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  • Aug 29, 2026, 7:18 PM

    RE: mstdn.ca/@teledyn/117179737475

    See also the very funny "The Cartoon Laws of Physics" hosted on many sites; one such is:
    schamschula.com/CartoonLaws.ht

    It's a good site in that it adds Amendments beyond the original, and tries to credit people who did them, but like many sites it doesn't list the *original* author:
    O'Donnells' Laws of Cartoon Motion
    Mark O'Donnell
    Esquire, June 1980

    This was high profile enough that there's a Wikipedia article for it:
    Cartoon physics
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_

    I see another thing of interest, a video:
    The Rules of Cartoon Physics: LOONEY TUNES
    Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA: March 19, 2019
    Linda Simensky, vice president of children’s programming at PBS, helped start animation department at Nickolodean.
    [39 minute talk, not just an overview]
    Contents
    Introduction
    My background
    Gertie the Dinosaur
    Making a Move
    Tex Avery
    Bob Clampett
    Hammer Space
    Chuck Jones
    Roadrunner
    Tunnel Law
    Silhouette of Passage
    Questions
    The advantage of cartoons
    Women in animation
    Samurai Jack
    Adult Swim
    Science on Screen, An initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
    youtube.com/watch?v=5In4JG7YChU

    I used to host these myself, but that site is *long* gone.

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