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Both cases are somewhat handwaved as ego-stroking and, in Kogoro's case, a simple "Meh, whatever" attitude where he doesn't care so long as the job is done. Following the previous point, Kogoro and Sonoko never had much of an issue taking credit for deductions they have no recollection of.Eventually, he earned the nickname of "Sleeping Kogoro" for this, to the point where most of the people assisting the investigation eagerly await the moment of sudden inspiration, and find it strange when he solves cases without falling asleep.

Kogoro's (and occasionally Sonoko's) "habit" of collapsing to the ground and delivering brilliant deductions while appearing soundly asleep, especially after spending most of the investigation making inaccurate and counter-productive guesses, was at best only treated as "quirky" for a long while.

Most of these have been lampshaded by the characters themselves or simply ignored.

Case Closed: In order for The Masquerade to be sustained, there are a number of details that the cast is forcibly required to ignore, otherwise it would lead to lots of awkward questions concerning Conan about his identity.

And, to be honest, most of the stuff that is.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann does this with anything that isn't completely awesome Spiral Energy did it.

#BOOKS ERRORS WITH MAGIC MAPS PATCH#

In narrative games, an Obvious Rule Patch is often accompanied by an explanatory hand wave. Contrast Voodoo Shark, which is an attempted hand wave that makes less sense than just letting the Fridge Logic stand on its own. Compare Lampshade Hanging, where an implausible plot element is discussed but not explained. Often related to an Unexplained Recovery. In the industry, the vague and generic direction given by management to actors, designers, editors and so on is sometimes known as "hand waving", as it is frequently accompanied by a lot of gesturing. In fact, an alternate name for Phlebotinum is Handwavium.

In Science Fiction shows, a hand wave is usually conducted with technobabble. The Watson is often a valuable source of hand waves. They can also be funny and intriguing in and of themselves. Some examples may be clumsy attempts at plugging up plot holes, but others might elegantly avoid bogging down the narrative with trivial details that aren't necessary to achieve a Willing Suspension of Disbelief. It could also describe the motion one might use to brush aside questions or objections.Ī handwave may or may not be an example of bad writing, depending on how it is done. The name comes from academia and techy-land, where a person explaining a process on a whiteboard gets to a part that is not well defined or important so just waves their hand around to indicate that Stuff Happens, then moves on to the important goodies. Thank You for Smoking (discussing Product Placement in a Sci Fi movie)Ī Hand Wave (also memetically called "Scotch Tape") is any explanation involving the Backstory, a retcon, or a use of phlebotinum, which is noteworthy for its lack of detail or focus.