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* Each designated "trunk" tile (''including a bicycle's box'') in any ''{{Cataclysm}}'' vehicle can hold a staggeringly large amount of items[[hottip:*:accessed by a combination of up to 3 keys, including lowercase, uppercase and symbols]], with each item being possibly larger than the trunk itself (such as ''steel boards'' used to put the vehicle together). With the limited carrying capacity characters have, this is [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality more or less accepted]].
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* ''Terraria'' is a notable example as your character's ability is able to fit a few drills, swords, guns, giant piles of ore/metal and enough blocks of stone to build a castle in their pockets is unexplained. Another Bag of holding within the game is the Piggy Bank, a tiny chest like object that can fit up to twenty items even though its the size of a regular piggy bank. And of course there is the fact that its contents are saved on a by-character basis, meaning everyone on the server can place their own stock of items in it. Oh and you can access its contents Piggy Bank. Even one in a different world.

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* ''Terraria'' is a notable example as your character's ability is able to fit a few dozen drills, swords, guns, giant piles of ore/metal and enough blocks of stone to build a castle in their pockets is unexplained. Another Bag of holding within the game is the Piggy Bank, a tiny chest like object that can fit up to twenty items even though its the size of a regular piggy bank. And of course there is the fact that its contents are saved on a by-character basis, meaning everyone on the server can place their own stock of items in it. Oh and you can access its contents Piggy Bank. Even one in a different world.
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* ''Terraria'' is a notable notable example, how someone can fit a few drills, swords and Guns in their pockets is unexplained, Another Bag of holding within the game is the Piggy Bank, A tiny chest like object that fits in TWENTY objects, and you can access it through another Piggy Bank, akin to Minecraft's Ender Chest

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* ''Terraria'' is a notable notable example, how someone can example as your character's ability is able to fit a few drills, swords swords, guns, giant piles of ore/metal and Guns enough blocks of stone to build a castle in their pockets is unexplained, unexplained. Another Bag of holding within the game is the Piggy Bank, A a tiny chest like object that fits can fit up to twenty items even though its the size of a regular piggy bank. And of course there is the fact that its contents are saved on a by-character basis, meaning everyone on the server can place their own stock of items in TWENTY objects, it. Oh and you can access it through another its contents Piggy Bank, akin to Minecraft's Ender ChestBank. Even one in a different world.
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* ''KamenRiderDecade'''s [[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/decade/rider/ridebooker.html Ride Booker]], the device that holds all the cards he uses in battle, is explicitly stated to contain a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle Klein bottle]] that gives it infinite capacity for both cards and [[SwissArmyWeapon bullets]], stores a sword blade, and allows him to draw whatever card he needs instantly without RummageFail. Taking it a step further, the Ride Booker will occasionally eject cards into the air in order to let him get to them faster.
** Likewise [[TheRival Kamen Rider Diend's]] card holder, which is smaller and much less fancy[[note]]As well as being a [[PropRecycling Recycled Prop]] from ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}''[[/note]]. It's implied that Decade and Diend both dip into the same "well", explaining why Diend only uses primary Riders after Decade has unlocked them.

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* ''KamenRiderDecade'''s ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'''s [[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/decade/rider/ridebooker.html Ride Booker]], the device that holds all the cards he uses in battle, is explicitly stated to contain a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle Klein bottle]] that gives it infinite capacity for both cards and [[SwissArmyWeapon bullets]], stores a sword blade, and allows him to draw whatever card he needs instantly without RummageFail. Taking it a step further, the Ride Booker will occasionally eject cards into the air in order to let him get to them faster.
** Likewise [[TheRival Kamen Rider Diend's]] card holder, which is smaller and much less fancy[[note]]As well as being a [[PropRecycling Recycled Prop]] from ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}''[[/note]].''Series/KamenRiderDenO''[[/note]]. It's implied that Decade and Diend both dip into the same "well", explaining why Diend only uses primary Riders after Decade has unlocked them.
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* In Creator/RykESpoor's ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' every well-equipped adventurer has a "neverfull pack". It's not actually true that they can never be filled up, but they do let you carry a lot more equipment around.

