Jusamies
Digital Analogy
Since: Sep, 2011
Digital Analogy
Apr 28th 2012 at 2:04:19 PM
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The page picture caption says two and a half minutes, but actually the timer has still got almost six minutes remaining. Should we change it for Rule of Funny?
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Jusamies
Since: Sep, 2011
Apr 28th 2012 at 2:05:58 PM
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Nevermind. I just learned that in-game seconds are shorter than real-life ones. Never noticed that during the game.
In porto perse vitulus est.
So, this is part of the definition of the trope:
"Not to be confused with any characters who have the supernatural ability to breathe underwater, sometimes resulting in Water Is Air. Super Not Drowning Skills happens when characters don't (or are very unlikely to) have this ability, but can survive underwater for an indefinite time anyway."
Yet many examples ignore this, including many characters who are Explicitly said to have the supernatural ability to breathe underwater in canon (such as Percy Jackson) as well as, well, most of the "Justified" folder. Should we update the definition, or should we do a clean-up for this trope?