The Anime Laws of Physics

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THE ANIME LAWS OF PHYSICS

#1 - Law of Metaphysical Irregularity

The normal laws of physics do not apply.

#2 - Law of Differentiated Gravitation

Whenever someone or something jumps, is thrown, or otherwise
is rendered airborne, gravity is reduced by a factor of 4.

#3 - Law of Sonic Amplification, First
Law of Anime Acoustics

In space, loud sounds, like explosions, are even louder
because there is no air to get in the way.

#4 - Law of Constant Thrust, First
Law of Anime Motion

In space, constant thrust equals constant velocity.

#5 - Law of Mechanical Mobility, Second
Law of Anime Motion

The larger a mechanical device is, the faster it moves.
Armored Mecha are the fastest objects known to human science.

#6 - Law of Temporal Variability

Time is not a constant. Time stops for the hero whenever
he does something 'cool' or 'impressive'. Time slows down when friends
and lovers are being killed and speeds up whenever there is a fight.

#7 - First Law of Temporal Mortality

'Good Guys' and 'Bad Guys' both die in one of two ways
- either so quick they don't even see it coming, OR it's a long drawn out
affair where the character gains much insight to the workings of society,
human existence or why the toast always lands butter side down.

#8 - Second Law of Temporal Mortality

It takes some time for bad guys to die... regardless
of physical damage. Even when the 'Bad Guys' are killed so quickly they
didn't even see it coming, it takes them a while to realize they are dead.
This is attributed to the belief that being evil damages the Reality Lobe
of the brain.

#9 - Law of Dramatic Emphasis

Scenes involving extreme amounts of action are depicted
with either still frames or black screens with a slash of bright color
(usually red or white).

#10 - Law of Dramatic Multiplicity

Scenes that only happen once, for instance, a 'Good Guy'
kicks the 'Bad Guy' in the face, are seen at least 3 times from 3 different
angles.

#11 - Law of Inherent Combustibility

Everything explodes. Everything.
First Corollary -



Anything that explodes bulges first.

Second Corollary -


Large cities are the most explosive substances known
to human science. Tokyo in particular seems to be the most unstable of
these cities, sometimes referred to as "The Matchstick City".

#12 - Law of Phlogistatic Emission

Nearly all things emit light from fatal wounds.

#13 - Law of Energetic Emission

There is always an energy build up (commonly referred
to as an energy 'bulge') before Mecha or space craft weapons fire. Because
of the explosive qualities of weapons, it is believed that this is related
to the Law of Inherent Combustibility.

#14 - Law of Inverse Lethal Magnitude

The destructive potential of any object/organism is inversely
proportional to its mass.
First Corollary -



Small and cute will always overcome big and ugly. Also
known as the A-Ko phenomenon.

#15 - Law of Inexhaustibility

No one *EVER* runs out of ammunition. That is of course
unless they are cornered, out-numbered, out-classed, and unconscious.

#16 - Law of Inverse Accuracy

The accuracy of a 'Good Guy' when operating any form
of fire-arm increases as the difficulty of the shot increases. The accuracy
of the 'Bad Guys' when operating fire-arms decreases when the difficulty
of the shot decreases. (Also known as the Storm trooper Effect) Example:
A 'Good Guy' in a drunken stupor being held upside down from a moving vehicle
will always hit, and several battalions of 'Bad Guys' firing on a 'Good
Guy' standing alone in the middle of an open field will always miss.
First Corollary -



The more 'Bad Guys' there are, the less likely they will
hit anyone or do any real damage.

Second Corollary -


Whenever a 'Good Guy' is faced with insurmountable odds,
the 'Bad Guys' line up in neat rows, allowing the hero to take them all
out with a single burst of automatic fire and then escape.

Third Corollary -


Whenever a 'Good Guy' is actually hit by enemy fire,
it is in a designated 'Good Guy Area', usually a flesh wound in the shoulder
or arm, which restricts the 'Good Guy' from doing anything more strenuous
than driving, firing weaponry, using melee weapons, operating heavy machinery,
or doing complex martial arts maneuvers.

