Shark Pool: Difference between revisions

* ''Doctor Fun'' had a [http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/collections/1990/images/df1990-430.gif detailed comparative study] of the problem by lowering subjects into test barrels:

{{quote|

Less fun: barrel of [[Squirrels in My Pants|squirrels]].<br />

No fun: barrel of leeches.

* ''[[The Wizard of Id]]'' has the moat around the castle filled with [[Stock Ness Monster|Stock Ness Monsters]].

* [[Magic: The Gathering|Benalish Hero]] in ''[[What's New with Phil and Dixie]]'', after [[Asskicking Equals Authority|becoming]] the [[Pirate Girl|Pirate Queen]] [http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20090308 got this]:

'''Benalish Hero:''' Next time make it a ''big'' one. }}

** Leiter is mutilated in ''[[Live and Let Die (novel)|Live and Let Die]]''; they stole the scene for ''Licence to Kill'', which wasn't written by the creator of Bond.

* ''[[Forgotten Realms|Elminster in Myth Drannor]]'' features fish-feeding, but with separate mincing (elves are tidy):

* ''[[Discworld]]''

** In ''[[Discworld/The Last Hero|The Last Hero]]'', [[Evil Overlord]] wannabe Evil Harry Dread is cheated and gets dolphins instead of sharks for his pool.

== Web Comics ==

* The aforementioned acidborn shark from ''Dungeonscape'' is prominently featured in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0541.html strip #541] of ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', where O-Chul is dropped into a vat of spikes, acid, and an acid-breathing shark. The villains make wagers on his survival in a game show format. Extra Irony bonus: Rich Burlew, the author, was involved in writing said add-on. [http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193765 He says], "If I thought I could have slipped [[Austin Powers|laser-headed sharks]] through the WOTC editing staff, I would have."

* [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=994 "The Voice of Reason"] from ''[[Questionable Content]]''.

* Parodied in ''[[Adventurers]]'': the [[Big Bad]] threatens to throw his enemies into a "vat of boiling sharks", but [[Fridge Logic|soon realizes]] that it [http://adventurers-comic.com/d/0037.html wouldn't work].

* The [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090617 "Revenge of the Weasel Queen"] side-story of ''[[Girl Genius]]''. Not only a pit of acid, but it's filled with mutant acid-resistant flying piranhas equipped with flamethrowers and battle axes. And much, much more! There's a reason why the Weasel Queen calls it her "Pit of [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|DOOOOOM]]". When you go through the list of threats, [[Phil Foglio]] pretty much covers all the tropes of this genre. What trope is covered by the robotic Morris dancers? [[Rule of Funny]], [[Crazy Awesome]], [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]], [[Mad Science]]....

* ''[[Bob and George]]'' [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/041023c With robotic sharks and two other death traps]

* Several ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' show alligator-filled versions.

** A late-entry ''Wolf and Sheepdog'' cartoon has Ralph Wolf rigging up a can't-miss deathtrap for Sam Sheepdog, with an armory of weapons at point-blank range, the bluff he's on undercut and rigged to break off over a big tank full of hungry crocodiles -- just as he's throwing the master switch, the 5:00 whistle blows. He rolls his eyes and sighs "Pshaw!" and companionably heads home with Sam.

'''Sam:''' Yep. Good to be alive, Ralph. }}

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' used several variants of this:

* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' has Jackie and Tohru suspended over one.

* ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' features Bloth's Constrictus, a nasty alien creature that lives in a watery pit in his deck, and that he uses to dispose of enemies and [[You Have Failed Me|stupid crewmen]]. Quoth the first episode:

'''Bloth:''' Niddler, when have I ever lied to you? I'll feed you -- to the Constrictus! }}

* ''[[Megas XLR]]'' has Kiva and Jamie being suspended over a quantum singularity. Because it's funnier.

* In ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', the villain Control Freak sics a ''mechanical'' shark on Aqualad. Trust us, there's a reason he couldn't have used a real shark.

* From ''[[The Tick]]'':

'''[[Naive Newcomer|Arthur]]:''' What?... What? ''(aside, to The Tick) What''?!<br />

'''The Tick:''' ''(ahem)'' [[Lampshade Hanging|Standard villain procedure]]. }}