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** In ''Voyage of the Damned'' they have to cross a sort of rickety-bridge. It's not made of rope, but {{spoiler|one of the people shocks us by falling off before he gets on the bridge, and one jumps off voluntarily, taking the host with her}}, so it seems to fit the trope, or at least subverting it. |
** In ''Voyage of the Damned'' they have to cross a sort of rickety-bridge. It's not made of rope, but {{spoiler|one of the people shocks us by falling off before he gets on the bridge, and one jumps off voluntarily, taking the host with her}}, so it seems to fit the trope, or at least subverting it. |
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* The ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' episode "Hero's Heart" starts with Iolaus having a crisis of confidence after failing to save a woman from falling from one of these. |
* The ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' episode "Hero's Heart" starts with Iolaus having a crisis of confidence after failing to save a woman from falling from one of these. |
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* ''[[MythBusters]]'': The Myth Busters once demonstrated that you can build a 100 ft rope bridge, using nothing but ''duct tape.'' (It only took 196 rolls.) |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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** And Hightail Falls from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' composes entirely of planets held together by a planet-sized rope bridge. |
** And Hightail Falls from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' composes entirely of planets held together by a planet-sized rope bridge. |
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* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and its successors get lots of mileage out of this trope (although the bridges are usually sturdy). |
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and its successors get lots of mileage out of this trope (although the bridges are usually sturdy). |
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* Unsurprisingly, the last levels of ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' and the "Temple of Doom" segment of ''[[Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures]]'' have Indy walking along a rope bridge. |
* Unsurprisingly, the last levels of ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' and the "Temple of Doom" segment of ''[[Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures]]'' have Indy walking along a rope bridge. |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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