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{{quote| '''Toby''': It's not going to be a big deal.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Toby''': It's not going to be a big deal.<br /> |
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'''Sam''': Isn't that what we usually say right before something becomes a big deal? }} |
'''Sam''': Isn't that what we usually say right before something becomes a big deal? }} |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': |
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** "The Satan Pit": |
** "The Satan Pit": |
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{{quote| '''Ida''': We’ve come this far, there's no turning back.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Ida''': We’ve come this far, there's no turning back.<br /> |
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'''The Doctor''': Oh, did you have to? 'No turning back'? That's almost as bad as "Nothing could possibly go wrong" or "This is gonna be the best [[Soapland Christmas|Christmas]] [[Eastenders|Walford's]] ever had." }} |
'''The Doctor''': Oh, did you have to? 'No turning back'? That's almost as bad as "Nothing could possibly go wrong" or "This is gonna be the best [[Soapland Christmas|Christmas]] [[Eastenders|Walford's]] ever had." }} |
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** The Doctor later lets loose with a "WCPGW" at the start of the episode "[[Doctor Who |
** The Doctor later lets loose with a "WCPGW" at the start of the episode "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S4 E10 Midnight|Midnight]]"; his tone suggests he wants something to go wrong. And it does, and he's very sorry by the end of the episode. |
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** In "The Doctor's Wife" he's knocked together an improvised TARDIS from spare parts. |
** In "The Doctor's Wife" he's knocked together an improvised TARDIS from spare parts. |
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{{quote| "Right, perfect, look at that; what could possibly go wrong? ''(bit falls off the console with a crash)'' That's fine; that always happens."}} |
{{quote| "Right, perfect, look at that; what could possibly go wrong? ''(bit falls off the console with a crash)'' That's fine; that always happens."}} |
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** ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S17 E5 The Horns of Nimon|The Horns of Nimon]]'' it gets lampshaded: |
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{{quote| '''ROMANA''': Don't you think that's a bit dangerous?<br /> |
{{quote| '''ROMANA''': Don't you think that's a bit dangerous?<br /> |
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'''DOCTOR''': No, I don't. What could possibly go<br /> |
'''DOCTOR''': No, I don't. What could possibly go<br /> |
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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* Let's simulate a power blackout in our nuclear power plant to field-test the new emergency cooling system we installed. Oh, but wait, that's not enough - we also need to disable all the safety precautions, and then end the experiment with an emergency measure that was never meant to be used routinely. [ |
* Let's simulate a power blackout in our nuclear power plant to field-test the new emergency cooling system we installed. Oh, but wait, that's not enough - we also need to disable all the safety precautions, and then end the experiment with an emergency measure that was never meant to be used routinely. [[wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|What could possibly go wrong?]] |
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* [http://www.cracked.com/article_16583_5-scientific-experiments-most-likely-end-world.html The 5 Scientific Experiments Most Likely to End the World], courtesy Cracked, invokes the trope by name. |
* [http://www.cracked.com/article_16583_5-scientific-experiments-most-likely-end-world.html The 5 Scientific Experiments Most Likely to End the World], courtesy Cracked, invokes the trope by name. |
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** [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-most-mind-blowing-places-science-has-discovered-life/ This more recent article] has this for #5 among others, where a life form ''grows'' instead of dying when subjected to extreme gravity: |
** [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-most-mind-blowing-places-science-has-discovered-life/ This more recent article] has this for #5 among others, where a life form ''grows'' instead of dying when subjected to extreme gravity: |
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{{quote| At this point you should be hearing ominous music and people ignoring a lone researcher's desperate warnings.}} |
{{quote| At this point you should be hearing ominous music and people ignoring a lone researcher's desperate warnings.}} |
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* A highly-contagious pathogen being tested in a lab in tornado alley. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/07/27/2140218/DHS-Pathogen-Lab-To-Be-Built-In-Tornado-Alley?art_pos=12 Slashdot link] (note the tag). |
* A highly-contagious pathogen being tested in a lab in tornado alley. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/07/27/2140218/DHS-Pathogen-Lab-To-Be-Built-In-Tornado-Alley?art_pos=12 Slashdot link] (note the tag). |
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* We want the ship to look good on the papers, so punch it and never you mind the icebergs. After all we've got a fancy new doublebottom-hull, we're able to stay afloat with ''four'' compartments flooded instead of the usual two, and we have four ''more'' lifeboats that is legally required! [ |
* We want the ship to look good on the papers, so punch it and never you mind the icebergs. After all we've got a fancy new doublebottom-hull, we're able to stay afloat with ''four'' compartments flooded instead of the usual two, and we have four ''more'' lifeboats that is legally required! [[wikipedia:RMS Titanic|What could possibly go wrong?]] |
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* The ''perfectly safe'' Hindenburg. |
* The ''perfectly safe'' Hindenburg. |
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** While it seemed safe enough at the time, in hindsight, flying around in a balloon filled with hydrogen is pretty dangerous. To quote [[The Other Wiki|Wikipedia]], "nowadays helium is preferred because of its lack of flammability." No kidding. |
** While it seemed safe enough at the time, in hindsight, flying around in a balloon filled with hydrogen is pretty dangerous. To quote [[The Other Wiki|Wikipedia]], "nowadays helium is preferred because of its lack of flammability." No kidding. |
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