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* Zig-zagged in ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'' with the Fiona UFO arc. In 1997 she was abducted by aliens (or so it seemed) and released with a beeping tag on her ear and the ability to [[{{Technopath}} fix anything by pointing]], until the tag fell off and she seemingly lost her powers. Only, it turned out later that she faked the loss of her powers because she was sick of the [[UnwantedFalseFaith cult growing around her]] and is convinced to go around the world fixing the Y2K bug, only to lose her powers for real just before she finished the job on New Year's Eve, forcing Kevin to fix it the hard way.
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* At the end of ''Film/ShortCircuit 2'', Johnny 5 tries to use his [[EverythingIsOnline radio that hacks into things]] on a boat, but it doesn't work because [[ItsASmallNetAfterAll the boat is ''not'' electronic]].
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* At the end of ''Film/ShortCircuit 2'', ''Film/ShortCircuit2'', Johnny 5 tries to use his [[EverythingIsOnline radio that hacks into things]] on a boat, but it doesn't work because [[ItsASmallNetAfterAll the boat is ''not'' electronic]].
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-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWho2010CSAChristmasCarol "A Christmas Carol"]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' was a bit inconsistent with this, human tech either worked far better than it should or very badly. In one case a futuristic communicator didn't work on a ship about hundred metres away, sensors are mentioned as being infective but other cases have weapons working underwater and signals getting off planet. The invading aliens however, have no problems getting their stuff to work.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' was a bit inconsistent with this, human tech either worked far better than it should or very badly. In one case a futuristic communicator didn't work on a ship about hundred metres away, sensors are mentioned as being infective ineffective but other cases have weapons working underwater and signals getting off planet. The invading aliens however, have no problems getting their stuff to work.
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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''
** "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" spoofed this by having a holodeck malfunction bring the greatest villains of history to life: Attila the Hun, Professor Moriarty, Mr. Hyde, and "Evil Lincoln". In an homage to ''Star Trek'', Moriarty declares, "Righto gents, it's another simulation gone mad, murder and mayhem, standard procedure."
** In "Roswell That Ends Well", a typical ''microwave'' turns into a time machine when Fry puts a metal container into it just as a solar flare hits the ship.
* Parodied in a "Treehouse of Horrors" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', where Homer's toaster turned into a time machine when he attempted to repair it after smashing it trying to get his hand out of the thing.
** "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" spoofed this by having a holodeck malfunction bring the greatest villains of history to life: Attila the Hun, Professor Moriarty, Mr. Hyde, and "Evil Lincoln". In an homage to ''Star Trek'', Moriarty declares, "Righto gents, it's another simulation gone mad, murder and mayhem, standard procedure."
** In "Roswell That Ends Well", a typical ''microwave'' turns into a time machine when Fry puts a metal container into it just as a solar flare hits the ship.
* Parodied in a "Treehouse of Horrors" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', where Homer's toaster turned into a time machine when he attempted to repair it after smashing it trying to get his hand out of the thing.
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**"Kif In "[[Recap/FuturamaS3E19RoswellThatEndsWell Roswell That Ends Well]]", a typical ''microwave'' turns into a time machine when Fry puts a metal container into it just as a solar flare hits the ship.
** "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E1KifGetsKnockedUpANotch Kif Gets Knocked Up aNotch" spoofed Notch]]" spoofs this by having a holodeck malfunction HolodeckMalfunction bring the greatest villains of history to life: Attila the Hun, Professor Moriarty, Mr. Hyde, and "Evil Lincoln". In an homage to ''Star Trek'', Moriarty declares, "Righto "Righto, gents, it's another simulation gone mad, murder and mayhem, standard procedure."
** In "Roswell That Ends Well", a typical ''microwave'' * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Parodied in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E6TreehouseOfHorrorV Treehouse of Horror V]]" when Homer's toaster turns into a time machine when Fry puts a metal container into it just as a solar flare hits the ship.
* Parodied in a "Treehouse of Horrors" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', where Homer's toaster turned into a time machine whenhe attempted attempts to repair it after smashing it trying to get his hand out of the thing.
