speculative effect theme
There is a novel physical phenomenon that is not found in the real world as it is presently understood. The phenomenon may be mediated by magic, technology, or any other means.
10 total · 2 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz1985e1x15c | major | The viewer is shown a theory of time that was analogized to time being like the boxcars of a train. Also blue men had to construct each unit (i.e. boxcar) of time into the future. |
| voy5x19 | major | The laws of physics varied chaotically in chaotic space. |
| ds95x25 | minor | Elias Giger was a proponent of the possibly crackpotted “cellular ennui” theory of why people get old and die. |
| movie: Beyond Skyline (2017) | minor | Exposure to the blue light accelerated Elaine's pregnancy so that she gave birth to a health baby girl after having been pregnant for just three months. Elaine's baby Rose grew from a newborn to a three-year-old in just one day. |
| movie: Dead Leaves (2004) | minor | Pandy gave birth the same day that Retro had impregnated her. |
| movie: Species (1995) | minor | Sil developed into a 12-year-old girl in 3 months. |
| movie: Species II (1998) | minor | The hyper-fertile alien seed within Marcy and Lucy caused them both to experience accelerated pregnancies, culminating when half-alien children violently exploded from their abdomens. Laura and Patrick's girlfriend later both suffered the same fate. |
| movie: Village of the Damned (1995) | minor | The nine babies grew into children in what one gathers was only a matter of days or weeks. |
| movie: What Planet Are You From (2000) | minor | Susan's half-alien fetus developed at an accelerated rate. |
| rd1988e5x04 | minor | Dr. Lanstrom's theory that such attributes as inspiration, charisma, sexual magnetism, and luck were transmitted by viruses was proved true when exposure to the viral strain Felicitus Populi resulted in Lister being extremely lucky. |