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Named for perhaps the most famous non-detective-related example, Archimedes' exclamation of "Eureka!" after jumping into a bath and realizing that held the key to the problem he was trying to solve. (See below for details.)

Not to be confused with a [[Bat Deduction]]. While both can initially appear almost identical, a Eureka Moment leads to a coherent chain of reasoning that the detective can explain to the bystanders later; whereas a [[Bat Deduction]], if it gets explained at all, makes even ''less'' sense after the explanation.

Not to be confused with a [[Bat Deduction]]. While both can initially appear almost identical, a Eureka Moment leads to a coherent chain of reasoning that the detective can explain to the bystanders later; whereas a [[Bat Deduction]], if it gets explained at all, makes even ''less'' sense after the explanation. Also not to be confused with the title protagonist of ''[[Eureka]]''.

The '''Eureka Moment''' shows up a lot on diagnosis-mystery medical shows, such as ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', in which he does it in [[Once an Episode|nearly every episode]], and in the first episode of ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', which isn't even a medical detective show!

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==Advertising==

* Breakstone's cottage cheese had two:

* Commercials for Breakstone's cottage cheese had two:

** One has Paul Breakstone sitting in a bathtub while wondering how to make his cottage cheese more practical. Meanwhile, his wife is yelling at him that his bath time is over. Just before the commercial ends, his wife walks by and says "Get out of that tub!" He then gets the idea to package the cottage cheese in individual cups.

** Anther has him sitting under a peach tree, wondering what he can put in his cheese so kids would eat it. "Maybe something sweet," he says, as peaches start to fall around him. Then he exclaims, "I've got it! Pineapple!" Of course, he may have [[Failed a Spot Check]] there, but the completed product has both peach and pineapple varieties.

* In an 80s commercial for Lucky Charms, Lucky is pondering what new marshmallow shape to add to his cereal, when an angry purple horse appears and kicks him in the butt; he quickly thinks of Purple Horseshoes. "Eh, the idea just hit me!" he tells the kids, while rubbing his behind.

* In an 80s commercial for Lucky Charms, Lucky is pondering what new marshmallow shape to add to his cereal, when an angry purple horse appears and [[Literal Ass-Kicking|kicks him in the butt]]; he quickly thinks of Purple Horseshoes. "Eh, the idea just hit me!" he tells the kids, while rubbing his behind.

* A commercial for Shell gasoline shows a scientist trying to figure out how to explore for petroleum reserves underwater without building multiple derricks and drilling dozens of holes. While at a restaurant with his son, his son is using a bendy-straw to suck up the last bits of milkshake at the very bottom of the glass. He comes up with the idea for a "bendy-drill".