# Things that you learned from cartoon science... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954 "2003-04-15T21:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/81 "2003-05-26T14:12:36Z")
Aquatranssexuals exist. Small and cute always beats big and ugly. Whenever an evil warlord/alien race/etc. wants to destroy/subjugate the world, he/she/it will always start out in Tokyo. Tokyo is the most explosive substance known to man. A well-aimed arrow can sever a man’s arms at the elbow, or decapitate a mounted soldier. A single punch from an enraged female can launch a male into low earth orbit. The human body contains over 12 gallons of blood, under high pressure. …what? [The Anime Laws of Physics](http://www.bright.net/~nyla/animelaw.html) ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/82 "2003-05-30T00:30:26Z")
All children are born by immaculate conception The fourth law of Disney gravity states that that all villains standing near the edge of cliffs must fall off. ---
**Author:** ![Extraneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/0ea827/32.png) [@Extraneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Extraneous)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/83 "2003-05-30T01:39:58Z")
Cats, if raised by an eagle, can fly by rotating their tails ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/84 "2003-05-30T01:58:09Z")
1. Female hormones are also really really really attractive to squids. (Any piece of tentacle hentai.) 2. Sudden changes in environment (e.g. exposure to cold water, night, emotional stimuli, etc.) may induce a complete change of sex in certain individuals. (Ranma 1/2, Maze, Futaba-Kun Change) 3. It is possible for a man to have a two-foot erection without passing out from blood loss. (City Hunter) 4. The human brain has been conditioned to ignore genocide if it is committed by cute teenage girls. (Dirty Pair) 5. Contrary to popular belief, aliens do not speak English. They speak Japanese. Specifically, Kansaiben. (Urusei Yatsura) 6. [Space is super-weird.](http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/urusei/uytaihen.htm) (Urusei Yatsura) ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/85 "2003-05-30T14:23:04Z")
Almost forgot: Buildings are not attached to the ground. They’re flat on the bottom when you pick them up. ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/86 "2003-06-02T19:35:15Z")
ALWAYS turn left at Albuquerque. ---
**Author:** ![hampster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/87 "2003-06-02T22:40:25Z")
A fuse once lit cannot be extinguished, no matter what you do, if you have bad karma. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/88 "2003-06-02T23:34:23Z")
You may have something here. After all, I don’t know how many women think Elmer Fudd is hot. Or even luke-warm. Shouldn’t matter. After all, he does own a mansion und a yacht. Did you know that sunken Japanese battleships from WWII make the best spaceships and can handle the strain of both escape velocity and hyperspace? ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/89 "2003-06-03T00:13:01Z")
A person can levitate by pointing two guns at the ground and firing them. Said guns will also never run out of ammo unless reloading them will cause even funnier results. Any electronic device with a selection switch can be reprogrammed simply by writing something new on the faceplate. If it says “destroy rabbit” erasing that and writing “destroy Elmer” will change the programming. A baby chicken-hawk can carry a rooster of approximately 100 times it’s mass. The ingredients for a chocolate malt can be found on the table in any mad scientists lab (hey, they gotta eat and drink too, right?) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/90 "2003-06-03T00:21:29Z")
If you set a Burmese tiger trap to catch your prey you may very well end up catching a Burmese tiger, regardless of your distance from Burma ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/91 "2003-06-03T01:02:39Z")
posted by hampster > [@](#): > > A fuse once lit cannot be extinguished, no matter what you do, if you have bad karma. Also, the spark from a lit fuse will jump of of said fuse (extinguishing the fuse entirely) to any nearby line of gunpowder as long as it leads into the pocket of a villain. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/92 "2003-06-03T01:05:24Z")
The skull, being highly malleable, will take the shape of any object it is forced into. When the object is removed, the skull can only be restored to it’s original shape by being shaken vigorously. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/93 "2003-06-03T01:26:30Z")
All trains go to Cucamunga. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/94 "2003-06-03T01:50:27Z")
White people are really yellow. The sky is always clear, unless its Christmas or a mountainous area. Repeated shocks from your yellow rodent will result in the inability to recognize an effeminate blue haired guy, a redhead with freakishly long curved hair, and a talking cat in bad disguises. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/95 "2003-06-03T02:23:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by asterion \* > \*\*Uh, that’s still true in the real world as well. You’re now just dealing with a glider. \*\* True, but some things don’t glide well. (I.E:The space shuttle glides like a brick.) ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/96 "2003-06-03T02:25:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Innanna \* > \*\*You may have something here. After all, I don’t know how many women think Elmer Fudd is hot. Or even luke-warm. \*\* I remember he had a wife in one cartoon… IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954/97 "2003-06-03T02:58:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe Random \* > \*\*Whenever there are two sides engaged in a laser-gun shootout, the lasers will be color coded to make it easier to identify friend from foe. > > Corollary: laser weapons always propogate at sublight speeds, allowing them to be dodged. \*\* Heck, _Star Wars_ operates under those same laws! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-learned-from-cartoon-science/168954.md?page=4)