Slow Electricity: Difference between revisions

 

Subtrope of [[You Fail Physics Forever]]. Step-sister to [[Slow Doors]]. A product of [[Rule of Cool]].

 

== [[Advertising]] ==

* The [[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon anime]] has Electric attacks being dodged very easily. Few Electric attacks miss as easily in the games, and the ones that do involve an electrified body part making contact. Shock Wave notably cannot miss.

** Though Thunder also has poor accuracy - except in rain. When, realistically, it should become a multi-hitting move in rain instead.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[Star Trek]]'': The console displays always came on/off this way. If there's a shipwide outage, expect an outside shot of windows lighting up this way. Usually, the last thing to come back is the engines. Also, the [[Techno Babble]]-laden ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' was ''always'' having something about to undergo a 'cascade failure,' but it was pretty much never like this.

** Possibly justified in that the starships in ''Star Trek'' use a plasma distribution system as their power grid, rather than modern-day electrical cabling.

* In one episode of ''[[Numb3rs]]'' the case involves several reactors being taken down in an attempt to create a cascading failure. The shot of the shutdown when it occurs is basically the same thing as most shows/movies show though, but it's a bit more valid then a full electrical failure causing the skyline shutdown sequence.

* ''[[Smallville]]'' episode "Idol". The Wonder Twins' attack on a criminal causes a blackout during which the lights of Metropolis turn off in segments.