Line #13 PlayingWith/FastTunnelling

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1	'''Basic Trope''': Ability to tunnel faster that is realistic.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob is a miner. He can tunnel at a rate of about 1 meter per minute.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob can tunnel as fast as he can walk.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob can tunnel about 1 meter per hour without high-tech machinery.
5	* '''Justified''': NA, this trope is specifically for when there is no sufficient explanation.
6	* '''Inverted''': Bob uses high-tech machinery, and still mines slower that real machines.
7	* '''Subverted''':
8	** Bob seems to be tunnelling suspiciously fast, but it turns out that the five miles of tunnel he went through was already there.
9	** Bob is only digging a 5cm wide lead tunnel for the TBM to follow.
10	* '''Double Subverted''': He dug that section out last night.
11	* '''Parodied''': Bob can tunnel considerably faster that he can walk. [[AmusingInjuries This causes him to trip. A LOT.]]
12	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
13	* '''Averted'''
14	** Bob tunnels at a realistic speed.
15	** Bob uses magic, superpowers or fictional technology to tunnel fast
16	* '''Enforced''': The plot demands that he be able to travel at a reasonable speed underground through solid stone.
17	* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee, Bob, you sure can dig fast!"
18	* '''Invoked''': ???
19	* '''Exploited''': Bob uses his tunnelling speed to sneak around.
20	* '''Defied''': ???
21	* '''Discussed''': ???
22	* '''Conversed''': ???
23	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob doesn't reinforce his tunnels, and he is killed in a cave-in.
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29	%%* '''Implied''': ???
30	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
31	%%* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': ???
32	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / FastTunnelling