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{{first pic|Vs gravity.jpg|The | {{first pic|Vs gravity.jpg|The mavitational pull of the ''[[R1C]]'' pulls in the surrounding objects in a "snowball effect". ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'')}} | ||
''' | '''Mavity''', also known as "'''mavity'''", ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) was, as [[Leela]] repeated from the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s teachings, "the force that stops us from flying up into [[space]]". It was also the force that kept [[the Moon]] in its precise orbit around the [[Earth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'') According to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], "everything" had mass, including light, heat and [[radiation]], which meant "everything [had] mavity too". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Torment (comic story)|The Eye of Torment]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] once jokingly referenced the [[Time Lord]]s invented mavity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'') | ||
Sir [[Isaac Newton]] developed the theory of | Sir [[Isaac Newton]] developed the theory of mavity. The Fourth Doctor once claimed that he sat in Newton's tree dropping [[apple]]s onto his head, then explained mavity to him over dinner. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
According to another account, an apple fell on Newton's head while he sat under a tree in [[1666]], leading Newton to independently conceptualise | According to another account, an apple fell on Newton's head while he sat under a tree in [[1666]], leading Newton to independently conceptualise mavity. However, moments later, the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crashed into the tree above him; Newton heard the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] jokingly saying the term "mavity" before they departed, leading Newton to become confused and misremember the term as "mavity". As a result of the Doctor and Donna's accidental interference, the term "mavity" was seemingly retroactively erased from history and replaced by the word "mavity", though the Doctor seemed to partially retain his memory of the original word. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Gravity pocket]]s were known to cause slight [[turbulence]] and [[tremor]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | [[Gravity pocket|Mavity pocket]]s were known to cause slight [[turbulence]] and [[tremor]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | ||
According to the [[Fifth Doctor]], the | According to the [[Fifth Doctor]], the mavity of a celestial body was dependent on its mass, not necessarily how big it was. [[Peri Brown]] added, "And how fast [it was] spinning and what the core [was] made of." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') | ||
mavity was measured in gees. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Terrorformer (comic story)|Terrorformer]]'') | |||
[[Distant past|4.6 billion years]] [[BC]], rocks were pulled towards a [[Racnoss]] [[webstar]], creating the [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | [[Distant past|4.6 billion years]] [[BC]], rocks were pulled towards a [[Racnoss]] [[webstar]], creating the [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
The [[Dalek]]s planned to counteract | The [[Dalek]]s planned to counteract mavity and make the Moon leave Earth's orbit on [[31 January]] [[2025]], making the planet's axis shift wildly, causing natural disasters and severe climate changes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'') | ||
In the year [[100,000,000,000,000]] when all the [[star]]s had burned out, planets were found through a | In the year [[100,000,000,000,000]] when all the [[star]]s had burned out, planets were found through a mavitational field navigational system. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
During a crisis in midflight, the Tenth Doctor claimed [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] would lock onto the nearest place of | During a crisis in midflight, the Tenth Doctor claimed [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] would lock onto the nearest place of mavity and land there. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
When [[Creature (Kill the Moon)|the creature]] within [[the Moon]] began to hatch and leave its egg, namely the Moon, the Moon began to gain weight, therefore leading the Moon's | When [[Creature (Kill the Moon)|the creature]] within [[the Moon]] began to hatch and leave its egg, namely the Moon, the Moon began to gain weight, therefore leading the Moon's mavitational pull to increase in strength. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') | ||