#17 - Law of Transient Romantic Unreliability

Minmei is a bimbo.

#18 - Law of Hemoglobin Capacity

The human body contains over 12 gallons of blood, sometimes
more, under high pressure.

#19 - Law of Demonic Consistency

Demons and other supernatural creatures have at least
three eyes, loads of fangs, tend to be yellow-green or brown, but black
is not unknown, and can only be hurt bladed weapons.

#20 - Law of Militaristic Unreliability

Huge galaxy-wide armadas, entire armies, and large war
machines full of cruel, heartless, bloodthirsty warriors can be stopped
and defeated with a single insignificant example of a caring/loving emotion
or a song.
First Corollary -

(from Adam Barnes)



Whenever a single war machine (mecha, starship, etc.)
goes up against an entire army, the army always loses.

#21 - Law of Tactical Unreliability

Tactical geniuses aren't....

#22 - Law of Inconsequential Undetectability

People never notice the little things... like missing
body parts, or wounds the size of Seattle.

#23 - Law of Juvenile Intellectuality

Children are smarter than adults. And almost always twice
as annoying.

#24 - Law of Americanthropomorphism

Americans in Anime appear in one of two roles, either
as a really nasty skinny 'Bad Guy' or a big stupid 'Good Guy'.
First Corollary -



The only people who are more stupid than the big dumb
Americans are the American translators. (Sometimes referred to as the Green
Line Effect)

Second Corollary -


The only people who are more stupid than the American
translators are the American editors and censors.

#25 - Law of Mandibular Proportionality

(from A. Hicks, Tom Williams, and Ben Leinweber)

The size of a person's mouth is directly proportional
to the volume at which they are speaking or eating.

#26 - Law of Feline Mutation

(from A. Hicks)

Any half-cat/half-human mutation will invariably:
1) be female

2) will possess ears and sometimes a tail as a genetic
mutation

3) wear as little clothing as possible, if any

#27 - Law of Conservation of Firepower

(from Tom Williams)

Any powerful weapon capable of destroying/defeating an
opponent in a single shot will invariably be reserved and used only as
a last resort.

#28 - Law of Technological User-Benevolence

(from Tom Williams)

The formal training required to operate a spaceship or
mecha is inversely proportional to its complexity.

#29 - Law of Melee Luminescence

(from Tom Williams)

Any being displaying extremely high levels of martial
arts prowess and/or violent emotions emits light in the form of a glowing
aura. This aura is usually blue for 'good guys' and red for 'bad guys'.
This is attributed to Good being higher in the electromagnetic spectrum
than Evil.

#30 - Law of Non-Anthropomorphic Antagonism

(from Tom Williams)

All ugly, non-humanoid alien races are hostile, and usually
hell-bent on destroying humanity for some obscure reason.

#31 - Law of Follicular Chromatic
Variability

(from Spellweaver)

Any color in the visible spectrum is considered a natural
hair color. This color can change without warning or explanation.

#32 - Law of Follicular Permanence

Hair in anime is pretty much indestructable, and can
resist any amount of meteorological conditions, energy emissions, physical
abuse, or explosive effects and still look perfect. The only way to hurt
someone's hair is the same way you deal with demons... with bladed weapons!

#33 - Law of Topological Aerodynamics,
First Law of Anime Aero-Dynamics

*ANY* shape, no matter how convoluted or odd-looking,
is automatically aerodynamic.

#34 - Law of Probable Attire

(from various sources)

Clothing in anime follows certain predictable guidelines.
Female characters wear as little clothing as possible,
regardless of whether it is socially or meteorologically appropriate. Any
female with an excessive amount of clothing will invariably have her clothes
ripped to shreds or torn off somehow. If there is no opportunity to tear
off the afore-mentioned female's clothes, then she will inexplicably take
a shower for no apparent reason (also known as the Gratuitous Shower Scene).
Whenever there is a headwind, Male characters invariably
wear a long cloaks that don't hamper movement and billow out dramatically
behind them.
First Corollary (Cryo-Adaptability) -



All anime characters are resistant to extremely cold
temperatures, and do not need to wear heavy or warm clothing in snow.

