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* ''Fanfic/TheInfiniteLoops'': A loop crashing is supposed to be very rare and a very big deal that's best be avoided, so Anakin is ''very'' concerned when he sees a whiteboard on Ritsuka's Pocket says "17 loops since the last crash".
-->'''Anakin:''' Not a good sign.
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* In ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie'', a whiteboard on the ''Caelestis'' has a "20 days without incident" marker on it. [[spoiler: Once Mechakara takes over the ship]], the "2" is crossed off, turning it into "0 days without incident".

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* In ''[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Yu-Gi-Oh The Other Abridged Movie]]'', an establishing shot of the school is captioned with "12 days since last Godzilla attack".
* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', there's a sign in Viridian Forest saying "251 Days since last known fatality". Unlike most examples, though, it's not PlayedForLaughs, but rather as a way to further establish that the new world is a lot more dangerous than the previous one.



* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'': Naruto keeps a mental note of [[BreakingTheFourthWall "how many pages since Hinata last fainted"]].
* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', there's a sign in Viridian Forest saying "251 Days since last known fatality". Unlike most examples, though, it's not PlayedForLaughs, but rather as a way to further establish that the new world is a lot more dangerous than the previous one.
* In ''[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Yu-Gi-Oh The Other Abridged Movie]]'', an establishing shot of the school is captioned with "12 days since last Godzilla attack".



* PlayedForDrama in ''Film/{{Super 8}}'', when an accident counter ([[AvertedTrope at a very]] [[NoOSHACompliance high count]]) at the Lillian steel mill is seen reset to zero before it is revealed that the accident [[spoiler:caused the gruesome death of the protagonist's mother.]]

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* PlayedForDrama in ''Film/{{Super 8}}'', ''Film/Super8'', when an accident counter ([[AvertedTrope at a very]] [[NoOSHACompliance high count]]) at the Lillian steel mill is seen reset to zero before it is revealed that the accident [[spoiler:caused the gruesome death of the protagonist's mother.]]



* Used at least twice in the superhero film ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', at [[BookEnds both the start and the end]], measuring how long it has been since the Hulk caused chaos.

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* Used at least twice in the superhero film ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', at [[BookEnds both the start and the end]], measuring how long it has been since the Hulk caused chaos.
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* The official website for the movie ''Film/EscapeFromTomorrow'' had a counter for "Days Without Being Sued By Disney". Unfortunately for the film, Disney realized they were trying to trigger the StreisandEffect and didn't take action against it, leaving it to flop and sink into obscurity.

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* In ''Film/YoungDoctorsInLove'' the sign is reset after [[TheChewToy the assassin]] smokes next to gas tanks, and explodes.

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* In ''Film/YoungDoctorsInLove'' the sign is reset after [[TheChewToy the assassin]] smokes next inside an oxygen tent, causing it to gas tanks, and explodes.explode, a nurse removes "1" from the stand marked: "Safety record. Accident free days."
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* It has been 0 days [[http://hasdcdonesomethingstupidtoday.com/ since]] ''Creator/DCComics'' has done something stupid.

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* It has been 0 days [[http://hasdcdonesomethingstupidtoday.com/ com since]] ''Creator/DCComics'' has done something stupid.



* In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', General Zod hits Superman into one of these signs on a construction site. The impact knocks two digits off the sign, thus accidentally resetting it to "0 days..."

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* In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', General Zod hits Superman into one of these signs on a construction site. The impact knocks two digits off the sign, thus accidentally resetting it to "0 days...the sign now reads "This job has worked 0 days without an accident."



* In ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' Heaven has a [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2016/04/27/cant-be-heaven-without-one/ "days since last shocking revelation"]] sign outside their orientation building. A chimera is seen resetting it after [[spoiler: Keene]] is told that he's dead.

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* In ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' Heaven has a [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2016/04/27/cant-be-heaven-without-one/ "days since last shocking revelation"]] sign outside their orientation building. A chimera is seen resetting it after [[spoiler: Keene]] [[spoiler:Keene]] is told that he's dead.

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** Also from Not Always Right, we have [[https://notalwaysright.com/its-a-bad-sign-when-you-become-the-sign/269916/ this]] tale of a store resetting their "days since a customer asked a stupid question" sign (it had been at a record of 99 days), submitted by the customer who asked the question.



* ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'' recounts [[https://notalwaysright.com/its-a-bad-sign-when-you-become-the-sign/269916/ this]] tale of a store resetting their "days since a customer asked a stupid question" (it had been at a record of 99 days), submitted by the customer who asked the question.
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* Several ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' maps have a sign that reads "This Job Has Worked [0] Days Without an Accident". The Payload map Swiftwater has a non-zero numbers of days for the sign, but is appended with "that said, there have been a number of homicides".

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* Several ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' maps have a sign that reads "This Job Has Worked [0] Days Without an Accident". The Payload map Swiftwater has a non-zero numbers of days for the sign, but is appended with "that said, there have been a number of homicides". Yet another version is present on certain maps reading "This facility has operated [17] days with only [8] casualties".



* ''VideoGame/EntropyZero2'' presents a "This job has worked 52 days without a [[MediumAwareness [map] transition]]" sign in the Arbeit underground labs, right before a map change. Sure enough, after the next map loads in, the counter changes from 52 to 0.

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* ''VideoGame/EntropyZero2'' presents a "This job has worked 52 days without a [[MediumAwareness [map] transition]]" sign in the Arbeit underground labs, right before a map change. Sure enough, after the next map loads in, the counter changes from 52 to 0. A variation of this sign found later on instead reads "This job has worked 0 days without a Combine invasion".
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* ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'' recounts [[https://notalwaysright.com/its-a-bad-sign-when-you-become-the-sign/269916/ this]] tale of a store resetting their "days since a customer asked a stupid question" (it had been at a record of 99 days), submitted by the customer who asked the question.
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** In a case of history repeating itself, ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'' also has an unused "Days without accident" sign, encased in a shattered photo frame.


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* ''VideoGame/EntropyZero2'' presents a "This job has worked 52 days without a [[MediumAwareness [map] transition]]" sign in the Arbeit underground labs, right before a map change. Sure enough, after the next map loads in, the counter changes from 52 to 0.
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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': Eggman really is cutting corners with his attractions if they come with a "MINUTES without accident" counter!

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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': ''VideoGame/SonicColors'': Eggman really is cutting corners with his attractions if they come with a "MINUTES without accident" counter!
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* ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'': One whiteboard in the room with the security terminal is designated to how many days have gone by without an accident. By the time the story starts, the count is at 4, and it’s already outdated.

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* ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'': ''Webcomic/Trevor2020'': One whiteboard in the room with the security terminal is designated to how many days have gone by without an accident. By the time the story starts, the count is at 4, and it’s already outdated.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Luck}}'': In the teaser trailer, a rabbit resets a "Lucky Days in a Row" sign from 9,999,999,999 to zero when a human ([[BornUnlucky Sam]]) wanders into the Land of Luck.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Luck}}'': ''WesternAnimation/Luck2022'': In the teaser trailer, a rabbit resets a "Lucky Days in a Row" sign from 9,999,999,999 to zero when a human ([[BornUnlucky Sam]]) wanders into the Land of Luck.
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* Some public pools have signs for "Days Since There Was Pee In The Pool". Or worse.
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* ''WebVideo/ModernRogue'' has an injury counter that resets with alarming frequency, usually as a result of one of the hosts underestimating the inherent danger in whatever scientific experiment they're tinkering with. Most injuries are minor, requiring only a bandage, but several ER trips have been undertaken. "Reset the counter!" has become a CatchPhrase for the show.
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* ''Literature/TheBlackFleetCrisis'' mentions a sign in the lobby of the New Republic Senate reading "''X'' Days Since The Last Shot Fired in Anger. Remember, Peace is No Accident!" When a new war breaks out, Chief of State Leia Organa Solo notices the sign and angrily orders that it be taken down.

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* ''Literature/TheBlackFleetCrisis'' mentions a sign in the lobby of the New Republic Senate reading "''X'' Days Since The Last Shot Fired in Anger. Remember, Peace is No Accident!" When a new war breaks out, Chief of State Leia Organa Solo notices the sign and angrily orders that it be taken down. As the EU grew, it no longer fit with the established timeline, but it was a nice idea.




