It's not the valleys in life I dread so much as the dips.
-- Garfield
IV. The time required for an object to fall twenty stories is greater than or
equal to the time it takes for whoever knocked it off the ledge to
spiral down twenty flights to attempt to capture it unbroken.
Such an object is inevitably priceless, the attempt to capture it
inevitably unsuccessful.
V. All principles of gravity are negated by fear.
Psychic forces are sufficient in most bodies for a shock to propel
them directly away from the earth's surface. A spooky noise or an
adversary's signature sound will induce motion upward, usually to
the cradle of a chandelier, a treetop, or the crest of a flagpole.
The feet of a character who is running or the wheels of a speeding
auto need never touch the ground, especially when in flight.
VI. As speed increases, objects can be in several places at once.
Fische um Sand unter unseren Füßen..
Wieviel Buchstaben brauche ich für einen Grund?
Kaum noch Leute am Strand und die Sonne geht unter, spät ist
es, ein Vierteljahr später: Tina will Skifahren lernen, die
Berge runter und wieder rauf, die Sonne blendet, die Augen