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* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s [[Conan the Barbarian]] story "Queen of the Black Coast", Belit does this.
{{quote|''With a cry Belît dropped to her knees among the bloodstained rubble on the brink and thrust her white arms shoulder-deep into that pool of splendor.''}}
* The Western Paladin in the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' card [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608055211/http://www.cardkingdom.com/catalog/item/49139 Greed] does this.
* Like Smaug (see below), this is considered standard behavior for dragons in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. One book devoted to them, the ''Draconomicon'', points out how improbable this is considering the volume of the coins and the size of most dragons (even taking into consideration that they are typically 3x as rich as monsters of the same power level). The book even mentions that some dragons will convert their treasure into smaller denominations just to make wallowing in their wealth more practical.
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== Western Animation ==
* Scrooge McDuck of ''[[DuckTales (1987)|Duck Tales]]'' does this as his main pastime. See the comics section for more information.
** In an episode of [[DuckTales (2017)|the 2017 version]], he tells Dewey that most people ''would'' be hurt trying to dive into money the way he does, claiming it's a skill he spent years perfecting. He doesn't elaborate, but given [[Charles Atlas Superpower| the physical feats he can do that others cannot]], it's not much of a stretch.
* On ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', Squidward does this on a pile of Krabby Patties after he becomes addicted to them.
** Mr. Krabs does this with money, and in one episode, a vault full of diamonds.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5aU1dmg5IE&feature=related Deconstructed] in ''[[Family Guy]]''. Peter jumps into one of these after hitting the lottery and winds up bloody with bones sticking out. Turns out gold is quite dense, so even though it's malleable, you don't want to jump into a pile of it.
{{quote|'''Peter:''' Aaahhh!! It's not a liquid! It's a great many pieces of solid matter, that form a hard floor-like surface! Ahhh!!}}
== Real Life ==
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