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Line 1: {{trope}} The visceral joy one gets from ruthlessly smashing or otherwise destroying some inanimate object, especially if said object (or whatever it represents) has caused you a great deal of annoyance. Implements favored for this kind of catharsis include, but are not limited to: [[Batter Up\|Baseball Bats]], [[Drop the Hammer\|Sledgehammers]], [[Chainsaw Good\|Chainsaws]], Woodchippers, Heavy Construction Equipment, and in some cases High Explosives. As a general rule, [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill\|the more over the top the means of destruction, the greater the satisfaction.]] [[Ring Ring CRUNCH]] is a subtrope of this. [[Die, Chair, Die!]] may also be related to this, depending on the game. This is the most common way of achieving a [[Catharsis Factor]] in video games. Line 16: * Tim Burton's ''[[Batman]]'': The joker shoots a TV set whenever Batman comes on. * The scene in ''[[Office Space]]'' when Peter, Michael and Samir destroy the fax machine. * In ''[[The Emperor's New Groove ~~(Disney)~~\|The Emperors New Groove]]'', after [[Hurricane of Euphemisms\|she is fired by Kuzco]], Izma lets off steam by smashing busts of him. * ''Many times'' in ''[[~~Zombieland (Film)\|~~Zombieland]]''. Most particularly the nice minivan and the gift shop. == [[Literature]] == * In [[Spider Robinson]]'s ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon ~~(Literature)~~\|Callahans Crosstime Saloon]]'' series, all drinks at Callahan's bar are fifty cents, and Callahan only accepts one dollar bills. You get the fifty cents back unless you want to step up to the line and make a toast by tossing your empty glass into the bar's fireplace hard enough to shatter it. It is an exceptionally cathartic action, as it turns out. * In [[Arthur C. Clarke ~~(Creator)~~]]'s first short story, "Rescue Party", aliens exploring the abandoned Earth as the Sun is about to go nova find an office with its contents trashed. [[Straw Vulcan\|Most of them are baffled]] even after one of them suggests this trope as the explanation. * In ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', Jayfeather is so upset that Rock didn't tell him that {{spoiler\|Leafpool and Crowfeather are his real parents}} that he decides to break Rock's stick. ([[It Makes Sense in Context]].) == [[Live Action TV]] == * One time on ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' Rob & Laura took their frustrations out on a pile of dishes that they were going to replace anyway because they had chips in them. * Referenced in whichever [[~~Myth Busters~~MythBusters]] episode had the killer snowplow myth. (where a snowplow could blow a car off the road.) ** Additionally, most Mythbusters episodes end in them causing some sort of explosion. "When in doubt, C4" * ''[[Psych]]'': Lassiter's ex refuses a gift. He then uses them for target practice. Line 33: == [[Stand Up Comedy]] == * Referenced by [[Eddie Izzard]] in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUwnkTnHrtI this] sketch about chiropractors from ''Dressed to Kill'' {{quote\| "Make the noise, make the noise! I live for the noise!"}} == [[Video Games]] == * The first weapon you get in ''[[Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal]]'' gives a nice satisfying crunch. * [[~~The World Ends With You (Video Game)\|~~The World Ends With You]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse\|Sho Minamimoto]] "Your opinions are garbage! CRUNCH, I'll add 'em to the heap." * ''[[~~Mario Party (Video Game)\|~~Mario Party]] Advance'' contains a Gaddget called "Stress Press." The entire purpose of it is to smash various objects with an enormous hammer, for the express purpose of making you feel better. == [[Web Comics]] == * ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' has Torg get people together for a party where they [http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/090119 step on a scale that mocks their weight] just so they can have fun [http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/090120 smashing it with crowbars]. * ''[[~~Shortpacked (Webcomic)\|~~Shortpacked]]'': Ethan really has it in for [http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/comic/book-12/05-neww-2010-comics/gangsta/ Alternators Tracks]. == [[Web Original]] == Line 54: {{reflist}} [[Category:Universal Tropes]] [[Category:~~That Satisfying Crunch~~{{PAGENAME}}]]