Yeah, Science!
Tectonic plate shifting can create new mountain rainges, volcanoes, and this NATURAL DISASTER.
EARTHQUAKES
"This deal keeps getting worse every time." Han Solo runs into Lando Calrissian on this floating mass in Bespin, in Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back.
CLOUD CITY
In the Land Of Ooo, you may find this purple CHARACTER floating around bieng a drama queen.
LUMPY SPACE PRINCESS (LSP)
"Aurora Borealis comes in view," or so the lyrics go to this SONG, originally debuted in 1982, and eventually covered by Bowling For Soup.
I RAN (SO FAR AWAY)
You're a kid at camp in the woods. One of your friends, known for having an active imagination, swears he saw this CRYPTID. He says it had "a foul smell, was tall, emitted a high pitched cry, and was really hairy."
BIGFOOT/SASQUATCH/YETI
A boulder sits at the top of a hill. Someone pulls back a slingshot. These are examples of this type of ENERGY.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
In Hot Shots: Part Deux, Sergeant Topper (Charlie Sheen) crosses monologues with his father, Martin Sheen. This scene makes a strong reference to this FILM.
NIGHTHAWK
Despite the Night-and-Day difference between genres, this Nine Inch Nails SONG was eventually covered by a famous Country singer-songwriter. Some could argue that the cover is subjectively better than the original. Different strokes for different folks?
HURT BY JOHNNY CASH
This THEORY has grown in popularity with sightings of a cave in the Antarctic, and lots of voices that have been hushed over time.
HOLLOW EARTH THEORY
If you break a piece of wood in two, it's a Physical Change. If you burn the same wood, it's THIS Change, where atoms are altered beyond their original state.
CHEMICAL CHANGE
As Master Splinter gives backstory to their origins, he reveals the Shredder's real NAME in the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
OROKU SAKI
It's 1998. School is over for the day. You have your bulky, grey Gameboy with you, and a copy of Pokemon Red, Blue or Yellow. You agree to meet up with one of your friends before your parents pick you up to trade Pokemon. You need this bit of EQUIPMENT to do so.
GAME LINK CABLE
Unfortunately succumbing to lung cancer in 1999, this ARTIST worked with a stutter through his Jazz music, gaining popularity worldwide and selling 1.56M copies of his most popular album.
SCATMAN JOHN
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane. No, it's this flying CRYPTID that was originally sighted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the Sixties.
THE MOTHMAN
If you leave a wrench out in the elements, it might develop some rust. Also known as...WHAT?
IRON OXIDE / FERRIC OXIDE
As a man of science, Ichabod Crane encourages Magistrate Philips, played by Uncle Vernon, to remove THIS from his neck in Sleepy Hollow, chalking it up to superstition.
A TALISMAN
This former news FIGURE caused quite a stink when Mars decided to change the green M&M design, because he no longer could fap to it.
TUCKER CARLSON
Originally performed by the Only Ones, this SONG is the only cover that appears in the Blink 182 'Greatest Hits' album.
ANOTHER GIRL ANOTHER PLANET
It's a great, big expanse out there. Supposedly, there are even 36 or more SPECIES of these things. However, the one you may often find on Earth can be difficult to spot, as they can shapeshift & infiltrate bodies of government and society.
REPTILIANS
Doctor? I heard carrots help with growing strong hair, skin, and nails because they carry this PROTEIN.
KERATIN
The fictional film "Satan's Alley" featuring Tobey Maguire in Tropic Thunder was nominated for this award.
CRYING MONKEY AWARD
This anti-tobacco CAMPAIGN often exaggerated situations into skits or performance art, in order to get their point across, originally launched in 1998.
(WE ARE) TRUTH
Metallica made a decent cover of this Western-feeling Bob seger song in 1998.
TURN THE PAGE
This CRYPTID is common in Native American lore, where it may wear a pelt and be able to shapeshift into animals or possess them. Often associated with animals that are "tricksters" like the coyote.
SKINWALKER