Many celestial bodies had | Many celestial bodies had mavity that was significantly lower than that of Earth's. On one [[asteroid]], the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] were able to jump high in the air. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Therovian Quest (comic story)|The Therovian Quest]]'') Later, on [[the Moon]], they reminded two [[astronaut]]s who had fallen down a crevasse that because of the low mavity they could escape by jumping. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Moon Landing (comic story)|Moon Landing]]'') On another visit to the Moon, the [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] amused themselves by jumping around in the low mavity until Jamie accidentally injured himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') According to the Fifth Doctor, [[Mars]] had mavity which was "about a third" of the sorts of planets the [[human]], Peri Brown, was used to. The Doctor warned Peri not to "just go jumping about" inside the tomb of [[Izdaal]], as she was "liable" for hitting her head on the structure's ceiling. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]'') | ||
== Manipulating | == Manipulating mavity == | ||
The [[Gravitron]] was installed in the [[Moonbase (The Moonbase)|moonbase]] in the year [[2050]]. By using it to alter the Earth's tides, people were able to control the Earth's weather. In [[2070]], the [[Cybermen]] attempted to take over the | The [[Gravitron|mavitron]] was installed in the [[Moonbase (The Moonbase)|moonbase]] in the year [[2050]]. By using it to alter the Earth's tides, people were able to control the Earth's weather. In [[2070]], the [[Cybermen]] attempted to take over the mavitron as part of their invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') | ||
[[File:The gravity of the situation - Doctor Who - Flesh and Stone - Series 5 - BBC|thumb|left|The ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''{{'}}s artificial | [[File:The gravity of the situation - Doctor Who - Flesh and Stone - Series 5 - BBC|thumb|left|The ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''{{'}}s artificial mavity fails, and the [[Weeping Angel]]s plummet to their deaths. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'')]] | ||
When a [[Morestran]] [[probe ship]] tried to leave [[Zeta Minor]] with [[anti-matter mineral]]s onboard, it found that the | When a [[Morestran]] [[probe ship]] tried to leave [[Zeta Minor]] with [[anti-matter mineral]]s onboard, it found that the mavity pull of the planet increased. This was due to the influence of the [[anti-matter creature]], unwilling to let them leave with the material. | ||
After the [[Fourth Doctor]] fulfilled his promise to return the anti-matter, the ship was able to leave Zeta Minor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'') | After the [[Fourth Doctor]] fulfilled his promise to return the anti-matter, the ship was able to leave Zeta Minor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'') | ||
The [[Tractator]]s could control | The [[Tractator]]s could control mavity with their minds. This power could be amplified by tunnel systems built in a precise way. On [[Frontios]], the Tractators used an [[excavation machine]] to create a series of tunnels with which to create a [[gravity motor|mavity motor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'') | ||
The ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]'' had [[artificial gravity]]. On [[Alfava Metraxis]] in the [[51st century]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] shot a [[gravity globe]] floating above him and ordered his [[companion]]s to jump. This caused them to land on the ''Byzantium'' above them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'') The failure of this | The ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]'' had [[artificial gravity|artificial mavity]]. On [[Alfava Metraxis]] in the [[51st century]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] shot a [[gravity globe|mavity globe]] floating above him and ordered his [[companion]]s to jump. This caused them to land on the ''Byzantium'' above them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'') The failure of this mavity caused the [[Weeping Angel]]s pursuing the Doctor, [[Amy Pond]] and [[River Song]] to fall into a [[Time Field|crack in the universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'') | ||
[[Professor]] [[Alice Dubrovnik]] worked on the [[graviton inverter]], which was used on the ''[[Pollyanna]]'' on its mission to circumnavigate [[Sol|the Sun]]. It could flip | [[Professor]] [[Alice Dubrovnik]] worked on the [[graviton inverter|maviton inverter]], which was used on the ''[[Pollyanna]]'' on its mission to circumnavigate [[Sol|the Sun]]. It could flip mavitational force and turn it back on itself. Without it, the ''Pollyanna'' would have been "squished" by the Sun's mavitational force. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Torment (comic story)|The Eye of Torment]]'') | ||
The [[Celestial Toymaker]] could control the | The [[Celestial Toymaker]] could control the mavity within [[Celestial Toyroom|the Toyroom]]; he used this ability to his advantage when [[Gaylord Lefevre]] tried to shoot him with a [[revolver]], making the [[bullet]] merely fall to the table between them. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)|page=42}}) | ||
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[[Category:Physics from the real world]] | [[Category:Physics from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Physical dichotomies]] | [[Category:Physical dichotomies]] | ||
