History Main / HydrantGeyser

Similar to TelepathicSprinklers. See also WaterGeyserVolley

* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', Jill passes by a busted hydrant on her way to the police department. By the time she comes back (a few minutes in real time, but several hours in-game) the hydrant has run out of pressure and the there is no more geyser.
* One of VideoGame/PacMan's special move in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for Wii U and 3DS'' makes him summon a fire hydrant which then sends short spurts of water on its sides, pushing the characters on the way. If Pac-Man stands atop the hydrant, a little geyser will push him upward. This move is based on the 1984 arcade game ''VideoGame/PacLand'' in which hydrants are obstacles, though the upward geyser is completely new to this game. A bit subverted as the water spurts if the Hydrant is ''not'' destroyed. Of course all of this does not make any sense and is just for [[VideoGamePhysics the sake of the game mechanics]].

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode ''22 Short Films About Springfield'' Chief Wiggum, on foot, recognizes Snake at the wheel of his car at a light and in the ensuing attempt to flee Snake crashes into a mailbox which results in a geyser of letters spewing forth from the ground.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' episode [[ChristmasEpisode "It's a Wonderful Leaf"]], Darkwing accidentally rips a hydrant off the pavement when he [[TongueOnTheFlagpole gets his beak stuck on it]], and he uses the ensuing geyser to soak and freeze Bushroot and his army of living Christmas trees.

In media when an out of control car runs over a fire hydrant the inevitable result is a geyser of water that [[InstantIndexJustAddWater instantly adds]] both drama and excitement to the scene. In reality the ''most'' likely result is a good deal of front end damage and a bill to repair the broken hydrant, but in a non-trivial amount of cases the car '''will''' wind up as an aquarium. Whether this trope is ArtisticLicense or TruthInTelevision depends on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant#Construction the design of the hydrant.]] Hydrants known as "wet barrel" bring highly pressurized water all the way up into the part that [[TemptingFate sticks above ground]]. Hydrants known as "dry barrel" keep the vital valve equipment many feet underground, which are then opened via a long shaft.

In media when an out of control car runs over a fire hydrant the inevitable result is a geyser of water that [[InstantIndexJustAddWater instantly adds]] both drama and excitement to the scene. In reality the ''most'' likely result is a good deal of front end damage and a bill to repair the broken hydrant, but in a non-trivial amount of cases the car '''will''' wind up as an aquarium. What determines if this trope is ArtisticLicense or TruthInTelevision is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant#Construction design of the hydrant.]] Hydrants known as "wet barrel" bring highly pressurized water all the way up into the part that [[TemptingFate sticks above ground]]. Hydrants known as "dry barrel" keep the vital valve equipment many feet underground, which are then opened via a long shaft.