AgProv
Is it me, or in the header picture of Dynamite Boy being propelled through the air by small controlled detonations - the gusts propelling him seem to originate somewhere in the region of his arse, thus suggesting a means of propulsion more intimate than dynamite? Or maybe he eats the dynamite first and nature takes its course? Is this Getting Crap Past the Radar?
Edited by AgProv Male, early sixties, Cranky old fart, at least two decades behind. So you have been warned. Functionally illiterate in several languages.
What exactly is the difference between this and Non-Fatal Explosions? The latter seems to cover Ash Face as well, but is it really necessary to have a Super-Trope for two tropes?
Octagon
Is this just about characters "riding explosions" or are objects flinged around by explosions also in here?
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Hm, given the name and the use of objects as transport in the examples, I'd say yes. Changed the description to reflect this.
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Thank you for pointing that out.
"Do you always talk to random strangers at the streets? Get a life!" - a random stranger, Exit Fate
The whole "Real Life" category has no relevance to this trope as it describes propulsion of inanimate objects which is the basic principle behind rockets, firearms and shrapnel. The trope is about _relatively_harmless_ propulsion of living creatures.
Maybe the description of the trope doesn't emphasize the point by saying that in Real Life any shock wave capable of hurling an adult human with large force is more than likely to shatter bones and cause fatal internal injury due to initial impact, sudden acceleration and rapid deceleration after hitting a solid object (e.g. ground). Think of being thrown through the windscreen in an car accident. This usually is very messy and you don't have heatwave and shrapnel (unless you drive a Pinto, that is :o).
I love how the part in the description about how gameplay versions of this go under Rocket Jumping is completely ignored