Animation and Giants

The Animator Who Inspired Cartoon Network

Animation Obsessive | 17th August 2026

Robert Cannon “left a colossal imprint on animation but remains little-known and barely investigated. He perfected a type of limited animation that was copied around the world.” A ballet fan, he pioneered motion that broke realism and the laws of physics in service of timing, creating funny and unique movements for every character. Shy and gentle, he “vanished” when reporters tried for interviews (1,400 words)

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Human Giants Defy The Laws Of Physics

Joel David Hamkins | MIT Press Reader | 13th August 2026

Galileo on why human giants are physically impossible. “If one wishes to maintain in a great giant the same proportion of limb as that found in an ordinary man he must either find a harder and stronger material for making the bones, or he must admit a diminution of strength in comparison with men of medium stature; for if his height be increased inordinately he will fall and be crushed under his own weight” (2,000 words)