History Main / CrazyEnoughToWork

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* The fate of Apollo 13. So your CoolShip has an explosion ''literally'' halfway to the moon. Here's the plan: 1) Use a machine designed strictly for landing and taking off as a lifeboat, even though it will have to support three people when it was only designed to support two; 2) Shut down all electricity, subjecting your crew to near-freezing temperatures (not to mention the havoc the frost is sure to wreak with the electronics when you have to turn them back on); 3) Kitbash a working carbon dioxide filter out of whatever you have lying around because the ones in the lifeboat can't handle the workload; 4) Carry out course corrections with an engine unsuited for such fine maneuvering, using such high tech navigational methods as "placing your thump over the Earth and lining it up with your window frame"; and 5) Literally inventing a new procedure to restart all your electronics so as to not blow every fuse in the craft, thus stranding yourself in space. The [[SubvertedTrope Subversion]] of this is, in the hands of ordinary people, yes, it would be '''''Crazy Enough to Work'''''. In the hands of NASA's highly trained corps of [[FanNickname Steely Eyed Missile Men]], it came off as almost... commonplace.

-> Ehren: "This plan is nuts... you're nuts... *looks around* I'm going to need some pants.

* The fate of Apollo 13. So your CoolShip has an explosion ''literally'' halfway to the moon. Here's the plan: 1) Use a machine designed strictly for landing and taking off as a lifeboat, even though it will have to support three people when it was only designed to support two; 2) Shut down all electricity, subjecting your crew to near-freezing temperatures (not to mention the havoc the frost is sure to wreak with the electronics when you have to turn them back on); 3) Kitbash a working carbon dioxide filter out of whatever you have lying around because the ones in the lifeboat can't handle the workload; 4) Carry out course corrections with an engine unsuited for such fine maneuvering, using such high tech navigational methods as "placing your thump over the Earth and lining it up with your window frame"; and 5) Literally inventing a new procedure to restart all your electronics so as to not blow every fuse in the craft, thus stranding yourself in space. The [[SubvertedTrope Subversion]] of this is, in the hands of ordinary people, yes, it would be '''''Crazy Enough to Work'''''. In the hands of NASA's highly trained corps of [[Fan Nickname Steely Eyed Missile Men]], it came off as almost... commonplace.

* The fate of Apollo 13. So your CoolShip has an explosion ''literally'' halfway to the moon. Here's the plan: 1) Use a machine designed strictly for landing and taking off as a lifeboat, even though it will have to support three people when it was only designed to support two; 2) Shut down all electricity, subjecting your crew to near-freezing temperatures (not to mention the havoc the frost is sure to wreak with the electronics when you have to turn them back on); 3) Kitbash a working carbon dioxide filter out of whatever you have lying around because the ones in the lifeboat can't handle the workload; 4) Carry out course corrections with an engine unsuited for such fine maneuvering, using such high tech navigational methods as "placing your thump over the Earth and lining it up with your window frame"; and 5) Literally inventing a new procedure to restart all your electronics so as to not blow every fuse in the craft, thus stranding yourself in space. The [[SubvertedTrope Subversion]] of this is, in the hands of ordinary people, yes, it would be '''''Crazy Enough to Work'''''. In the hands of NASA's highly trained corps of [[Fan Nickname|Steely Eyed Missile Men]], it came off as almost... commonplace.

* A bit of a subversion in the film ''{=Apollo13=}''. So your CoolShip has an explosion literally half-way to the moon. So...you 1) use a ship designed strictly for landing and taking off from the moon as a lifeboat, which has to support three people when it was made for just two, 2) shut down all electricity and subject yourself to frigid temperatures. Never mind the discomfort, the frost is sure to wreak havoc when you have to turn them back on. 3) Kitbash a working CO2 filter since the built ones weren't meant for the overtaxing. 4) Carry out course corrections by doing such things as "placing your thumb over the Earth and lining it up with your window frame. And 5) you have to literally invent a new way to switch on the power so as to know blow every fuse and strand yourself in space. The subversion is this, in the hands of ordinary people, yes, it would be insane. In the hands of some of the highest trained professionals in the Space industry, it actually came off as almost....commonplace.

* In the early episodes of Black Lagoon when their torpedo ship is cornered by an attack chopper the 2 badasses and the tech nerd onboard were getting ready to kiss their asses goodbye when the timid loser businessman they had taken hostage comes up with a crazy enough to work plan, charge the copter head-on and use a shipwreck as a ramp to launch them high enough that they can hit it with a torpedo.

* ''BatmanTheMovie'': Catwoman says this phrase word or word about the Penguin's [[UnspokenPlanGuarentee Unspoken Plan.]]

* This was how the Wii was made. A console relying on outdated technology (basically, just a faster and slightly improved Gamecube) and motion controls that many claimed would never catch on? Nintendo is mad! 4 years later and the console is still selling damn well, beating out the mower powerful Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360.

* Many of the myths tested on {{Mythbusters}} turn out to be this. For example, if a car goes fast enough, can it skip right over the surface of a 120-foot lake and keep driving when it gets to the other side? The Build Team didn't think so either. Then they tested it...

* Lampshaded in Buffy

** In fact, one of the few plans that does not fall under this trope [[TheHeroDies fails spectacularly.]]

** And don't forget his plan in Changes. [[spoiler: Tell Mab yes. Then go kill the Head Vampire, and use him in a death ritual to kill every single red court vampire. And, well...the red court isn't around anymore.]]

** No love for, "Challenge ''everyone'' ([[spoiler:White Council, White Court, Shagnasty]]) to show up in one place at the same time, just to try to draw out a single baddy who won't be able to miss the opportunity?" Particularly since the thing that worked in the end was [[spoiler:hiring a plain old vanilla mortal private investigator to take pictures of everyone going through the Ways to the island.]]

** Subverted as these plans usually fail.