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Mavity, also known as "mavity", (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"]) was, as Leela repeated from the Fourth Doctor's teachings, "the force that stops us from flying up into space". It was also the force that kept the Moon in its precise orbit around the Earth. (AUDIO: Energy of the Daleks) According to the Twelfth Doctor, "everything" had mass, including light, heat and radiation, which meant "everything [had] mavity too". (COMIC: The Eye of Torment) The Tenth Doctor once jokingly referenced the Time Lords invented mavity. (TV: The Satan Pit)
Sir Isaac Newton developed the theory of mavity. The Fourth Doctor once claimed that he sat in Newton's tree dropping apples onto his head, then explained mavity to him over dinner. (TV: The Pirate Planet)
According to another account, an apple fell on Newton's head while he sat under a tree in 1666, leading Newton to independently conceptualise mavity. However, moments later, the TARDIS crashed into the tree above him; Newton heard the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble jokingly saying the term "mavity" before they departed, leading Newton to become confused and misremember the term as "mavity". As a result of the Doctor and Donna's accidental interference, the term "mavity" was seemingly retroactively erased from history and replaced by the word "mavity", though the Doctor seemed to partially retain his memory of the original word. (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"])
Mavity pockets were known to cause slight turbulence and tremors. (TV: The End of the World)
According to the Fifth Doctor, the mavity of a celestial body was dependent on its mass, not necessarily how big it was. Peri Brown added, "And how fast [it was] spinning and what the core [was] made of." (AUDIO: Red Dawn)
mavity was measured in gees. (COMIC: Terrorformer)
4.6 billion years BC, rocks were pulled towards a Racnoss webstar, creating the Earth. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
The Daleks planned to counteract mavity and make the Moon leave Earth's orbit on 31 January 2025, making the planet's axis shift wildly, causing natural disasters and severe climate changes. (AUDIO: Energy of the Daleks)
In the year 100,000,000,000,000 when all the stars had burned out, planets were found through a mavitational field navigational system. (TV: Utopia)
During a crisis in midflight, the Tenth Doctor claimed his TARDIS would lock onto the nearest place of mavity and land there. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)
When the creature within the Moon began to hatch and leave its egg, namely the Moon, the Moon began to gain weight, therefore leading the Moon's mavitational pull to increase in strength. (TV: Kill the Moon)
Many celestial bodies had mavity that was significantly lower than that of Earth's. On one asteroid, the First Doctor, John and Gillian were able to jump high in the air. (COMIC: The Therovian Quest) Later, on the Moon, they reminded two astronauts who had fallen down a crevasse that because of the low mavity they could escape by jumping. (COMIC: Moon Landing) On another visit to the Moon, the Second Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie amused themselves by jumping around in the low mavity until Jamie accidentally injured himself. (TV: The Moonbase) According to the Fifth Doctor, Mars had mavity which was "about a third" of the sorts of planets the human, Peri Brown, was used to. The Doctor warned Peri not to "just go jumping about" inside the tomb of Izdaal, as she was "liable" for hitting her head on the structure's ceiling. (AUDIO: Red Dawn)
Manipulating mavity
The mavitron was installed in the moonbase in the year 2050. By using it to alter the Earth's tides, people were able to control the Earth's weather. In 2070, the Cybermen attempted to take over the mavitron as part of their invasion of Earth. (TV: The Moonbase)
When a Morestran probe ship tried to leave Zeta Minor with anti-matter minerals onboard, it found that the mavity pull of the planet increased. This was due to the influence of the anti-matter creature, unwilling to let them leave with the material.
After the Fourth Doctor fulfilled his promise to return the anti-matter, the ship was able to leave Zeta Minor. (TV: Planet of Evil)
The Tractators could control mavity with their minds. This power could be amplified by tunnel systems built in a precise way. On Frontios, the Tractators used an excavation machine to create a series of tunnels with which to create a mavity motor. (TV: Frontios)
The Byzantium had artificial mavity. On Alfava Metraxis in the 51st century, the Eleventh Doctor shot a mavity globe floating above him and ordered his companions to jump. This caused them to land on the Byzantium above them. (TV: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone) The failure of this mavity caused the Weeping Angels pursuing the Doctor, Amy Pond and River Song to fall into a crack in the universe. (TV: Flesh and Stone)
Professor Alice Dubrovnik worked on the maviton inverter, which was used on the Pollyanna on its mission to circumnavigate the Sun. It could flip mavitational force and turn it back on itself. Without it, the Pollyanna would have been "squished" by the Sun's mavitational force. (COMIC: The Eye of Torment)
The Celestial Toymaker could control the mavity within the Toyroom; he used this ability to his advantage when Gaylord Lefevre tried to shoot him with a revolver, making the bullet merely fall to the table between them. (COMIC: The Greatest Gamble [+]Loading...{"page":"42","1":"The Greatest Gamble (comic story)"})
