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#13 All I Ever Needed to Know about Physics I Learned from Road Runner Cartoons.

April 26, 2010 at 11:33 pm (Uncategorized)

In 1948, Jones and Warner Brothers created the Road Runner Series that stood out among the rest because of a special set of ground rules. These rules created a cartoon  never seen before that continues to influence all animation. Leonard Maltin, who is the author, “Of Mice and Magic,” explains how Jones has applied uniqueness to animation that has never been seen before setting his work apart.

The Road Runner series is the first Hollywood cartoon that consciously applied ground rules… Among the rules that Jones adhered to are the following:

1. “The cartoons always take place in the same desert setting.
2. The road runner and Coyote never speak.
3. The road runner never leaves the road.
4. Coyote and the Road Runner are always introduced by bogus Latin names,”(Maltin, 1980).

If you grew up watching the cartoon, as I did; then you can understand accuracy of this statement. With these videos clips you can judge for yourself how constant this is for yourself.

After viewing these episodes I feel that there are deeper rules involved that concerns physics. I believe Jones neglected to focus on the cartoon law of physics.

The Cartoon Law of Physics is complied after viewing 15 episodes. I have determined the following list;

• Anybody suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of it’s situation.

• Everything falls faster than an anvil.

• All principles of Gravity are negated by fear.

• As speed increases, objects can be in several places at once.

Refrences:

Maltin, Leonard. Of Mice and Magic. Plume Books, 1980. Print.

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