ArcadesSabboth
Since: Oct, 2011
Nov 14th 2012 at 11:03:02 AM
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I removed these examples because they have no sources. Anyone recognize them?
- A Sci-Fi story about a man with six fingers who learned how to move sixty times faster than the rest of the world. However, 1) he's not the only one, and 2) he also ages sixty times faster and doesn't get it until he dies of old age.
- There was a novel where a man sees a strange ball of lightning striking near his house. The next morning, he realizes that everything around him is slowed down. Worse, it keeps slowing down and will result in him aging and turning to dust in a matter of (real, outside) minutes if he doesn't stop it (he calculates at one point that he is 300 times faster than everything around him).
He attempts to communicate with a neighbor via the use of a typewriter. He types a message and has to wait for about an hour (his time) before the neighbor notices it. The novel points out the dangers of moving at these speeds, as he is constantly ripping his clothes and wounding himself on any object he accidentally hits, even tree branches. A bum who was near his house at the time is also hyper-accelerated. He uses this opportunity to steal. Both are eventually restored to normal, but the mysterious cause is never revealed.
The protagonist at one point remembers reading The New Accelerator by H. G. Wells and noting that certain things done in the story are ludicrous, such as throwing a dog, which would have resulted in the dog having its head ripped off.
GoodGuyGreg
Silence Is Golden
Since: Jun, 2011
Jul 4th 2011 at 2:57:29 AM
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What happened to the page picture? ZA WARDO!
The Quiet One. No OTT. No unfunny. No squick. No crusades. Harmless and clean. Hide / Show Replies
SquigPie
Since: Nov, 2009
Nov 9th 2012 at 1:57:46 AM
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Fast Eddie did, No fucking idea why though, he said it wasn't illustrative when it clearly was.
Arivne
Since: Jan, 2001
Feb 25th 2012 at 7:02:50 PM
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Despoilered the Star Trek The Original Series "Wink of an Eye" example. The episode was broadcast in 1968, 44 years ago, and really doesn't need to be spoilered.
LargoQuagmire
Since: Jan, 2010
Oct 21st 2011 at 1:07:50 PM
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Anyone notice that the trope namer, a Lewis Black quote, is nowhere to be found on this page? I would add it, but I don't know if it would go under 'Other' or 'Live Action TV', since it's from a Comedy Central Presents stand-up special.
Some Natter I removed from the main page: