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* This is how Yorick died in ''[[Silverwing (novel)|Firewing]]''. To his credit, it ''was'' during a storm.
* ''[[Discworld]]''
** In ''[[Discworld/Equal Rites|Equal Rites]]'', Granny Weatherwax forcibly imposes this trope on a hungry bear, causing it to walk headfirst into a tree and knock itself out.
** In ''[[Discworld/Moving Pictures|Moving Pictures]]'', when the Librarian—an orangutan for those unfamiliar with the series—tries to do a Tarzan moment to stop an [[Eldritch Abomination]] that was in the form of a [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|giant woman]], he misses it and smashes into the Tower of Art. This then leads to a ''[[King Kong]]'' spoof with an ape being held hostage by a giant woman. Only Pratchett could do that many spoofs in that little time.
* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (novel)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', the title character and his best friend Ron Weasley drive a flying car headlong into a tree on the grounds of Hogwarts. Of course, "Watch out for that tree!" becomes even more urgent when they find that the tree hits back. Harry actually says the trope name in the U.S. version of the book. In the original version and [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|the movie]], it's "Mind that tree!"
 
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== Newspaper Comics ==
* ''[[FoxTrot]]'': "[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1998/07/08 We need to find softer trees.]"
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''; any time the duo were on Calvin's wagon or sled, it was likely they would crash into something.
 
 
== Video Games ==
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* ''[[American Dad]]'' had this happen in the episode where Stan finally learns to ride a bike, arriving at the courthouse in time for his father's probation hearing, he approaches the courthouse triumphantly, and then...
{{quote|'''Stan:''' I don't know how to stop! Move that building out of my way!}}
* This was a [[Couch Gag]] for ''[[Underdog (animation)|Underdog]]''. At the end of each episode, he was flying over the city, would be distracted by the crowd and would crash into something, usually something with relevance to the episode.
 
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