Let us all laugh at my inability to make Tuck sound geeky. Yay for physics.
Disclaimer: Don't own the Phantom.
4. Law of Constant Thrust, First Law of Anime Motion
In space, constant thrust equals constant velocity.
"Uh, Tuck?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you quite sure that we're moving faster? Only that I'd like to reach Clockwork's tower before I die of old age."
"Chill, Sam! Trust the techno-geek, here."
There was silence for a good ten minutes, filled only by the constant roar of the Spectre Speeder's engines. Then Danny broke it. "That tower sure isn't coming at us any faster."
"You said you knew what you were doing, Tucker!"
"I do!" He yelped, putting a seat between himself and Sam's steel-tipped boots. "We've already tested some of the basic qualities of the Ghost Zone, and so far the data fits my hypothesis that-"
"Will you just push that lever up already? We'd be there already if not for your bull-headed insistence on keeping a constant speed."
"It's not a constant speed, it's a constant engine thrust, and an increase is not necessary! The Ghost Zone is like space, so the same piloting techniques apply! I bet it's just Clockwork screwing with us- he's probably watching that clock of his and laughing his-"
"I can assure you that I am not, as you so succinctly put it, 'screwing' with you, seeing as how there are far more important things to oversee in Time."
Ignoring Tucker's startled jump, Sam's growing scowl, and Danny's silent sigh of relief, the Master of Time floated past them all and adjusted the lever for engine thrust. The clock tower instantly made a drastic increase in size on their viewing screen.
Turning, Clockwork then addressed Tucker's dropped jaw. "I'm afraid that your human world physics do not quite apply in the same way in the Ghost Zone."
Danny decided that Tucker's face was likely to explode from the buildup of nerd rage.
"It can't just not apply the same way. We did tests! Experiments! Planned and executed using the proven Scientific Method! There are no air molecules in the Ghost Zone, so what else can cause a consistent drag force? And if there is no drag force, there is no need for any thrust whatsoever once we are in motion to keep us in motion, and following, a constant thrust should mean a constant acceleration! It doesn't matter what planet we're on, it's physics! Newton's Laws of Motion!"
He continued in this vein long after they finished their business with Clockwork, until Sam threatened to throw him out of the Speeder.