Second Corollary (Indecent Invulnerability) -
(from Nyctomania)



Bikinis render the wearer invulnerable to any form of
damage.

#35 - Law of Musical Omnipotence

Any character capable of musical talent (singing, playing
an instrument, etc.) is automatically capable of doing much more "simple"
things, like piloting mecha, fighting crime, stopping an intergalactic
war, and so on...especially if they have never attempted these things before.

#36 - Law of Quintupular Agglutination

(from Daniel Mikula)

Also called "The Five-man Rule", when "Good Guys" group
together, it tends to be in groups of five. There are five basic positions,
which are:



1) The Hero/Leader

2) His Girlfriend

3) His Best Friend/Rival

4) A Hulking Brute

5) A Dwarf/Kid


Between these basic positions are distributed several attributes,
which include:



1) Extreme Coolness

2) Amazing Intelligence

3) Incredible Irritation

#37 - Law of Extradimensional Capacitance

(from Jason Bustard)

All anime females have an extradimensional storage space
of variable volume somewhere on their person from which they can instantly
retrieve any object at a moment's notice.
First Corollary (a.k.a. The Hammer Rule) -

(from Ferdinand Pelayo)



The most common item stored is a heavy mallet, which
can be used with unerring accuracy on any male who deserves it. Other common
items include costumes/uniforms, power suits/armor, and large bazookas.

#38 - Law of Hydrostatic Emission

Eyes tend to be rather large in Anime. This is because
they contain several gallons of water, which may be instantaneously released
at high pressure through large tear ducts. The actual volume of water contained
in the eyes is unknown, as there is no evidence to suggest that these reservoirs
are actually capable of running out. The reason water tends to collect
in the eyes is because Anime characters only have one large sweat gland,
which is located at the back of the head. When extremely stressed, embarrassed,
or worried, this sweat gland exudes a single but very large drop of sebaceous
fluid.

#39 - Law of Inverse Attraction

Success at finding suitable mates is inversely proportionate
to how desperately you want to be successful. The more you want, the less
you get, and vice versa.
First Corollary -



Unfortunately, this law seems to apply to Otaku in the
real world...

#40 - Law of Nasal Sanguination

(from Ryan Pritchard and Jason Aylen)

When sexually aroused, males in Anime don't get erections,
they get nosebleeds. No one's sure why this is, though... the current theory
suggests that larger eyes means smaller sinuses and thinner sinus tissue
(see Law #38 above). Females don't get nosebleeds, but invariably get one
heck of a blush along the cheeks and across the nose, suggesting a lot
of bloodflow to that region.

#41 - Law of Xylolaceration

(from Lyndon Harris)

Wooden or bamboo swords are just as sharp as metal swords,
if not sharper.

#42 - Law of Juvenile Omnipotence

(from Erin Alia)

Always send a boy to do a man's job. He'll get it done
in half the time and twice the angst.

#43 - Law of Triscaquadrodecophobia

There is no Law #43.

#44 - Law of Nominative Clamovocation

(from Luiko-Ysabeth and Adrian Hsiah)

The likelihood of success and damage done by a martial
arts attack is directly proportional to the volume at which the full name
of the attack is announced.

#45 - Law of Uninteruptable Metamorphosis

(from R. A. Hubby)

Regardless of how long or involved the transformation
sequence or how many times they've seen it before, any 'Bad Guys' witnessing
a mecha/hero/heroine transforming are too stunned to do anything to interrupt
it.

#46 - Law of Flimsy Incognition

(from Conrad Knauer)

Simply changing into a costume or wearing a teensy mask
can make you utterly unrecognizable to even your closest friends and relatives.

Copyright by Ryan Shellito and Darrin Bright, who have graciously granted permission to copy, distribute, edit,
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