History Main / BadVibrations

* Parodied in the SteamPunk comedy short film ''WesternAnimation/AGentlemensDuel''. Two aristocrats CompeteForTheMaidensHand by dueling with steampunk mecha, whose approach is heralded by the buxom lady's breasts shaking to the [[EatingTheEyeCandy appreciation of her butler]].

* In ''Literature/ADayOfFallenNight'', the second eruption of the volcano Dreadmount is presaged some months beforehand when every hot spring, mudpot, and other type of thermal pool in the world abruptly ''boils''. This causes injuries or death to anyone unfortunate enough to be having a soak in a previously safe spring and spooks everyone else.

* ''Film/KingKong2005'': Denham is filming a herd of grazing ''Brontosaurus'' at the end of the a corridor ruin when they're startled by a pack of ''[[RaptorAttack Venatosaurus]]'', and start to stampede. The rest of the crew is further down the corridor, unaware of what's happening, but they realize something's wrong when the ground starts rumbling hard enough for bricks to be shaken off the walls. Cue Denham running back in terror, followed by [[AnimalStampede a thousand tons of panicking dinosaurs]].

Whenever there's an earthquake, a particularly large MonsterOfTheWeek, or TheHorde coming, this will often be demonstrated subtly (or not so subtly) by showing a small object (like a lamp or a small pile of coins) vibrating, then jumping around as the vibrations get stronger (or the monster gets closer). Alternatively, this can be done with ripples in a pool of water. Sometimes the camera starts shaking [[ScreenShake (and possibly the people, too)]], for added emphasis.

* In the pilot for ''Series/V 2009'', a vibrating glass of water -- a la ''Film/JurassicPark1993'' -- presages the arrival of a huge spaceship.

* In the pilot for ''Series/V2009'', a vibrating glass of water -- a la ''Film/JurassicPark1993'' -- presages the arrival of a huge spaceship.

* In season six finale of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Dean and Bobby see seriously bad vibrations in a puddle. Dean even mentions ''Film/JurassicPark'' as a reaction to this.

* In the pilot for ''Series/{{V 2009}}'', a vibrating glass of water (ala ''Film/JurassicPark'') presages the arrival of a huge spaceship.

* Justified in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', where the HumongousMecha put the emphasis on the ''humongous''. If you don't feel the minor earthquakes these things cause with every footstep, you deserve what you get. Not to mention that in many Apocalypse games, when custom Titans are brought in, you're moving figures that are over 18" tall. Needless to say, things shake, even on the real tabletop.

* ''VideoGame/PrimalCarnage'': As an obvious ''Film/JurassicPark'' reference, Tyrants will shake the ground as they walk, which causes the camera to tremble slightly if they're close and has a loud audio cue which can be heard anywhere on the map.

* Benito's first appearance in ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' was preceded by the sound of his footsteps and ripples forming in puddles of water in a shout out to ''Film/JurassicPark''.

* In the Literature/WhateleyUniverse story "Ayla and the Mad Scientist" the team is in a simulation and they notice the ground tremors and the sound. The first response is a ''Film/JurassicPark'' comment. It's something worse than a Tyrannosaurus.

* The ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' episode "Megadoomer" parodies the Jurassic Park scene when Dib is in the bathroom brushing his teeth and suddenly sees the water in the toilet rippling as Zim approaches his house with the Megadoomer.

-->-- '''Ian Malcolm''', ''Film/JurassicPark''

[[folder:Films — Animation]]

[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]

* The film version of ''Film/JurassicPark'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsGjh6ul7mE a much-parodied scene]] where ripples in a glass of water foretold the arrival of the ''[[TerrifyingTyrannosaur Tyrannosaurus rex]]''. It later recurs when Malcolm notices rippling in a puddle formed by the tyrannosaur's footsteps. [[OffscreenTeleportation Notably does not happen at the end;]] to be fair, the main characters were probably a bit distracted by the ''Velociraptors trying to eat them'' to notice that the ground is shaking a little.

** In the 1998 American ''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'', [[InNameOnly GINO]] is making cars shake with each step during its first foray in New York... but no longer later in the movie.

