1 | '''Basic Trope''': Adding the prefix "Space" to something to make it seem cooler or more advanced. |
2 | * '''Straight''': "Do not make us use our Space Guns on you." |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': "[[Franchise/StarTrek Space Captain's space log, space stardate Space 23460.4]]." |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': "Land the space ship and get the water ships ready for use." |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** A lot of the materials on a ship were made in space, which alters their forms compared to those made on a planet. |
7 | ** Certain normal items outright won't work in space. For example, Space Guns are made from materials designed to work in a vacuum, such as powdered lubricants and light-weight ceramics. Normal guns would instantly become [[ShurFineGuns jammed]] when the workings friction-weld or the oil boils away when fired. Likewise, they may have shell catchers or be caseless somehow (self-contained ammo like [[PocketRocketLauncher gyrojets]] to avoit heat buildup) to avoid flinging cartridges around where they can cause malfunctions, and plaster bullets to avoid puncturing the ship's hull. |
8 | ** "Space" is the brand-name. People get the idea that their products are intended for use in, or made in, actual space. |
9 | ** [[CallASmeerpARabbit "space rabbit" describes "smeerp" rather well.]] |
10 | * '''Inverted''': "Well those Earth black holes aren't as dangerous as the normal ones." |
11 | * '''Subverted''': "This rocket has a lot of space... saving compartments." |
12 | * '''Double Subverted''': "... that are secured by space padlocks." |
13 | * '''Parodied''': |
14 | ** Things that are ''already'' in space are called this. |
15 | -->"Space we're space tracking a space comet space traveling in a space nebula space approximately 3.5 space light years space away." |
16 | ** Only one character uses the "space" prefix, who's extremely excited to travel into space and annoys the other characters by talking in this way. |
17 | * '''Zig Zagged''': A person at a call center gets a call from someone saying he can't find the space bar. The caller, rather than being someone hopeless with computers, is actually an astronaut on a space station trying to find a place to get some beer. The astronaut receives directions leading him there, says thanks, but wants advice about asking his girlfriend for more space. |
18 | * '''Averted''': Even the word "spaceship" is replaced with a different term. |
19 | * '''Enforced''': The author wants to hammer in the idea that nobody is used to "conventional" items. |
20 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah, it sometimes feels lazy to rely on that for naming the new equipment." |
21 | * '''Invoked''': "You know what, we're out the planet's atmosphere here! just to remind everybody, I'm putting space in front of everything." |
22 | * '''Exploited''': A voice recognition is set so that it will go off at "space bomb", as the rest of the people would only call it a "bomb" aside from the target. |
23 | * '''Defied''': "Just because you invented that gun in space does not make it the "space" equivalent. Just call it a damn gun." |
24 | * '''Discussed''': "I guess on a space factory they might just feel it's the easiest way to think up new names." |
25 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
26 | * '''Deconstructed''': Equipment made in space isn't as sturdy or reliable due to zero gravity not making them strong enough to handle typical use. |
27 | * '''Reconstructed''': Equipment made in zero gravity and a vacuum is invaluable to the tech of the future. Some materials would not be possible without these factors. |
28 | * '''Played For Laughs''': "Ow, you space kicked me in my space nuts!" |
29 | * '''Played For Drama''': A man cannot live on Earth due to a medical condition. He calls everything on his station this, to remind him of home in some form. |
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31 | Space click the Back''space'' button to return to SpaceX. |
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33 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
34 | %% |
35 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
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