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[[File:Jetfireisafunnyguy 5768.jpg|link=The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|frame|[[No Conservation of Energy|Good of Jetfire to notice.]]]]
In general, the hand of a [[Humongous Mecha]] would not really be safe for a human being to fall on, what with them being made of metal and all.
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* In the [[Discworld]] book ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]]'', Vimes is in the burning Klatchian Embassy and saves a woman's life by throwing her out the window and into the arms of Detritus, a troll. Discworld trolls are [[Our Trolls Are Different|literally made of rock]].
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* Happened at least twice during ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', the first time to a girl, the second time to Bulk and Skull who were in a bus. Interestingly, there are actually two "Megazord hands" used in the series. Normally it's metal, but it was a black glove in the scenes when someone needed to not smack into solid steel after falling a few hundred feet. Apparently, the viewer [[Viewers are Morons|was expected to not notice]]. Even as kids, everyone did.
** An interesting variant is in the [[Power Rangers Turbo|movie]], where the characters are already on the ground. The Turbo Megazord lowers its hand to allow the civilian Ranger assistants [[And Zoidberg|plus Bulk and Skull]] to climb up...and then promptly locks its hand into a tight fist, presumably crushing the occupants to death. Obviously, they were fine later, but it was a bit jarring. "Oh, yeah, come on up guys, let me give you a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hand]]...CRUNCH."
* An interesting variation happens in ''[[Rescue Sentai Go Go Five]]'' / ''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]]'', where Red's Zord is a fire engine whose ladders are the Megazord's arms, and naturally, end in giant hands. These are used to enter burning buildings so that the people inside can step into the hands and be pulled to safety.
* Averted in ''[[Ultraman Neos]]'' episode 1, a HEART member's car carrying a young boy and his dog is levitated to safety by Ultraman Neos.
== Real Life ==▼
* No straight examples in real life yet, but sort of averted in one case. There was a military project in the 1970s to make a piloted robot meant for heavy lifting in dangerous situations. In a demonstration, its enormous metal claws were shown to be able to pick up a raw egg without breaking it. Sadly, it was never practical as it took 10 minutes to close the hermetic hatch, and another 30 to power up. An FM radio was put inside to alleviate the boredom. It was also slower than most tanks.▼
* If humanoid war robots were real, it would be practical to have the palms be padded in case it needs to handle anything quickly and carefully.▼
* In 2004, the Japanese actually developed a small mecha, with two claw-hands designed for rescue work. It is able to lift anything weighing up to 1.1 ton, and can move up to 10 kmph. It may not be fast, but it works.▼
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Happens a lot in the other ''[[Transformers]]'' series as well. The only time it's justified is in the case of
* Parodied in ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''. The Dee-Dee bot evacuates island natives when a volcano erupts but she dumps them in shark infested waters.
* Not a robot hand, but in an episode of ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', John Jameson turned Colonel Jupiter rescues a mother and her son from a burning building by catching them in his arms after they fall for ''several'' stories.
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* In ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', Jenny saves a man falling from the peak of a mountain by catching him a few feet from the ground.
* In ''[[Rugrats in Paris]]'', Chuckie, controlling a giant Reptar robot, catches Angelica after she falls from a spot just above the Eiffel Tower.
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* No straight examples in real life yet, but sort of averted in one case. There was a military project in the 1970s to make a piloted robot meant for heavy lifting in dangerous situations. In a demonstration, its enormous metal claws were shown to be able to pick up a raw egg without breaking it. Sadly, it was never practical as it took 10 minutes to close the hermetic hatch, and another 30 to power up. An FM radio was put inside to alleviate the boredom. It was also slower than most tanks.
▲* If humanoid war robots were real, it would be practical to have the palms be padded in case it needs to handle anything quickly and carefully.
▲* In 2004, the Japanese actually developed a small mecha, with two claw-hands designed for rescue work. It is able to lift anything weighing up to 1.1 ton, and can move up to 10 kmph. It may not be fast, but it works.
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[[Category:Artistic License Physics]]
[[Category:Did Not Do the Research]]
▲[[Category:Mecha Tropes]]
[[Category:Index to The Rescue]]▼
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