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* The short-lived Toshiba advertising campaign "Ramifications of Yes" suggest that their electronic products have certain features specifically to avert extremely unlikely circumstances. For example: shock absorbers in a laptop to prevent a person from blowing out power for the entire United States by plugging in a damaged computer, leading to a ZombieApocalypse by way of ''spoiled milk'', putting Wi-Fi in [=TVs=] to prevent malfunctioning GPS satellites that lead drivers to drive off cliffs, and including the HDMI, USB and Mini-USB ports to prevent inmates from overthrowing the government.

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* The short-lived Toshiba advertising campaign "Ramifications of Yes" suggest that their electronic products have certain features specifically to avert extremely unlikely circumstances. For example: example:
** If they don't put
shock absorbers in a laptop to prevent a person from blowing laptop, an electric worker will blow out power for the entire United States by plugging in a damaged computer, leading to a ZombieApocalypse by way of ''spoiled milk'', putting milk''.
** If they don't put
Wi-Fi in [=TVs=] a TV, a man trying to prevent malfunctioning GPS satellites connect his TV with an Ethernet cable would end up disconnecting a cable at a communications center that controls GPS satellites, causing them to malfunction and lead drivers to drive off cliffs, and including the cliffs.
** If they don't put
HDMI, USB and Mini-USB ports to prevent inmates from overthrowing on a tablet, the inability to connect it to a TV would cause a PrisonRiot [[SerialEscalation that ends up with]] [[TheCoup convicts overthrowing]] the United States government.
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* The short-lived Toshiba advertising campaign "Ramifications of Yes" suggest that their electronic products have certain features specifically to avert extremely unlikely circumstances. For example: shock absorbers in a laptop to prevent a person from blowing out power for the entire United States by plugging in a damaged computer, leading to a ZombieApocalypse by way of ''spoiled milk'', putting Wi-Fi into TVs to prevent malfunctioning GPS satellites that lead drivers to drive off cliffs, and including the HDMI, USB and MiniUSB ports to prevent inmates from overthrowing the government.

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* The short-lived Toshiba advertising campaign "Ramifications of Yes" suggest that their electronic products have certain features specifically to avert extremely unlikely circumstances. For example: shock absorbers in a laptop to prevent a person from blowing out power for the entire United States by plugging in a damaged computer, leading to a ZombieApocalypse by way of ''spoiled milk'', putting Wi-Fi into TVs in [=TVs=] to prevent malfunctioning GPS satellites that lead drivers to drive off cliffs, and including the HDMI, USB and MiniUSB Mini-USB ports to prevent inmates from overthrowing the government.
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* A few Toshiba ads suggest that their products have certain features specifically to avert extremely unlikely circumstances. For example: shock absorbers in a laptop to prevent a person from blowing out power for all of America by plugging in a damaged computer, leading to a ZombieApocalypse by way of ''spoiled milk''. Or putting wi-fi into televisions to prevent malfunctioning GPS satellites that lead absentminded drivers to drive off cliffs.

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* A few The short-lived Toshiba ads advertising campaign "Ramifications of Yes" suggest that their electronic products have certain features specifically to avert extremely unlikely circumstances. For example: shock absorbers in a laptop to prevent a person from blowing out power for all of America the entire United States by plugging in a damaged computer, leading to a ZombieApocalypse by way of ''spoiled milk''. Or milk'', putting wi-fi Wi-Fi into televisions TVs to prevent malfunctioning GPS satellites that lead absentminded drivers to drive off cliffs.cliffs, and including the HDMI, USB and MiniUSB ports to prevent inmates from overthrowing the government.
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* One of Mastercard's "Priceless" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70bLAPevMc commercials]] featuring Series/MacGyver (yes, starring Richard Dean Anderson) shows him buying all the little things he uses well ahead of time.

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* One of Mastercard's "Priceless" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70bLAPevMc commercials]] featuring Series/MacGyver Series/{{MacGyver|1985}} (yes, starring Richard Dean Anderson) shows him buying all the little things he uses well ahead of time.
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* Franchise/{{Batman}} becomes even ''more'' CrazyPrepared in 2001 after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xen9Ylz5GoY Alfred installs OnStar into the Batmobile.]]

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* Franchise/{{Batman}} becomes even ''more'' CrazyPrepared in 2001 after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xen9Ylz5GoY [[Advertising/BatmanOnStarCommercials Alfred installs OnStar into the Batmobile.]]
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* {{Batman}} becomes even ''more'' CrazyPrepared in 2001 after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xen9Ylz5GoY Alfred installs OnStar into the Batmobile.]]

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* {{Batman}} Franchise/{{Batman}} becomes even ''more'' CrazyPrepared in 2001 after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xen9Ylz5GoY Alfred installs OnStar into the Batmobile.]]
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWZ3uAEKsw This woman]] could easily be part of the Batfamily. Everything the public servant tries, she's ready...

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWZ3uAEKsw This woman]] could easily be part of the Batfamily. Everything the public servant tries, she's ready...ready...
* {{Batman}} becomes even ''more'' CrazyPrepared in 2001 after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xen9Ylz5GoY Alfred installs OnStar into the Batmobile.]]
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* One of Mastercard's "Priceless" [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70bLAPevMc commercials]] featuring MacGyver (yes, starring Richard Dean Anderson) shows him buying all the little things he uses well ahead of time.

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* One of Mastercard's "Priceless" [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70bLAPevMc commercials]] featuring MacGyver Series/MacGyver (yes, starring Richard Dean Anderson) shows him buying all the little things he uses well ahead of time.
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* Sent up in an ad campaign for Smirnoff Ice, in which the host has a very conspicuous preparation for (with the exception of one drunk driving device) extremely unlikely events, such as a giant tennis ball catapult in case of giant dogs and a surprisingly dinky trident in case a kraken surfaces from the swimming pool.
* One of Mastercard's "Priceless" [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70bLAPevMc commercials]] featuring MacGyver (yes, starring Richard Dean Anderson) shows him buying all the little things he uses well ahead of time.
* A few Toshiba ads suggest that their products have certain features specifically to avert extremely unlikely circumstances. For example: shock absorbers in a laptop to prevent a person from blowing out power for all of America by plugging in a damaged computer, leading to a ZombieApocalypse by way of ''spoiled milk''. Or putting wi-fi into televisions to prevent malfunctioning GPS satellites that lead absentminded drivers to drive off cliffs.
* In [[http://youtu.be/9lJy86vQSXc this Vodafone Omnitel]] commercial, the main character must smuggle the title product across some kind of checkpoint. Ducking into a car-wash, she changes clothes and removes a [[LatexPerfection very lifelike mask]] to reveal a completely different look. Qualifies because the mask is a duplicate of her ''normal appearance'', and the curly-haired blonde underneath it is a disguise-by-makeover.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWZ3uAEKsw This woman]] could easily be part of the Batfamily. Everything the public servant tries, she's ready...

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