Suggestion: Applied Phlebotinum

Made entirely from clip-art.

edited 15th Nov '13 7:12:31 PM by justanid

I thought Phlebotinum is something fantastic?

Yeah, those are just common, albeit varied, usages of water. This trope is about using unknown substance or technology to achieve (plot-relevant) fantastic things

The suggestion isn't applicable. This is about scientific, magical plot fuel.

Eh, I am neutral to OK to the suggestion. The trope is "the versatile substance that may be rubbed on almost anything to cause an effect needed by a plot." and it includes both fantastic and not so fantastic stuff.

...but it's like 99.9% fantasy and 0.1% real, and does stuff that is totally not magic. Examples given by the article include "nanotechnology, magic crystal emanations, pixie dust, a sonic screwdriver, and Green Rocks". Water is by far in the wrong spirit. I do not feel neutral at all; strongly negative.

edited 16th Nov '13 4:57:54 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Maybe a demonstration would work better then, like the paintbrush◊ from Epic Mickey or the nano◊ forge◊ from Red Faction.

edited 16th Nov '13 7:17:23 PM by justanid

The Epic Mickey pictures look more like Improbable Weapon User, to be honest.

This isn't an easy trope to get across visually. I don't think any of the suggestions pull it off. I vote BUPKIS.

edited 21st Nov '13 11:03:10 AM by troacctid

Would art of Superman and Metallo qualify? Or would using Kryptonite make distinctions with Green Rocks harder to maintain? Here◊ the Kryptonite is powering Metallo and weakening Supes.

I think that image would actually work better for Power Crystal, since the pic for that page doesn't really look like a crystal.

I agree, plus that pic is crappy quality.

Clock is set.

Clock's up; locking for inactivity. No action is to be taken based on this thread.

edited 19th Dec '13 6:00:31 AM by Willbyr