A single action in detail.<br><i>About the action rulebooks <ahref=inform:/doc178.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/help.png></a></i></p>
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<hr><b>Standard actions concerning the actor's possessions</b><br>Taking inventory <ahref=0_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Taking <ahref=1_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Removing it from <ahref=2_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <b>Dropping</b> <ahref=3_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Putting it on <ahref=4_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Inserting it into <ahref=5_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Eating <ahref=6_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a><p><hr><p><b>Dropping <fontcolor="#000080">something</font></b><aname=Drop></a> (<i>past tense</i> dropped)<br>
<p>Dropping is one of five actions
by which an actor can get rid of something carried: the others are inserting
(into a container), putting (onto a supporter), giving (to someone else) and
eating. Dropping means dropping onto the actor's current floor, which is
usually the floor of a room - but might be the inside of a box if the actor
is also inside that box, and so on.<br><br>The can't drop clothes being worn rule silently tries the taking off action
on any clothing being dropped: unlisting this rule removes both this behaviour
and also the requirement that clothes cannot simply be dropped.<p><hr><p><b>Typed commands leading to this action</b><p>
<pclass="hangingin2">"put down [things preferably held]"</p><pclass="hangingin2">"put [things preferably held] down"</p><pclass="hangingin2">"drop/throw/discard [things preferably held]"</p><p><b>Rules controlling this action</b></p><p>
<pclass="hangingin2">instead of <i>doing something to the cables</i> <ahref="source:story.ni#line53"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Reveal.png></a></p>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor dropping something which is part of the actor</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't drop body parts rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop body parts rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t drop body parts rule is not listed in the check dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000078', 'plus1000078'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000078"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000078"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[We] [can't drop] part of [ourselves]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop body parts rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop body parts rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor dropping</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't drop yourself rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop yourself rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t drop yourself rule is not listed in the check dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000077', 'plus1000077'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000077"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000077"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[We] [lack] the dexterity."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop yourself rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop yourself rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor dropping</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't drop what's already dropped rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop what[=0x0027=]s already dropped rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t drop what[=0x0027=]s already dropped rule is not listed in the check dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000079', 'plus1000079'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000079"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor dropping</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't drop what's not held rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop what[=0x0027=]s not held rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t drop what[=0x0027=]s not held rule is not listed in the check dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000080', 'plus1000080'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000080"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000080"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[We] [haven't] got [regarding the noun][those]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop what[=0x0027=]s not held rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop what[=0x0027=]s not held rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor dropping</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't drop clothes being worn rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop clothes being worn rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t drop clothes being worn rule is not listed in the check dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000081', 'plus1000081'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000081"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000081"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"(first taking [the noun] off)[command clarification break]"</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop clothes being worn rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop clothes being worn rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor dropping</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't drop if this exceeds carrying capacity rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop if this exceeds carrying capacity rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t drop if this exceeds carrying capacity rule is not listed in the check dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000082', 'plus1000082'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000082"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 2</p>
<divid="extra1000082"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[There] [are] no more room on [the receptacle]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i><br> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> B </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[There] [are] no more room in [the receptacle]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (B)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t drop if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (B) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">carry out <i>an actor dropping</i> <fontcolor="#800000">standard dropping rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('standard dropping rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The standard dropping rule is not listed in the carry out dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">report <i>an actor dropping</i> <fontcolor="#800000">standard report dropping rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('standard report dropping rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The standard report dropping rule is not listed in the report dropping rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000084', 'plus1000084'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000084"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 2</p>
<br>Click on the speech-bubble icons to see the responses, or here to see all of them: <ahref="#"onclick="showAllResp(); return false;"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 9</p>