387 KB84 KB200420252018Kennedy, Victorštevilka:1letnik:15str. 29-49ISSN:1581-8918COBISSID_HOST:23927560URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-9Y73B10YenZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v LjubljaniELOPE (Ljubljana)cartoonsfizikametaforametaphorphysicsrisankescience fictionznanstvena fantastikaThe gravity of cartoon physics; or, Schrödinger's Coyote|When Wile E. Coyote goes off a cliff, instead of falling in a parabolic arc, he comes to a halt in mid-air, hangs there until he realizes that he is no longer on solid ground, then falls. Many critics and, indeed, the creators of the cartoons themselves, describe this as "cartoon physics," which breaks the rules that appear to govern the real world, but several principles of modern physics are in fact depicted here. He is both falling and not falling; when he is able to observe his situation, the laws of quantum physics catch up with him. This, and the principle of relativity, govern the apparent paradoxes of the cartoon world. Although the Coyote was, according to his creators, conceived as a parody of a modern scientist and played for laughs, he illustrates several paradoxes of modern science and the unease with which these are widely viewed. These cartoon physics have become a meme that has developed in later animated cartoons and live-action science fiction films, and is now even a part of modern-day science textbooksKo Kojot v risanki Cestni dirkač zleti čez previs, se, namesto da bi padel v paraboličnem loku, ustavi v zraku in tam obvisi. Padati začne šele, ko se zave, da ni več na trdnih tleh. Mnogi kritiki, pa tudi sami ustvarjalci risank, pravijo temu "fizika risank", ki krši pravila, za katere se zdi, da vladajo v resničnem svetu. Toda v "fiziki risank" lahko opazimo kar nekaj principov moderne fizike. Kojot pada in ne pada; ko opazi svoj položaj, je podvržen zakonitostim kvantne fizike. Navideznim paradoksom v svetu risank vladata kvantna fizika in princip relativnosti. Čeprav je bil Kojot ustvarjen kot smešna parodija sodobnega znanstvenika, njegov lik pooseblja številne paradokse sodobne znanosti, kot tudi neugodje, ki jih ti sprožajo v širši javnosti. Tovrstni primeri fizike risank so postali sestavni del kulturnega spomina, ki se je razvijal v poznejših animiranih risankah in igranih znanstvenofantastičnih filmih, zdaj pa se celo pojavlja v sodobnih znanstvenih priročnikihTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta, Znanstvena založba