''|'''[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/09/08/episode-1170-happy-landings/ Fighter]''', ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]''}}
{{quote|''"The way I figure it, the '''fall''' doesn't kill you. The '''ground''' does. So I blocked it."''|'''[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/09/08/episode-1170-happy-landings/ Fighter]''', ''[[8-Bit Theater]]''}}


{{quote|'''Sheldon''': Lois Lane is falling, accelerating at an initial rate of 32 feet per second per second. Superman swoops down to save her by reaching out two arms of steel. Miss Lane, who is now traveling at approximately 120 miles an hour, hits them and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces.
{{quote|'''Sheldon''': Lois Lane is falling, accelerating at an initial rate of 32 feet per second per second. Superman swoops down to save her by reaching out two arms of steel. Miss Lane, who is now traveling at approximately 120 miles an hour, hits them and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces.
'''Leonard''': Unless Superman matches her speed and decelerates.
'''Leonard''': Unless Superman matches her speed and decelerates.
'''Sheldon''': In what space, sir, in what space? She's two feet above the ground. Frankly, if he really loved her, he'd let her hit the pavement. It'd be a more merciful death.|''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''}}
'''Sheldon''': In what space, sir, in what space? She's two feet above the ground. Frankly, if he really loved her, he'd let her hit the pavement. It'd be a more merciful death.
|''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''}}


{{quote|'''Rincewind''': I'm not going to ride on a magic carpet! I'm afraid of grounds!
{{quote|'''Rincewind''': I'm not going to ride on a magic carpet! I'm afraid of grounds!
'''Conina''': You mean heights. And stop being silly.
'''Conina''': You mean heights. And stop being silly.
'''Rincewind''': I know what I mean! It's the grounds that kill you!|''[[Discworld/Sourcery|Sourcery]]''}}
'''Rincewind''': I know what I mean! It's the grounds that kill you!
|''[[Sourcery]]''}}


{{quote|'''Arthur Dent''': It's not a question of whose habitat it is, it's a question of how hard you hit it!
{{quote|'''Arthur Dent''': It's not a question of whose habitat it is, it's a question of how hard you hit it!
'''Bird that Arthur is dangling from''': When you land, swing your knees 'round, try and roll with it!"''|[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]}}
'''Bird that Arthur is dangling from''': When you land, swing your knees 'round, try and roll with it!"''
|[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]}}


{{quote|''"Falling's not a problem,''
{{quote|''"Falling's not a problem,''
''when I'm falling I'm at peace.''
''when I'm falling I'm at peace.''
''It's only when I hit the ground''
''It's only when I hit the ground''
''that causes all the grief."''|'''Florence + the Machine''', ''Falling''}}
''that causes all the grief."''
|'''Florence + the Machine'''|''Falling''}}


{{quote|''"You know, Spider-Man and Superman make it look so damn easy. Why doesn’t the person falling three hundred feet get a broken neck, or at least a whole stack of cracked ribs, when Spidey snags her with a web?"''|'''Ayla''', ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', ''[[I Let Gwen Stacy Die|seemingly forgetting about someone]]''.}}
{{quote|''"You know, Spider-Man and Superman make it look so damn easy. Why doesn’t the person falling three hundred feet get a broken neck, or at least a whole stack of cracked ribs, when Spidey snags her with a web?"''|'''Ayla'''|''[[Whateley Universe]]'', ''[[I Let Gwen Stacy Die|seemingly forgetting about someone]]''.}}


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Latest revision as of 14:56, 25 October 2023


"If we can just dodge the ground, we'll be fine."
Fighter, Eight Bit Theater
"The way I figure it, the fall doesn't kill you. The ground does. So I blocked it."

Sheldon: Lois Lane is falling, accelerating at an initial rate of 32 feet per second per second. Superman swoops down to save her by reaching out two arms of steel. Miss Lane, who is now traveling at approximately 120 miles an hour, hits them and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces.
Leonard: Unless Superman matches her speed and decelerates.
Sheldon: In what space, sir, in what space? She's two feet above the ground. Frankly, if he really loved her, he'd let her hit the pavement. It'd be a more merciful death.

Rincewind: I'm not going to ride on a magic carpet! I'm afraid of grounds!
Conina: You mean heights. And stop being silly.
Rincewind: I know what I mean! It's the grounds that kill you!

Arthur Dent: It's not a question of whose habitat it is, it's a question of how hard you hit it!
Bird that Arthur is dangling from: When you land, swing your knees 'round, try and roll with it!"

"Falling's not a problem,
when I'm falling I'm at peace.
It's only when I hit the ground
that causes all the grief."

Florence + the MachineFalling
"You know, Spider-Man and Superman make it look so damn easy. Why doesn’t the person falling three hundred feet get a broken neck, or at least a whole stack of cracked ribs, when Spidey snags her with a web?"