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* The handbag in SamuelBeckett's ''Happy Days'' is strongly implied to be this, although the central character seems to be in denial about it.
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* Terraria Is a notable notable example, how someone can fit a few drills, swords and Guns in their pockets is unexplained, Another Bag of holding within the game is the Piggy Bank, A tiny chest like object that fits in TWENTY objects, and you can access it through another Piggy Bank, akin to Minecraft's Ender Chest

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* Terraria Is ''Terraria'' is a notable notable example, how someone can fit a few drills, swords and Guns in their pockets is unexplained, Another Bag of holding within the game is the Piggy Bank, A tiny chest like object that fits in TWENTY objects, and you can access it through another Piggy Bank, akin to Minecraft's Ender ChestChest
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' both plays this tropes straight and averts it. While it's perfectly possible to carry every weapon and armor in the game, for single use items (healing potions, status cures, etc) you can only hold 32. Not 32 types; 32 period. As a result, it's generally considered better to [[AwesomeButPractical turn into a Dragoon]] to cure [[StandardStatusEffects status problems]].
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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Doctor has pulled objects out of his pockets which, even if they fit, would have been clearly present by ruining the lines of his suit. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the Doctor's pockets being bigger on the inside, a common feature of Time Lord technology.

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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Doctor has pulled objects out of his pockets which, even if they fit, would have been clearly present by ruining the lines of his suit. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the Doctor's pockets being bigger on the inside, BiggerOnTheInside, a common feature of Time Lord technology.
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* In the Disney adaptation of ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'', Merlin casts a spell ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfahp4J_-_o along with a song and dance routine]]) to place the contents of ''his entire house'' inside his bag, because he was going on a trip.

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* In the Disney adaptation of ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'', Merlin casts a spell ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfahp4J_-_o along with a song and dance routine]]) to place the contents of ''his entire house'' inside his bag, because he was going on a trip.moving to Sir Ector's castle to tutor Arthur.
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* Shaman from Marvel Comics ''AlphaFlight''. His bag holds any number of magical spells. Only for him. Anyone else? Just don't look into it. Or stick your arm into it. It doesn't like giving arms back.

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* Shaman from Marvel Comics ''AlphaFlight''.''ComicBook/AlphaFlight''. His bag holds any number of magical spells. Only for him. Anyone else? Just don't look into it. Or stick your arm into it. It doesn't like giving arms back.
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* Red Mage owned a "bag of infinite holding" in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', which Thief stole offscreen and used to store his loot. However due to the sheer volume of stuff that Thief pilfers, eventually even the "bag of infinite holding" can no longer hold all of it. Later in the story, Red Mage used it to trap [[ElementalEmbodiment Kary, Fiend of Fire]] and [[ForbiddenChekhovsGun cast a Universe-freezing spell within it]]. The bag was finally destroyed along with Kary and Thief's treasures when White Mage impulsively smashed the frozen bag of holding with her hammer.

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* Red Mage owned a "bag of infinite holding" in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', which Thief stole offscreen and used to store his loot. However due to the sheer volume of stuff that Thief pilfers, eventually even the "bag bag of infinite holding" can no longer holding runs out of room to hold all of it. Later in the story, Red Mage used it to trap [[ElementalEmbodiment Kary, Fiend of Fire]] and [[ForbiddenChekhovsGun cast a Universe-freezing spell within it]]. The bag was finally destroyed along with Kary and Thief's treasures when White Mage impulsively smashed the frozen bag of holding with her hammer.
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* Red Mage owned a BagOfHolding in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Thief stole offscreen and used to store his loot. Thief apparently filled it to the non-existent limit with "more riches than actually exist". Later in the story, Red Mage used it to trap [[ElementalEmbodiment Kary, Fiend of Fire]] and [[ForbiddenChekhovsGun cast a Universe-freezing spell within it]]. The bag was finally destroyed along with Kary and Thief's treasures when White Mage impulsively smashed the frozen bag of holding with her hammer.

