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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* In an episode of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' set at an aquarium, the Water card-spirit invades and causes just the sort of damage you'd expect. |
* In an episode of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' set at an aquarium, the Water card-spirit invades and causes just the sort of damage you'd expect. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* Several shots are enough to crack an aquarium at a zoo in ''[[Eraser]]'', which then explodes, covering the bad guys with water… And alligators. |
* Several shots are enough to crack an aquarium at a zoo in ''[[Eraser]]'', which then explodes, covering the bad guys with water… And alligators. |
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* Bizarrely ''averted'' in ''[[Gigli]]'': a man is shot in the head with a large enough caliber gun to blow a chunk of brain out the back of his skull—and the chunk of brain lands in the undamaged fishtank behind him, leading to a [[Nausea Fuel|lovely]] shot of fish nibbling at the thinkymeat. |
* Bizarrely ''averted'' in ''[[Gigli]]'': a man is shot in the head with a large enough caliber gun to blow a chunk of brain out the back of his skull—and the chunk of brain lands in the undamaged fishtank behind him, leading to a [[Nausea Fuel|lovely]] shot of fish nibbling at the thinkymeat. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* Early on in ''[[The Illuminatus Trilogy]]'', an office building gets destroyed along with a whole shop full of rare fish. |
* Early on in ''[[The Illuminatus Trilogy]]'', an office building gets destroyed along with a whole shop full of rare fish. |
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* In ''[[The X-Files]]'', [[Agent Mulder]]'s fish tank never took any damage. The fish ''inside'' the tank, on the other hand... |
* In ''[[The X-Files]]'', [[Agent Mulder]]'s fish tank never took any damage. The fish ''inside'' the tank, on the other hand... |
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* This happened to Catherine Weaver's aquarium in ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. It also revealed that {{spoiler|her pet eel was a liquid metal construct, presumably a part of herself detached and used to keep an eye on her office when she wasn't there.}} |
* This happened to Catherine Weaver's aquarium in ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. It also revealed that {{spoiler|her pet eel was a liquid metal construct, presumably a part of herself detached and used to keep an eye on her office when she wasn't there.}} |
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* It was a very bad idea to even think of damaging Sipowitz's fish tank in the squad room of NYPD Blue. So you can imagine his reaction when it was summarily taken out by a stray bullet from a rampaging perp. |
* It was a very bad idea to even think of damaging Sipowitz's fish tank in the squad room of NYPD Blue. So you can imagine his reaction when it was summarily taken out by a stray bullet from a rampaging perp. |
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* ''[[CSI: NY]]'' had a guy who died when he fell into his aquarium, shattering it. No one knew until later that he was HIV positive, which created drama for Stella, who cut her hand while processing the scene. |
* ''[[CSI: NY]]'' had a guy who died when he fell into his aquarium, shattering it. No one knew until later that he was HIV positive, which created drama for Stella, who cut her hand while processing the scene. |
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== [[Music Videos]] == |
== [[Music Videos]] == |
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* The ''[[Star Wars]] d20'' ''[[Living Force]]'' campaign has two modules (''Who Goes Thaere?'' and ''The Dark Side Beckons'') taking place in the Near Vacuum Cantina where the walls, floor and ceiling are all part of one big fish tank. The modules note it "is full of amphibians, so the poor things won’t die when it inevitably breaks" and the second states that, since it broke in the first one, it has been replaced with much sturdier material that ''shouldn't'' break. Note that Move Object is the only offensive force power in the system that isn't dark aligned, so enemies being thrown through it was quite a distinct possibility. |
* The ''[[Star Wars]] d20'' ''[[Living Force]]'' campaign has two modules (''Who Goes Thaere?'' and ''The Dark Side Beckons'') taking place in the Near Vacuum Cantina where the walls, floor and ceiling are all part of one big fish tank. The modules note it "is full of amphibians, so the poor things won’t die when it inevitably breaks" and the second states that, since it broke in the first one, it has been replaced with much sturdier material that ''shouldn't'' break. Note that Move Object is the only offensive force power in the system that isn't dark aligned, so enemies being thrown through it was quite a distinct possibility. |
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== Toys == |
== [[Toys]] == |
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* In ''[[Bionicle]]'', {{spoiler|Zaktan and the tank he was in are blown up by a sonic wave.}} |
* In ''[[Bionicle]]'', {{spoiler|Zaktan and the tank he was in are blown up by a sonic wave.}} |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* Happens when you destroy ''the entire aquarium'' in ''[[The Spellcasting Series|Spellcasting 301]]''. |
* Happens when you destroy ''the entire aquarium'' in ''[[The Spellcasting Series|Spellcasting 301]]''. |
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* In ''[[Sleeping Dogs]]'' fish tanks can be used for environmental kills in Club Bam Bam as well as a few other locations. |
* In ''[[Sleeping Dogs]]'' fish tanks can be used for environmental kills in Club Bam Bam as well as a few other locations. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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