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** In ''[[Redwall|The Bellmaker]]'', the heroes are able to escape their prison cell by hacking the hinges (which are on the inside) off.

*** Which is [[Justified Trope|justified]], as the heroes' "prison" was a peaceful residence, and was invaded practically only weeks back. The occupiers locked the heroes into the tallest tower, i.e. the place with the least chance of escape (but it is highly suggested -because of it being the ''tallest'' tower-, that it probably was the keep, and hence built defensively. Therefore, the hinges naturally were on the ''in''side]].

* ''[[Discworld]]'':

* In ''[[~~Discworld/Guards! Guards!|~~Guards! Guards!]]'', Vetinari is revealed to have done this on ''purpose'': while the lock to the palace dungeon is on the ''outside'', the locking ''mechanisms'' are on the ''inside''. Would-be usurpers throw him in the dungeon expecting it to serve as a [[Tailor-Made Prison]]; instead, it's an impregnable fortress that he can "escape" at his leisure.

** In ''[[Guards! Guards!]]'', Vetinari is revealed to have done this on ''purpose'': while the lock to the palace dungeon is on the ''outside'', the locking ''mechanisms'' are on the ''inside''. Would-be usurpers throw him in the dungeon expecting it to serve as a [[Tailor-Made Prison]]; instead, it's an impregnable fortress that he can "escape" at his leisure.

** In ''[[~~Discworld/The Last Continent|~~The Last Continent]]'', Rincewind discovers that the cell doors in the XXXX jail have thick bars, sturdy locks... and weak half-pin hinges.

** In ''[[The Last Continent]]'', Rincewind discovers that the cell doors in the XXXX jail have thick bars, sturdy locks... and weak half-pin hinges.

** At one point a point is made of the wonderfully-made reinforced hinges on the door of the notorious bar The Mended Drum. The point made is that they held up beautifully as the whole frame was ripped from the wall.

** In ''[[~~Discworld/Interesting Times|~~Interesting Times]]'', Cohen and the Silver Horde are more or less free to roam about the castle, due to being the only ones who think to walk through the paper walls.

** In ''[[Interesting Times]]'', Cohen and the Silver Horde are more or less free to roam about the castle, due to being the only ones who think to walk through the paper walls.

{{quote|'''Six Beneficent Winds:''' But you can't go through walls!

'''Cohen:''' Why not?