Student Exposes My Little Pony's Faulty Science

Logan Westbrook

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Student Exposes My Little Pony's Faulty Science


What is the mass of an adorable pegasus, anyway?

As part of a high school science assignment to determine how real the physics in movies and TV shows is, student "Stephen Magnet" has revealed the shockingly low standards of scientific research that goes into the average My Little Pony episode.

Magnet took three clips from the show - the scene where Rainbow Dash finally achieves a "Sonic Rainboom," the scene where Applejack launches Rainbow Dash flying on a seesaw, and the scene where Fluttershy is saved from a fatal fall by a passing cloud of butterflies - and deconstructed the faulty science contained therein. He also offered solutions on how the animators could have tweaked and altered the clips to make them more in line with the laws of physics. Magnet has to assume a few things, like Fluttershy's mass, but even though he is working with uncertain numbers, he neatly demonstrates that there is significant room for improvement on the science side.

Of course, this obviously isn't meant to be super serious - a serious discussion about the science in a kids' show about magical talking ponies is almost too tragic to imagine - but it's funny and it's interesting, and a pretty entertaining way to spend a ten minutes. There's even a small chance that someone might learn something from it, although I wouldn't depend on that.

Source: Geeks are Sexy [http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/05/24/the-incorrect-physics-of-my-little-pony]


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Erana

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Forget physics!
Pony Magic all the way, bitches.

Still, I'm so glad to see something as happy as MLP getting such love. Though I must question my own sanity for having seen this before the news post. >.>

The children's media, its swallowing me whole.
 

ColaWarVeteran

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Ponies. Ponies everywhere. There's just no escaping it. This might be a concern if I wasn't already a fan of the new series.
 

Onyx Oblivion

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Pfft. Applejack doesn't need none of your PHYSICS.

And with the existance of magic in any universe, science is always moot. :p
 

Gigaguy64

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Im...just....wow...
What haven't those freaking ponies taintedtouched?
 

Areani

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Every brony has already probably seen this but it might give all non-fans a chuckle or two. Anyway, awesome guy doing something I wish I dared to :)
 

Aidinthel

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Wow, I'd already seen this posted in the usergroup a couple times, but I hadn't thought the official Escapist news would care. Today I have learned never to underestimate the appeal of the Ponies.
 

Silk_Sk

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LOL Stephen Magnet is the fan name of the dragon in episode one, not the kid's name.
 

AmrasCalmacil

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Gigaguy64 said:
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Im...just....wow...
What haven't those freaking ponies taintedtouched?
Obviously your heart.

Isn't there an internet rule about applying real life physics to comics and TV?

Applejack can launch Rainbow Dash due to friendship, obviously.
 

Tiger Sora

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Doesn't he know thats it magic, we don't gota explain shit.
Also that cartoons don't have to follow real world fundamental laws.
 

RaZor921

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So a show about magical ponies needs to be scientifically correct?

Really?

Fluttershy all the way!
 

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Logan Westbrook said:
As part of a high school science assignment to determine how real the physics in movies and TV shows is, student "Stephen Magnet" has revealed the shockingly low standards of scientific research that goes into the average My Little Pony episode.
Uuuuuh...
I'll just point out that that isn't quite right.

OT: Aye, I saw this a couple of days ago when it got featured on Equestria Daily, and was terribly amused then.
I think we need more "Applejack is made of dark matter" though.
 

Gigaguy64

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AmrasCalmacil said:
Gigaguy64 said:
ಠ_ಠ
Im...just....wow...
What haven't those freaking ponies taintedtouched?
Obviously your heart.
You got that right.
Isn't there an internet rule about applying real life physics to comics and TV?

Applejack can launch Rainbow Dash due to friendship, obviously.
Yea, the power of Friendship is a scary thing indeed.