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{{quote|''Wheels on fire, rolling down the road''|[[Surreal Theme Tune]] to ''[[ |
{{quote|''Wheels on fire, rolling down the road''|[[Surreal Theme Tune]] to ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''}} |
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When a car is wrecked (or explodes), often a lone wheel will be seen rolling (or flying) away from the vehicle. Since [[Every Car Is a Pinto]], it may well be [[Incendiary Exponent|on fire]]. This is pretty much a [[Dead Horse Trope]] (if not a [[Dead Unicorn Trope]]), so expect to almost only see it in parodies. |
When a car is wrecked (or explodes), often a lone wheel will be seen rolling (or flying) away from the vehicle. Since [[Every Car Is a Pinto]], it may well be [[Incendiary Exponent|on fire]]. This is pretty much a [[Dead Horse Trope]] (if not a [[Dead Unicorn Trope]]), so expect to almost only see it in parodies. |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* Played absolutely, unashamedly straight in just about every episode of ''[[ |
* Played absolutely, unashamedly straight in just about every episode of ''[[Speed Racer]]'' ever. |
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* In the [[Cold Open]] of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro |
* In the [[Cold Open]] of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'', the casino staff's cars fall apart as a result of [[Vehicular Sabotage]]. A wheel from one rolls away and hits the bumper of the one car that had remained intact thus far, causing it to collapse. Additionally, when the car carrying the thugs chasing Clarice crashes, one of its wheels goes flying. |
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* ''[[Terminator]] 2'' [[media:T2_tire_roll_4853.jpg|after the truck is shot]]. |
* ''[[Terminator]] 2'' [[media:T2_tire_roll_4853.jpg|after the truck is shot]]. |
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* In ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]'' when the railway's locomotive is derailed. |
* In ''[[The Titfield Thunderbolt]]'' when the railway's locomotive is derailed. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Airplane!]]'' we see a hubcap rolling across the tarmac after an ambulance crashes. |
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* In the fourth ''[[Final Destination]]'' film, the first victim of Death's damage-control dies when a burning tire from the (unseen) mass pileup is flung clear out of the stadium and plummets down onto her in the parking lot. |
* In the fourth ''[[Final Destination]]'' film, the first victim of Death's damage-control dies when a burning tire from the (unseen) mass pileup is flung clear out of the stadium and plummets down onto her in the parking lot. |
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* In the ''[[Monsters Inc.]]'' short film "Mike's New Car", when he finally zooms offscreen and crashes, five of the six wheels come bouncing back, followed by the sixth one which is just rolling. |
* In the ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' short film "Mike's New Car", when he finally zooms offscreen and crashes, five of the six wheels come bouncing back, followed by the sixth one which is just rolling. |
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* In the New Zealand-made action film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095721/ Never Say Die]'', a fleet of police cars drives into a one-way bus tunnel to pursue the protagonists - not realising that there actually is a bus heading towards them. Predictably, a wheel can be seen rolling out of the tunnel not long after. |
* In the New Zealand-made action film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095721/ Never Say Die]'', a fleet of police cars drives into a one-way bus tunnel to pursue the protagonists - not realising that there actually is a bus heading towards them. Predictably, a wheel can be seen rolling out of the tunnel not long after. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' - Terry-Thomas's Jeep, its front end damaged by an off-road swerve, rides more and more erratically until it goes into a tunnel with a large smash - a single wheel rolls out the other end, followed by the rest of the Jeep that finally rolls over and dies. |
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* One of the more visible continuity goofs in ''[[ |
* One of the more visible continuity goofs in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' is the loose wheel from the moon buggy that bounces through the chase while the buggy continues on with all its wheels. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* Terry Pratchett's ''[[Discworld |
* Terry Pratchett's ''[[Discworld/Soul Music|Soul Music]]'' hangs a lampshade on it when describing the carriage crash that kills the heroine's parents. In fact, due to ''Discworld'''s [[Theory of Narrative Causality|Law Of Narrative Causality]], this happens in every single crash. Not just the ones featured in the books - ''every'' one. |
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{{quote| ''Then the oil from the coach lamps ignites and there is a second explosion, out of which rolls -- because there are certain conventions, even in tragedy -- a burning wheel.''}} |
{{quote| ''Then the oil from the coach lamps ignites and there is a second explosion, out of which rolls -- because there are certain conventions, even in tragedy -- a burning wheel.''}} |
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** Analogously, whenever a waiter drops plates or some similar accident occurs, there is always one undamaged plate that rolls out of the wreckage (as mentioned in ''Hogfather''). |
** Analogously, whenever a waiter drops plates or some similar accident occurs, there is always one undamaged plate that rolls out of the wreckage (as mentioned in ''Hogfather''). |
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* The Reliant Robin in ''[[Mr. Bean]]'' repeatedly does this as a [[Running Gag]]. |
* The Reliant Robin in ''[[Mr. Bean]]'' repeatedly does this as a [[Running Gag]]. |
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* Several times on ''[[Top Gear]]'' - for example, when Clarkson tries to use his [[Spiked Wheels]] in the "alternative police car" challenge. |
* Several times on ''[[Top Gear]]'' - for example, when Clarkson tries to use his [[Spiked Wheels]] in the "alternative police car" challenge. |
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* One ''[[ |
* One ''[[Leverage]]'' episode uses it for misdirection: it'd be natural to think that the camera's focusing on the wheel rolling out of the wreckage just because that's a standard convention for filming car explosions, but it's actually because that wheel is where all the money got hidden... |
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* This happened on an early ''[[ |
* This happened on an early ''[[NCIS]]'' episode. We see Gibbs diving to avoid a car bomb blast, then a flaming tire lands next to him. |
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* Often done as a gag on ''[[Canada's Worst Driver |
* Often done as a gag on ''[[Canada's Worst Driver|Canadas Worst Driver]]''. |
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== Music Videos == |
== Music Videos == |
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* Happens in the [[ |
* Happens in the [[Gorillaz]] [[Music Video]] "19-2000" |
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* ''[[Prince of Persia]]: The Two Thrones'', at the end of one of the chariot-driving sequences. |
* ''[[Prince of Persia]]: The Two Thrones'', at the end of one of the chariot-driving sequences. |
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* The intro for the old [[Driving Game]] ''[[Ignition]]'' has a car race across the screen, [[Offscreen Crash|crash off-screen]], and a wheel from the car rolls back into the camera's view, forming part of the game's logo. |
* The intro for the old [[Driving Game]] ''[[Ignition]]'' has a car race across the screen, [[Offscreen Crash|crash off-screen]], and a wheel from the car rolls back into the camera's view, forming part of the game's logo. |
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* An exploding Runner or Racer in ''[[ |
* An exploding Runner or Racer in ''[[Borderlands]]'' will usually throw off at least one of these (of the "on fire" variant). |
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* The intro sequence of ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'' has the car wreck offscreen with a bouncing wheel. |
* The intro sequence of ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'' has the car wreck offscreen with a bouncing wheel. |
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