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* Red Mage owned a BagOfHolding "bag of infinite holding" in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', which Thief stole offscreen and used to store his loot. Thief apparently filled it However due to the non-existent limit with "more riches than actually exist".sheer volume of stuff that Thief pilfers, eventually even the "bag of infinite holding" can no longer hold all of it. Later in the story, Red Mage used it to trap [[ElementalEmbodiment Kary, Fiend of Fire]] and [[ForbiddenChekhovsGun cast a Universe-freezing spell within it]]. The bag was finally destroyed along with Kary and Thief's treasures when White Mage impulsively smashed the frozen bag of holding with her hammer.

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* ''DoraTheExplorer'': "Backpack, Backpack!"

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* ''DoraTheExplorer'': "Backpack, Backpack!"backpack!"
** In addition, [[GoDiegoGo Diego's]] Rescue Pack.
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* The title brothers in the Norwegian comedy series ''[[BrodreneDal Brødrene Dal]]'' have an old-fashioned hiking backpack containing just about everything you can imagine. The backpack itself contains a tent which looks like an ordinary tent on the outside, but on the inside has several floors, a wooden staircase, telephone, TV etc.

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* The title brothers in the Norwegian comedy series ''[[BrodreneDal Brødrene Dal]]'' have an old-fashioned hiking backpack containing just about everything you can imagine. The backpack itself contains a tent which looks like an ordinary tent on the outside, but on the inside has several floors, a wooden staircase, telephone, TV TV, etc.



* ''VideoGame/WarioLand: Shake It'' takes this trope quite literally. There is a Bag that you can Shake for An INFINITE amount of coins.

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* ''VideoGame/WarioLand: Shake It'' takes this trope quite literally. There is a Bag bag that you can Shake shake for An an INFINITE amount of coins.
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** How about the Pokeballs themselves? Ever wonder how you can carry around a Wailord in your pocket as if it not only weighed nothing, but took up no space whatsoever?
** Delibird's delivery bag. It's [=PokeDex=] entry claims it keeps food in it, but it also likely keeps the giftwrapped packages there that it uses as bombs when it uses Present (a weird attack that it is known for).

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** How about the Pokeballs Poké Balls themselves? Ever wonder how you can carry around a Wailord in your pocket as if it not only weighed nothing, but took up no space whatsoever?
** Delibird's delivery bag. It's [=PokeDex=] Pokédex entry claims it keeps food in it, but it also likely keeps the giftwrapped packages there that it uses as bombs when it uses Present (a weird attack that it is known for).

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* In [[Weregeek]], Abbie uses one to (among other things) carry two PCs.

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* In [[Weregeek]], ''Webcomic/{{Weregeek}}'', Abbie uses one to (among other things) carry two PCs.[=PCs=].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Precocious}}'' Quincy's supervillain persona "D20" carries his comically oversized dice in [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2013/07/14 one]]. And it's a fairly mundane setting.
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* RobertSilverberg's ''Nightwings'' has an overpocket, described as infinitely capacious and capable of containing the contents of an entire world, yet no larger than a man's hand.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'', Passepartout carries whatever items Phileas Fogg asks for in a particular episode.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'', Passepartout carries uses this to carry whatever items Phileas Fogg asks for in a particular episode.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'', Passepartout carries whatever items Phileas Fogg asks for in a particular episode.
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* ''TheFriendlyGiant'' - Rusty the Rooster not only kept his stuff in one of these, but lived there as well.

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* ''TheFriendlyGiant'' ''Series/TheFriendlyGiant'' - Rusty the Rooster not only kept his stuff in one of these, but lived there as well.
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* In [[Weregeek]], Abbie uses one to (among other things) carry two PCs.
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** Delibird's delivery bag. It's PokeDex entry claims it keeps food in it, but it also likely keeps the giftwrapped packages there that it uses as bombs when it uses Present (a weird attack that it is known for).

