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* Averted in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', in which Raven and Terra are arguing whether to destroy a control panel in order to shut off a device that's going to destroy the tower if they don't stop it. It ends up getting destroyed... which makes the device go faster.
* Averted in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', in which Raven and Terra are arguing whether to destroy a control panel in order to shut off a device that's going to destroy the tower if they don't stop it. It ends up getting destroyed... which makes the device go faster.
{{quote| '''Terra:''' Okay, maybe smashing the computer ''was'' a bad idea...}}
{{quote|'''Terra:''' Okay, maybe smashing the computer ''was'' a bad idea...}}
* Hilariously averted in ''[[The Batman]]'' - Batgirl sabotages the doomsday device, the countdown stops...
* Hilariously averted in ''[[The Batman]]'' - Batgirl sabotages the doomsday device, the countdown stops...
{{quote| '''Villain:''' What happened? Did we lose power?<br />
{{quote|'''Villain:''' What happened? Did we lose power?
'''Henchman:''' No, the countdown timer's disabled. The device is still operational. }}
'''Henchman:''' No, the countdown timer's disabled. The device is still operational. }}
* The Real Adventures Of Johnny Quest has a particularly egregious case in the final episode. When the crew use Questworld to track down a reality warping demon, it takes over the system, leaving Johnny trapped. His father saves him by taking an axe to the laptop. Never mind that based on everything established about Questworld so far, a stunt like that could potentially kill anyone connected.
* The Real Adventures Of Johnny Quest has a particularly egregious case in the final episode. When the crew use Questworld to track down a reality warping demon, it takes over the system, leaving Johnny trapped. His father saves him by taking an axe to the laptop. Never mind that based on everything established about Questworld so far, a stunt like that could potentially kill anyone connected.