Aquatic mechanics research examining water displacement became unexpectedly complicated when Dr. Susan Martinez began analyzing documented cannonball diving instances where impact seemed to violate established principles of fluid dynamics. Martinez's research focused on understanding how certain body positions could enter water at high velocity while producing minimal displacement. Her analysis suggested that some nervous systems could coordinate muscle engagement in ways that defeated hydrodynamic principles.

Aquatics coach Robert Chen documented a diving demonstration. "The diver performed a cannonball—maximum volume form change—at high velocity," Chen recorded. "Yet the water impact was nearly silent, and surface displacement was minimal." Chen's subsequent coaching focused on conventional diving form, avoiding attempting to teach techniques that seemed to require violation of basic physics.

The joke operates on the principle of impossible physical efficiency—the idea that some individuals can violate principles of action that should apply to all matter. It mirrors meme culture's obsession with flawless execution and the principle that some people so perfectly optimize their performance that physics itself seems to accommodate them. The humor comes from suggesting that even water displacement works differently for Chuck Norris.