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** Delibird's delivery bag. It's PokeDex [=PokeDex=] entry claims it keeps food in it, but it also likely keeps the giftwrapped packages there that it uses as bombs when it uses Present (a weird attack that it is known for).
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* Speaking of which, Luigi's pockets certainly act this way in ''VideoGameLuigisMansionDarkMoon'' (as he's able to stash almost anything that Dr. Gadd gives him in them, regardless of size) and Dr. Gadd even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it in one scene, commenting on how "it's a good thing you have such deep pockets."

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* Speaking of which, Luigi's pockets certainly act this way in ''VideoGameLuigisMansionDarkMoon'' ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'' (as he's able to stash almost anything that Dr. Gadd gives him in them, regardless of size) and Dr. Gadd even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it in one scene, commenting on how "it's a good thing you have such deep pockets."
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* In ''Aladdin'', Genie is seen stuffing various items into a small suitcase with no space concerns.
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** Delibird's delivery bag.

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** Delibird's delivery bag. It's PokeDex entry claims it keeps food in it, but it also likely keeps the giftwrapped packages there that it uses as bombs when it uses Present (a weird attack that it is known for).
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* Speaking of which, Luigi's pockets certainly act this way in ''VideoGameLuigisMansionDarkMoon'' (as he's able to stash almost anything that Dr. Gadd gives him in them, regardless of size) and Dr. Gadd even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it in one scene, commenting on how "it's a good thing you have such deep pockets."
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* The interactive-fiction game ''Lost'' allowed the player to acquire a box which opened into a pocket dimension, allowing you to store anything you could pick up. Just make sure not to put any other type of container in it; it's [[DividedByZero not pretty]].

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* The interactive-fiction game ''Lost'' allowed the player to acquire a box which opened into a pocket dimension, allowing you to store anything you could pick up. Just make sure not to put any other type of container in it; it's [[DividedByZero [[RealityBreakingParadox not pretty]].
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A PortableHole is a similar device. In universes where the two coexist, it's never a good idea for them to intermingle (i.e. [[DivideByZero don't put the portable hole in the bag of holding...]])

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A PortableHole is a similar device. In universes where the two coexist, it's never a good idea for them to intermingle (i.e. [[DivideByZero [[RealityBreakingParadox don't put the portable hole in the bag of holding...]])
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* Terraria Is a notable notable example, how someone can fit a few drills, swords and Guns in their pockets is unexplained, Another Bag of holding within the game is the Piggy Bank, A tiny chest like object that fits in TWENTY objects, and you can access it through another Piggy Bank, akin to Minecraft's Ender Chest
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** And a true Gryffindor may pull Godric Gryffindor's sword out of the ''Sorting Hat''. You know, the hat sized to fit on 11-year-olds' heads? (Granted, it is not confirmed if they are actually pulling it from the hat, or from wherever it is when it isn't in use.)

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** And a true Gryffindor may pull Godric Gryffindor's sword out of the ''Sorting Hat''. You know, Sorting Hat... which kinda makes sense, since the hat sized itself also once belonged to fit on 11-year-olds' heads? (Granted, it is not confirmed if they are actually pulling it from the Gryffindor. (If you were a wizard with a magic hat, or from wherever it is when it isn't wouldn't you keep important belongings in use.)it?)



* In Creator/TerryPratchett's Literature/{{Discworld}} series, The Luggage is a vaguely malevolent version of this trope, which will regularly ''eat people'' but still give you your clothes cleaned and pressed a few seconds later. It's also fanatically devoted to its owner, able to transcend time and space to reach him, and will stomp over or eat anything that gets in its way.

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* In Creator/TerryPratchett's Literature/{{Discworld}} series, The Luggage is a vaguely malevolent version of this trope, which will regularly ''eat people'' but still give you your clothes cleaned and pressed a few seconds later. It's also fanatically devoted to its owner, able to transcend time and space (and ''death'') to reach him, and will stomp over or eat anything that gets in its way.

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