Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 January 4

= January 4 =

Epic Mickey
On the video game Epic Mickey why is Mickey all drippy? Also why do the drips drip up instead of down? 174.28.70.218 (talk) 15:11, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * From what I gathered after having read Epic Mickey, the "drippy ink ears" represent the fact that Mickey "still has some of the Shadow Blot's ink in him". The trademark ears are often referred to as "drippy ink ears" online. The design also goes well with the game's surreal retro-take of early black and white Mickey or Oswald cartoons, or other early Disney films populated by black and inky characters. ---Sluzzelin talk  15:18, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * TV Tropes has "In the final game, Mickey absorbed some of the Blot when dragged into the Wasteland, causing some ink to float off of him. If you favor using thinner, lots of ink will float off of him as a result." . As for why the ink drops seems to defy the laws of gravity : the upward dripping just looks more dynamic, if the drops ran down and dripped off Mickey's face, he'd merely look soaked. (It's perfectly in line with cartoon physics anyway :-). ---Sluzzelin talk  15:39, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Lowest draft pick to win the NBA MVP
As the heading, really. Who was the lowest-drafted player to win MVP in the NBA? 88.107.172.245 (talk) 20:36, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Willis Reed won in 1969-70 and was drafted with the 10th pick in the second round. The list of winners is at NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Recury (talk) 20:59, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Also Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain both won the award and were selected with a territorial pick. Recury (talk) 21:02, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Although, it should be noted that territorial picks were selected chronologically before the main draft, making them more like the "zero round". -- Jayron  32  21:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)