History Main / ToonPhysics

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' features this in spades.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'': Spider-Ham seems like a goofy comic-relief character... until he demonstrates the [[CurbStompBattle power]] of [[ExploitedTrope weaponizing this trope]] against an opponent who operates under normal physics.
-->'''Spider-Ham:''' ''(after clobbering Scorpion with an anvil pulled out of {{Hammerspace}})'' Did that feel like a cartoon? ''([[BlowingARaspberry blows raspberry)]]''

* This trope has been used numerous times in ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' and will make or break a battle:

* ''ComicBook/TheAwesomeSlapstick'', a.k.a. Steve Harmon. After being transformed into "living electroplasm" from an accident with an alien portal, Slapstick is essentially a {{Toon}} -- he is able to freely abuse Toon Physics, making him a [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]] minor RealityWarper. He can recover from all injuries almost instantly with no damage, and has performed otherwise impossible feats, such as swallowing a box of bullets and rapidly firing them by [[BulletSeed spitting them out]] like a machine gun. Specifically, Slapstick is a character in the 616 Franchise/MarvelUniverse, just like [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] and the ComicBook/FantasticFour. However, he has super powers that ''just happen'' to make him resemble a cartoon. He has a normal human form, but when he transforms to his Slapstick form, he has RubberMan powers, meaning that he can be stretched harmlessly and turn into an accordion when crushed, and a very powerful HealingFactor, meaning that he can be riddled with bullets, and burned to ash and leave his eyes unharmed long enough for a few blinks. He also has gloves which can access a "sub-spacial storage pocket," or, in layman's terms, {{Hammerspace}}. Finally, he has the personality of a practical joker. Put it together, and he's a cartoon character who could reasonably interact with the ComicBook/XMen.

** An interesting case is with Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}. During his fight with [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]], [[spoiler:his HealingFactor was so on par with Pinkie Pie's usage of this that they both ''tied'']] yet in his fight against ComicBook/TheMask, [[spoiler:The Mask's on mastery of this trope was so beyond what Pinkie had that he curbstomped Deadpool, something that both Wiz and Boomstick regretted]].

* ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' includes a sequence where the Omnipotent Child both brings a cartoon character into real life, and sends Creator/NancyCartwright into a cartoon.

* In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', the toons naturally have this power, but live humans do not outside of Toon Town, which means even though the vast majority of them are benign and friendly, it's entirely possible for a toon to kill a human using cartoon rules. This is what makes [[spoiler:Judge Doom]] so scary, because he can and ''does'' kill people with Toon Physics. Furthermore, he found a way to ''kill'' the supposedly immortal toons with the Dip, made out of turpentine, acetone and benzene (i.e. oil remover, paint thinner and film dissolver).

* This trope has been used numerous times in ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' and will make or break a battle. An interesting case is with Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}. During his fight with [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]], [[spoiler:his HealingFactor was so on par with Pinkie Pie's usage of this that they both ''tied'']] yet in his fight against ComicBook/TheMask, [[spoiler:The Mask's on mastery of this trope was so beyond what Pinkie had that he curbstomped Deadpool, something that both Wiz and Boomstick regretted]]. Or how about the time Saitama, the ''unstoppable'' Anime/OnePunchMan, went up against Westernanimation/{{Popeye}} the Sailor Man [[spoiler: in which the former was given the fight he so desired and was defeated.]] OR the time WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants himself fought [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends 1970s cartoon Aquaman]] [[spoiler: resulting to a CurbstompBattle leading to the latter's defeat]].

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