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Micah
Since: Jan, 2001
21st Feb, 2011 11:25:54 AM
Some of that is covered by Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress.
132 is the rudest number.
I'm looking for a trope that describes any of the staple "disaster requires realization" scenarios so common in Golden age cartoons, where the laws of physics break for a moment to give a character time to realize he/she/it is in for some hurt(e.g. walking off a ledge and remaining suspended until the lack of ground is noticed and finally falling). Any ideas? Thanks.