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* In ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Zv8kKTBPuBQC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=vrungel+courage+rage&source=bl&ots=lHPDFQBddF&sig=UZLNpk_9GPTS7hJepyt-eI8csyM&hl=en&ei=Ee-JToD4BZHE4gTGqMG5Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=vrungel%20courage%20rage&f=false The Adventures of Captain Vrungel]'', the captain and his friend are using it to ride a plane with only one ticket for both of them. The problems start when the Captain (he's the one below) gets bored and decides to smoke a pipe.
* George and Harold do this in one of the ''[[Captain Underpants]]'' books, to pose as an adult to get an invention off of Melvin's genius parents. They only start to suspect something's wrong when George's hands are what takes the gadget (as Harold - who was on top - is white and George is black), but have their minds erased almost immediately after.
* A rather creepy science fiction version appears in ''[[The Mote in God's Eye|The Mote in Gods Eye]]'', by [[Larry Niven]] and Jerry Pournelle. A small swarm of Watchmaker Moties (miniature semi-sentient aliens) try to leave the cruiser ''
* ''[[Alan Dean Foster|Kingdoms of Light]]'' features Khaxan Munderucu, an incredibly powerful giant evil spellcaster. He's really twenty-two goblin mages in a giant all combining their magic.
* In ''[[The Roman Mysteries]]'' novel ''The Colossus of Rhodes'', a midget pretends to be a giant by riding on the shoulders of his bodyguard, concealed by a long cloak.
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