Rippage in Real Life

[N_brazil]

Every time I read a story with "rippage" I get this image in my head.

It always occurs to me that rippage will not happen, yes I know this is a fantasy and that transformations wouldn't happen either, but this is what happens in the REAL word when growth is blocked.

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/up...deformed_1.jpg

[Sutibaru]

If mass grows larger while in the confines of a weaker material, it will break. It depends on rate of growth and circumstances. A person suddenly growing larger at a fast rate is not the same as the natural and progressive aging of an animal. And plus, a plastic band or any other hard material is much different than fabric.

[Gobosan1]

what sub's said
kupo

[lancemagia]

Still might make an interesting process idea of growth with constraints. Maybe say a petite woman put into a constraining in some places and loose in other cloths then inject with a growth serum. She then Fills out the cloths accordingly.

[Cactus Jack]

Am I the only one who's thinking "that poor turtle "?

[LeenaAngelWing]

Ever split your pants by bending over? Ripped your cuffs by stepping on them? Torn your shirt, suit, or coat because of awkward movement? I have.

The reason? It doesn't take a a lot to rip cloth at the seams, pop buttons, even dislodge a belt, as most belts are held on simply by pressure. The reason that turtle is unfortunate is because it was slow growth, with binding slowly restricting you, in which case a restraint will always win. However if we can theorize that transforming has at least equal force to plain old movement, your clothes are done for.

[TF-Viewer]

Let's not even try to bring any kind of reality into this, okay?

Here's what might happen if you do:

You might have to consider that growth requires fuel, not just energy either, but raw materials. So someone could never spontaneously grow from 5 foot 8 inches to 8, 12, 20, 50 feet without that additional mass coming from somewhere in the first place, most of which would need to be water. Slow growth in living creatures is the only kind that exists.

Reality is not fantasy's friend so quit it already.

[Cursebearer]

It's an interesting conversation, I don't see the harm in it. If we assume transformation has some 'magical' trigger, then there's no reason we can't assume for the whole mass, energy problem while still considering rippage.

I rip my pants all the time by stepping on the bottoms of my jeans (yeah, I need to get less baggy jeans). That's in a spot that's actually quite difficult to rip. Then there's considering that clothing is a lot different than a band like the one you see there. Not only are they less durable, save in unique cases, once they tear even a little bit it becomes incredibly easy to widen the tear.

Worth considering though is clothing that would be a lot more difficult to break out of, like leather or something along those lines... Hm, that would utterly suck for the transformee. To site D&D and totally seal my image as a nerd, lycanthropes that transform in armor actually take damage from it and can die before they complete their transformation. I'm not saying D&D is a basis for real life, but it seems like this rippage issue has been thought of before.

[Arthax]

Man, that turtle must be uncomfortable.
Anyway, quite right, TFV. Most of the transformations here are of the magical variety (the other being science-fiction) and being magical, real-world physics don't apply.
Just accept the explanation of the writer or illustrator and don't worry about it.

[Job McBadass]

Oh, come on. WHO WOULD DO THAT?
That's beyond inhumane.

In other news, white text that says, "PLEASE KILL ME NAO", would be hilarious with that picture.