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[[File:ominouscrack.jpg|link=Stargate Atlantis|framethumb|400px|''I'm alive... I'm dead. I'm so dead!'']]
 
 
A character is in grave peril, perhaps running away from the [[Monster of the Week]], or just happening to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]] occurred.
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He or she takes refuge in a vehicle or closed room of some sort and breathes a sigh of relief.
 
And that's when the '''[[Ominous Crack''']] occurs. This indicates that the windshield or wall is about to give, cruelly destroying the character's false sense of security.
 
Cue suspense-filled sequence as the cracks slowly spread through the glass and/or [[Oh Crap|oh-crap-I'm-screwed]] line.
 
Not to be confused with that thing you see when Joe the local plumber bends over to fix your sink.
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* A villain in ''[[Rune Soldier Louie]]'' got to experience this when Louie and company punch away at a magic force field. The villain mocks them for trying to break his impenetrable field with such direct methods... then the first crack forms...
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