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* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': The Season 4 premier is titled "30 Days Without an Accident", which we see written on a whiteboard. After a RedShirt dies on a supply run, the count is reset to zero.

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* Used in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' The sign is reset to zero after the first "twenty-three-nineteen" incident.

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* Used ''WesternAnimation/{{Luck}}'': In the teaser trailer, a rabbit resets a "Lucky Days in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' The a Row" sign from 9,999,999,999 to zero when a human ([[BornUnlucky Sam]]) wanders into the Land of Luck.
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': A sign reading "Accident Free for __ Days"
is reset from 47 to zero after the first "twenty-three-nineteen" "23-19" incident.
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* In 2001, German football club Hamburger SV, which had been on the top-flight for every season since the Bundesliga's foundation in 1963, had a large clock installed in its stadium marking the time the club had been in the first level. When the club was relegated for the first time in the 2016-17 season, the clock was reset to show the time since the club's foundation, but was eventually taken down two years later.
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* ''Film/ModernProblems'' starts with a big sign "Congratulations New York air traffic control ... days without an accident!" The number is missing. Next minute the controllers deal with a plane dropping its luggage during takeoff, a Cessna pilot dying before landing and a Tunis flight mixing its bearing with a tuna sandwich price.
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* ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'' has the occasional counter indicating number of days without incident (in this case, "incident" means "Bruce getting pissed off enough to Hulk Out and break lots of things"). The movie ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' did the same thing.

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* ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'' ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' has the occasional counter indicating number of days without incident (in this case, "incident" means "Bruce getting pissed off enough to Hulk Out and break lots of things"). The movie ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' did the same thing.things").



* Used at least twice in the superhero film ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', at [[BookEnds both the start and the end]], measuring how long it has been since the Hulk caused chaos.

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* Used at least twice in the superhero film ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', at [[BookEnds both the start and the end]], measuring how long it has been since the Hulk caused chaos.
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* From Website/NotAlwaysRight we have [[https://notalwaysright.com/perfect-accidental-timing/33546/ this story]] about a chemistry student so accident-prone that the teacher made one of these signs just for them.

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* From Website/NotAlwaysRight we have [[https://notalwaysright.com/perfect-accidental-timing/33546/ this story]] about a chemistry student so accident-prone that the teacher made one of these signs just for them. Ironically, the accident that caused the counter to be reset was not the student's fault that time.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Hiccup Plague", Krusty Krab has a chalkboard that says "2 DAYS WITHOUT NONSENSE". After the hiccups [=SpongeBob=] captured gets in the way of his work, a disappointed Mr. Krabs erases the "2" and replaces it with "0".

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-> '''0''' days since the last [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife browsing-TV-Tropes-Wiki-at-work]] incident

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-> '''0''' days since the last [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife browsing-TV-Tropes-Wiki-at-work]] incident
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* ''VideoGame/{{Starmancer}}'' has an "Oopsie Tracker" as part of the UI that lists how many deaths happened on your space station, and how many days have passed since the last death.
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* ''WebComic/{{Shortpacked}}'' has a [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1910 "Days Since a Horrible Pun"]] sign.

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* ''WebComic/{{Shortpacked}}'' has a [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1910 com/comic/kaldur "Days Since a Horrible Pun"]] sign.
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* ''VideoGame/TwoPointHospital'': On a radio advert: "Come to Grockle Bay Zoo! Almost no visitor fatalities for two-and-a-half weeks!"
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* ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'': One whiteboard in the room with the security terminal is designated to how many days have gone by without an accident. By the time the story starts, the count is at 4, and it’s already outdated.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'' several such signs show up occasionally, like [[http://the-whiteboard.com/autowb104.html "10 days since last mauling."]]

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* In ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'' several such signs show up occasionally, like [[http://the-whiteboard.com/autowb104.html "10 days since last mauling."]]"]] In [[http://the-whiteboard.com/autotwb3280.html another strip]] Doc changes "days" to "minutes".
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* The website for the 2008 AlternateRealityGame ''The [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppet]] Experiment'' had [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Experiment?file=MuppetExperiment002.png a sign on the door of Muppet Labs]] saying "Day(s) without an accident: 0. No pain ... no gain."

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