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[[File:grease fire 3269.jpg|frame|Grease fire + water = BIG problem.]]
The [[Monster of the Week]] is apparently [[Immune to Bullets]], but not only that, it's getting stronger too! Maybe you shot it with an Energy Weapon, maybe you intervened in a situation and [[Reed Richards Is Useless|caused a worse problem to appear]] or maybe you just hit its [[Berserk Button]], but it didn't die, and now it's stronger than ever. '''Feed It with Fire''' is the process by which attempting to [[Kill It with Fire|kill or destroy]] something ends up making it grow, [[Adaptive Ability|become more powerful]], or otherwise [[Infernal Retaliation|help it out.]]
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A form of [[Attack Backfire]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Dragonball Z]]''
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Fred and George Weasley of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' designed their fireworks in ''[[Harry Potter and
* In the book ''Pyramid Scheme'', {{spoiler|the aliens wanted to provoke the humans into nuking their device so it could absorb the energy and become unstoppable.}}
* In ''[[The Andromeda Strain]]'', the scientists at the containment facility figure that if whatever they're studying gets out of control, they'll nuke it. Bad idea - the strain has mutated to the point where it can feed on nuclear radiation.
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