* At the beginning of ''Film/{{Star Trek VI|The Undiscovered Country}}'', Captain Sulu's teacup rattles off the counter top in front of his captain's chair and shatters as his ship, the ''Excelsior'', is buffeted by the [[PlanarShockwave fore-shockwave]] of the Praxis explosion. A mere moment after the cup shatters on the floor, alarms start sounding. Behind the scenes, the little countertop is actually to hide a gimbal mounting point for the bridge set that made the bad vibrations a practical effect instead of employing the old standby ScreenShake.

* The opening scene of Ian [=McKellen's=] ''Film/RichardIII''. The king is eating a meal when everything on his table starts to vibrate (including a glass of red wine) whereupon an enemy tank bursts through the wall.

* [[Creator/JaneFonda Kimberly Wells]] in ''Film/TheChinaSyndrome'' notices this when the water cooler she's using shakes and ripples in the Ventana Nuclear Power Plant. Plant Supervisor [[Creator/JackLemmon Jack Godell]] also sees it when his coffee cup vibrates. [[spoiler: It's actually the plant's faulty coolant pump, which is shaking from the incredible pressure being poured on it during a SCRAM procedure, and on the verge of tearing itself to pieces.]]

* {{Subverted|trope}} in ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''. Alfred Pennyworth is seen working on a car, then a sonic boom causes ripples in his glass of water -- it's Superman benevolently coming to him for informations on where to find the Justice League.
* An early example with Creator/IngmarBergman's ''[[Film/{{Tystnaden}} The Silence]]'' (1963) where a teacup suddenly starts shaking before a tank appears on the street below.

-->"Thank you...glass of water on my table last night at P.F. Chang's, for rippling when an overeweight man walked by. I know you weren't TRYING to compare him to a dinosaur, but you just couldn't help yourself, could you?"

** In ''Film/StarWarsTheEmpireStrikesBack'', Han realizes the 'cave' he and the others are hiding in is something much more worse when firing his blaster around causes it shake.

** In "The Rescue", Dark Trooper droids are remorsely punching their way through a blast door behind which our heroes are barricaded, with everything on TheBridge shaking in tune with every pound on the door.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', the stampede is signaled by a group of pebbles beginning to shake.
* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' just before the Forty Thieves [[WeddingSmashers attack Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', when Ming in her giant red panda form approaches the [=SkyDome=], leaves in nearby trees can be seen shaking with every step.

* On ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', in the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "unnatural", the settings at Strong Bad and The Cheat's tea party (as well as Strong Bad and The Cheat themselves) jump around as we hear ominous footsteps, and then the giant Bubs arrives.

* The film version of ''Film/JurassicPark'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsGjh6ul7mE a much-parodied scene]] where ripples in a glass of water foretold the arrival of the ''[[KingOfTheDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex]]''. It later recurs when Malcolm notices rippling in a puddle formed by the tyrannosaur's footsteps. [[OffscreenTeleportation Notably does not happen at the end;]] to be fair, the main characters were probably a bit distracted by the ''Velociraptors trying to eat them'' to notice that the ground is shaking a little.

* In ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', the cup on Arthur's table shakes violently and fall off due to the drilling outside the house.

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* Parodied in the SteamPunk comedy short film ''WesternAnimation/AGentlemensDuel''. Two aristocrats CompeteForTheMaidensHand by dueling with steampunk mecha, whose approach is heralded by the buxom lady's breasts {{gainaxing}} to the [[EatingTheEyeCandy appreciation of her butler]].

* ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Din finds Marshal Cobb wearing Mandalorian armour, and the two are about to draw blasters over his right to wear it when suddenly everything starts shaking because a [[ConflictKiller Krayt Dragon]] [[WormSign is tunnelling its way through the town]].

* ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Din finds Marshal Cobb wearing Mandalorian armour, and the two are about to draw blasters over his right to wear it when suddenly everything starts shaking [[ConflictKiller because a Krayt Dragon is tunnelling its way through the town]].

* ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Din finds Marshal Cobb wearing Mandalorian armour, and the two are about to draw blasters over his right to wear it [[ConflictKiller when suddenly everything starts shaking because a Krayt Dragon is tunnelling its way through the town]].