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* Parodied in a "Treehouse of Horrors" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', where Homer's toaster turned into a time machine when
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* A particularly bad offender was ''Series/SevenDays'', where the sphere seemed to malfunction more often than it functioned, and could do anything from inverting the morality of the entire universe to turning its pilot into ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer seriously]]) ''the pope''.
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* A particularly bad offender was ''Series/SevenDays'', where In ''Series/SevenDays1998'', the sphere seemed seems to malfunction more often than it functioned, functions, and could can do anything from inverting the morality of the entire universe to turning its pilot into ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer seriously]]) ''the pope''.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' likes this one, usually with things (or people) breaking or being corrupted by Chaos at just the right time to sentence lots of people to horrific death.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' likes this one, usually with things (or people) breaking or being corrupted by Chaos at just the right time to sentence lots of people to horrific death.
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* This is a major plot element in ''TabletopGame/GeniusTheTransgression''. When an ordinary mortal fiddles with or tries to use or analyze a Genius's wonders, this triggers Havoc, which in turn causes the Wonder to either malfunction in bizzare ways, break down, or temporarily go crazy and attack everything around it. This is the biggest reason why CutLexLuthorACheck is not a viable option for most Geniuses.
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* Parodied on ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', specifically the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' "holodeck malfunction". After the training simulator breaks and traps someone inside a deadly simulation, they ask if this happens often. They learn that this has happened '''every single time they use it'''. [[LampshadeHanging And they keep doing it anyway.]]
* Parodied on ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', specifically the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' "holodeck malfunction". After the training simulator breaks and traps someone inside a deadly simulation, they ask if this happens often. They learn that this has happened '''every single time they use it'''. [[LampshadeHanging And they keep doing it anyway.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' has this at least once every episode. Handy viewer shorthand: When the Omnitrix is red, Ben can't transform because it needs to recharge. Also, there was one of the "toaster makes sausage" variety, where prying off the faceplate of the Omnitrix with a screwdriver and trying to stick it back on with bubble gum results in that episode's transformations becoming MixAndMatchCritters.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' has this at least once every episode. Handy viewer shorthand: When the Omnitrix is red, Ben can't transform because it needs to recharge. Also, there was one of the "toaster makes sausage" variety, where prying off the faceplate of the Omnitrix with a screwdriver and trying to stick it back on with bubble gum results in that episode's transformations becoming MixAndMatchCritters.
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* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Due to being underground or near some kind of active jamming device, Akira sometimes loses contact with the VirtualSidekick Alpha he communicates with via BrainComputerInterface telepathy. Sometimes subverted as Alpha just pretends to be out of contact for ManipulativeBitch reasons, which Akira catches on to.
* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': The magical particles that make up the monsters left behind by the AbusivePrecursors known as “New Mankind” block RobotBuddy Luxion’s radio signals when there are high concentrations of monsters. This turns the spherical SurveillanceDrone that Luxion usually talks to Leon through into an EmptyShell (as his ArtificialIntelligence exists on his CoolStarship.)
* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': The magical particles that make up the monsters left behind by the AbusivePrecursors known as “New Mankind” block RobotBuddy Luxion’s radio signals when there are high concentrations of monsters. This turns the spherical SurveillanceDrone that Luxion usually talks to Leon through into an EmptyShell (as his ArtificialIntelligence exists on his CoolStarship.)
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* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': Due to being underground or near some kind of active jamming device, Akira sometimes loses contact with the VirtualSidekick Alpha he communicates with via BrainComputerInterface telepathy. Sometimes subverted as Alpha just pretends to be out of contact for ManipulativeBitch reasons, which Akira catches on to.
*''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': The magical particles that make up the monsters left behind by the AbusivePrecursors known as “New Mankind” block RobotBuddy Luxion’s radio signals when there are high concentrations of monsters. This turns the spherical SurveillanceDrone that Luxion usually talks to Leon through into an EmptyShell (as his ArtificialIntelligence exists on his CoolStarship.)
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