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ginsengaddict Not a Fragile Flower from atop Olympus Mons in a Hero Pose Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
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#1: Feb 12th 2012 at 2:01:23 AM

This is a visual trope, so it would benefit greatly from having a visual. But there isn't one, And That's Terrible.

Ideas?

I found a couple images of red bicycles, and the caption "Wow! look at it go!" came to mind.

Like this one... Or this one...

Discuss!

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#2: Feb 12th 2012 at 2:30:51 AM

panel 12?

I tried GIS to look for some [[Tabletop Game/Warhammer40000 Orks]] or something, but all I could find was some photos of minis and a demotivator.

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#3: Feb 12th 2012 at 2:41:39 AM

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edited 12th Feb '12 2:51:06 AM by rodneyAnonymous

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#4: Feb 12th 2012 at 2:42:20 AM

[up] I'm sold.

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#5: Feb 12th 2012 at 3:32:08 AM

[up][up] I'm not sure if that's an example, but it's a great picture.

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#7: Feb 12th 2012 at 4:25:23 AM

[up][up] Not explicitly stated to be an example from my recollection of either movie, but that doesn't necessarily mean they didn't use the trope.

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#9: Feb 12th 2012 at 3:16:17 PM

It's an example: fast things are colored red. A page's example list is often the best place to find ideas for an image.

edited 12th Feb '12 3:18:14 PM by rodneyAnonymous

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#10: Feb 13th 2012 at 7:52:43 PM

Iim actually keen on the Order Of The Stick panel mentioned above. It lampshades the trope nicely.

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ginsengaddict Not a Fragile Flower from atop Olympus Mons in a Hero Pose Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
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#11: Feb 13th 2012 at 7:58:28 PM

Also, something I hadn't noticed before, but the entire audience in that Cars frame is composed of red or blue spots, and no green ones. This means everyone in the audience is either supporting McQueen or King. Not related to the thread, I just thought it was interesting.

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#12: Feb 13th 2012 at 8:57:10 PM

Vote for the Cars picture. I don't even like that movie, but it's a great picture.

ginsengaddict Not a Fragile Flower from atop Olympus Mons in a Hero Pose Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
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#13: Feb 14th 2012 at 4:33:24 AM

Can we avoid racecar pictures? It's a bit cliche. We could grab a still from Speed Racer and it would have the same effect; it's a racecar, so naturally it's fast. Doesn't convey the trope just by the color.

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Feather7603 Devil's Advocate from Yggdrasil Since: Dec, 2011
#14: Feb 14th 2012 at 4:44:51 AM

The trope is faster. The red car is in the lead, hence fastest.

Being a cliché has no bearing on image choice, though.

edited 14th Feb '12 4:45:06 AM by Feather7603

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#15: Feb 14th 2012 at 1:19:02 PM

The trope is (partly) that red is visual shorthand for "fast". That's a great example.

(Speed Racer doesn't work at all, the Mach 5 is white.)

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#16: Feb 14th 2012 at 9:17:04 PM

The Cars pic works just fine. Even if it's not explicit in-universe that Lightning goes faster because he's red, the creators were certainly invoking the trope. +1 vote.

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#17: Feb 15th 2012 at 4:23:01 AM

I'm good with Lightning. I wish we could have an Ork image, but I can't find a good one.

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#18: Feb 15th 2012 at 6:20:52 AM

Alright, that's enough of a consensus. The Cars pic is up, potholed, and tagged...I put McQueen's Catchphrase as the caption; if anyone wants to change or cull it, go ahead. Locking up.

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