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* Parodied in the [[Discworld]] novels, where one of Hex's quirky error messages is "Divide by Cucumber Error". Also, "Please reinstall universe and reboot."
** And let's not forget the effect of the first Glass Clock in ''[[Discworld/Thief of Time|Thief of Time]]'', which [[Time Crash|shattered the whole of recorded history]]. The History Monks just about managed to patch it back together again, leaving behind only a couple of [[Plot Hole|plot holes]].
* Ted Chiang's ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130115121005/http://www.fantasticmetropolis.com/i/division/ Division By Zero]'' uses this as an analogy for the central mathematical conceit of the plot.
* In one of the dialogues from ''[[Godel Escher Bach|Gödel, Escher, Bach]]'', Achilles is granted permission by [[God]] to make one infinite-level Typeless Wish. He says, "I wish my wish would not be granted!" After this [[Logic Bomb]] goes off in a way that "cannot possibly be described, and so no attempt will be made to describe it", Achilles and the Tortoise find themselves in a totally unfamiliar environment. Achilles asks, "Did the earth come to a standstill? Did the universe cave in?" The Tortoise explains that they were [[Inside a Computer System|inside "The System"]] and the paradoxical wish crashed it: "I'm sorry, Achilles--you blew it. You crashed the System, and you should thank our lucky stars that we're back at all. Things could have come out a lot worse."
* In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life The Universe And Everything]]'', Arthur finds out that if anyone ever simultaneously knows both the answer to the Great Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything ''and'' what that question is, the entirety of existence would cease to exist and be replaced with something even stranger. It's also stated that this may already have happened.
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* In the ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'' stories of ''[[MS Paint Adventures]]'', dropping one of a pair of connected portals through its own counterpart causes this.
* And of course, ''[[1/0]]''.
* In ''[[Real Life Comics]]'', Greg Dean parodies the possibilities of rune combinations in ''[[Diablo]] II'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130525042244/http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/010709.html in this strip] by making a sword with a 10% chance of annihilating the space-time continuum.
* Ennesby of ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' uses this as a curse: "Divide me by zero!"
* ''[[The Unspeakable Vault of Doom]]'' has another literal example of division by zero. The unfortunate mathematician is promptly [[Cthulhu Mythos|introduced to Yog Sogoth]].
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* In [http://www.goblinscomic.com/12062011/ this] [[Goblins]] strip [[Fan Nickname|Psimax]] appears to be deliberately attempting this trope.
* According to ''[[Abstruse Goose]]'', [http://abstrusegoose.com/440 division by zero] is the solution to [[Vaporware]].
* ''[[Vampire Cheerleaders]]'' had a buggy [[Mineral MacGuffin|ceraova]] repeatedly announce [https://web.archive.org/web/20140704061723/http://www.vampirecheerleaders.net/strips-vc/0_1_1_2_3_5_8 divizion by zero], leading to {{spoiler|the start of [[Time Travel]] arc}}. Lita immediately concluded "that's not good" and backed off.
* In ''[[The Noob]]'' one of the effects of a hilariously buggy patch was "[http://thenoobcomic.com/comic/317/ Attempt to divide doorknob by zero]".
* ''Is It Canon?'' warns us -- "[http://isitcanon.com/index.php?date=2016-04-14 This is the way the world ends:] [[Kirby]] vs. [[Pokemon|Ditto]]".
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