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** What merits complaining about there is stuff like 'How are portals into Z-space opened,' 'Where does ''that'' energy come from,' etc.
* [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' novels try to at least give this a nod. Teleportation's pretty risky too, especially with the knowledge that even if you're sitting on a chair you're still really moving somehow.
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'''Ridcully:''' Why not? Bring him back by magic. We sent him there, we can bring him back.
'''Ponder:''' Er... it'd take months to set it up properly, if you want to get him back right here. If we get it wrong he'll end up arriving in a circle fifty feet wide.
'''Ridcully:''' That's not a problem is it? If we keep out he can land anywhere.
'''Ponder:''' I don't think you understand, sir. The signal to noise ratio of any thaumic transfer over an uncertain distance, coupled with the Disc's own spin, will almost certainly result in a practical averaging of the arriving subject over an area of a couple of thousand square feet at least, sir.
'''Ridcully:''' Say again.
'''Ponder:''' I mean he'll end up arriving '''as''' a circle. Fifty feet wide. }}
** Salacia, a vampire in ''[[Discworld/Thud|Thud]]'', has issues with this when she turns into a bat. She has to settle for turning into many bats. Which are a pain to get back together...
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== Western Animation ==
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** Specifically, the only benders who can outright create their element in the show are Firebenders, who ignite the air around them. The upcoming film alters this, requiring Firebenders to carry little lanterns around with them, [http://vifetoile.deviantart.com/favourites/#/d2q8chy much to their chagrin.]
* Lots of theories abound about where all of Generation 1 Megatron's mass wanders off to when he transforms in ..well, ''[[Transformers]]''.
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