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** He does it again in the [[Void Trilogy]], perhaps even more literally - {{spoiler|The Anomine machine makes a protagonist, Gore, into a god.}} Subverted in that the god powers {{spoiler|are not actually used; the fact that they can exist is enough to convince the Firstlife to un-create the Void.}}

* Early in ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy]]'', Arthur and Ford are thrown out of an airlock without spacesuits. The narration explains the maximum length of time one can expect to survive in that situation, and the sheer improbability of being rescued during that time, at which point they ''are'' rescued by [[It Runs on Nonsensoleum|a ship that runs on improbability]]. Douglas Adams admitted that he wrote the situation with absolutely no idea how to get them out of it, and came up with an improbability-based solution as a result of watching a TV show about judo.

* This is a staple of ''[[The Malazan Book of the Fallen]].'' The author seems to have created the [[Balance Between Good and Evil|House of Azath]] for exactly this purpose.

* It's made clear at the climax of [[The Lord of the Rings]] that it's impossible for anyone to destroy the Ring willingly.