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Looking for two tropes that are pretty similar:
1) Alice and Bob have a problem. Bob, usually the gadgeteer, mad scientist, or professor, reveals that he has thought of and implemented a solution. Alice asks about the consequences of this solution. There's usually a beat, followed by the consequences of that solution, and Alice and Bob launched into a worse problem. (e.g. "Don't worry, Ally my gal, I have planted an explosive charge that will go off in the cavemouth in fifteen seconds. We'll get out safely." "Oh, good — I assume you checked that the pillars were solid steel?" "The pillars?" "Yes, the ones in the cavemouth, holding this whole thing up." "...(cue landslide)")
2) Bob is showing off his latest invention. He sets it off, talking about all the wonderful features. Alice is impressed, then asks "How do you stop it?" or similar. Usually, there's either a Beat as the machine goes wild, or an awkward silence followed by "I knew I forgot something...".
If we don't have the latter, Forgot To Put The Brakes In or I Knew I Forgot Something could make a good trope name. Anyone?