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* '''Subverted''': Bob seems to be tunnelling suspiciously fast, but it turns out that the five miles of tunnel he went through was already there,

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Bob seems to be tunnelling suspiciously fast, but it turns out that the five miles of tunnel he went through was already there,there.
** Bob is only digging a 5cm wide lead tunnel for the TBM to follow.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob can tunnel considerably faster that he can walk.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob can tunnel considerably faster that he can walk. [[AmusingInjuries This causes him to trip. A LOT.]]



** Bob uses magic, superpowers or fictional technology to tunnel fast, [[AmusingInjuries causing him to trip. A lot.]]

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** Bob uses magic, superpowers or fictional technology to tunnel fast, [[AmusingInjuries causing him to trip. A lot.]]fast
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** Bob uses magic, superpowers or fictional technology to tunnel fast.

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** Bob uses magic, superpowers or fictional technology to tunnel fast.fast, [[AmusingInjuries causing him to trip. A lot.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': Ability to tunnel faster that is realistic.
* '''Straight''': Bob is a miner. He can tunnel at a rate of about 1 meter per minute.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob can tunnel as fast as he can walk.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob can tunnel about 1 meter per hour without high-tech machinery.
* '''Justified''': NA, this trope is specifically for when there is no sufficient explanation.
* '''Inverted''': Bob uses high-tech machinery, and still mines slower that real machines.
* '''Subverted''': Bob seems to be tunnelling suspiciously fast, but it turns out that the five miles of tunnel he went through was already there,
* '''Double Subverted''': He dug that section out last night.
* '''Parodied''': Bob can tunnel considerably faster that he can walk.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted'''
** Bob tunnels at a realistic speed.
** Bob uses magic, superpowers or fictional technology to tunnel fast.
* '''Enforced''': The plot demands that he be able to travel at a reasonable speed underground through solid stone.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee, Bob, you sure can dig fast!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob uses his tunnelling speed to sneak around.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob doesn't reinforce his tunnels, and he is killed in a cave-in.
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