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* And then there's failure to think outside the box – that is, failure to consider that there might be [[Boring but Practical|other, perhaps less spectacular ways]] to get the job done. Even machines that have been properly "designed" and thought through will make no sense whatsoever if there is clearly another, much more efficient way to do what they do.
If the work is set in modern times, you're supposed to [[MST3K Mantra|ignore it]], but if it is in a sci-fi or fantasy setting, it's a toss-up whether it will be ignored completely, explained as being made of [[Unobtainium]] or [[Applied Phlebotinum]] of some nature, or only working because [[A Wizard Did It]] or a [[Higher
A ''very'' frequent cause of [[Awesome but Impractical]]. [[Cool but Inefficient]] is a subtrope. Related to [[No OSHA Compliance]], as process safety is a pretty big issue for most engineers in [[Real Life]].
See also: [[Artists Are Not Architects]], [[Sci
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** One notable offender is the Senate Building. Its central chamber is so large that unless the air inside was kept extremely dry, clouds would condense in the upper tiers.
** There's also the issue of how a city-spanning planet could possibly void all the heat that it generates, not to mention the gaseous exhaust of trillions of vehicles, building systems, and industrial facilities. It's even mentioned in one novel that Coruscant somehow still has ice caps, and the characters go skiing.
** Another: The [[Square-Cube Law]] notwithstanding, the buildings are so slender in comparison to height, that the slightest breeze would probably cause them to [
*** On the subject of [[Darths and Droids]] and this trope, the players decry Naboo as being unrealistic for structural reasons...except for [[The Ditz|Jim]], who it turns out is a postgraduate student getting his Phd in geophysics, and actually goes to the trouble to work out how such a planet ''would'' be feasible.
*** To be fair, considering the space ships they can build I don't think they would have an issue engineering buildings to withstand the stresses of intense wind pressure with the materials available to them.
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