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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingstheRingsOfPower'': When Elrond is denied permission to enter Khazad-dûm he invokes "The Rite of Sigin-tarâg". This turns out to be a duel against Prince Durin where they both smash rocks until one of them can't continue. If Elrond wins he gets to request a boon of the Dwarves, if he loses he's banished from all Dwarven lands forever.

* There was an episode of ''Series/{{Cheyenne}}'' where the titular hero faces off against an indian warrior by seeing who could stand in a pit of quicksand the longest.

** In the ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}'' series, this is pretty much the main strategy for the majority of Stamina-type Beys. At most times, they often find themselves using their superiors stamina to outlast their opponents in battle. This is often because most Stamina-type Beys lack the sufficient power to bring down their foes and, instead, must resort to outlasting to them. Only a few characters with Stamina beys subvert this trope most notably Free de la Hoya from the second season of ''Beyblade Burst'' as Free , despite having a Stamina, was considered the [[WorldsStrongestMan strongest blader in the world]] who's bey was able to drain the spin speed from other beys and even one-shot them.

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* The whole point of Spank-Offs in the ''Webcomic/{{Collar 6}}'' universe.

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* The Minbari's Star-fire wheel in ''Series/BabylonFive''. The way the Minbari picked their leaders in the past was that the candidates would be placed in a beam of intense heat. The heat would be slowly cranked up. The one who stayed in the beam, risking death for their cause, got to be the winner.

* In ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', two witches have a competition to see who can stare at the sun longest without blinking or looking away. Neither of them is harmed by the ordeal, but a bystander who wanders too close gets a nasty sunburn from the diverted power.

* Chapter 2 of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' has one of these between Kiyotaka and Mondo, where they try to see who can endure a sauna the longest. Kiyotaka uses the sauna as normal, but Mondo, in a fit of machismo, keeps his BadassLongcoat on. The result isn't shown (the protagonist does not want to witness the contest), but by the next morning Kiyotaka and Mondo are friends, implying perhaps that they both nearly died and had to be rescued by [[GameMaster Monokuma]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Dunces And Dragons"; in one scene, Spongebob and friends come across the dark knight, who is essentially a [[{{Captain Ersatz}} medieval version of Sandy Cheeks]]. Spongebob easily endures Medieval Sandy's moves by countering back with his own moves, his karate (which he often [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounces as "kare-uh-tay"]]).

* The Al Brodax ''{{Popeye}}'' cartoon "Duel To The Finish" is devoid of violence in spite of its title. Olive schemes to make Popeye jealous, so she lures Wimpy with (of course) hamburgers. Popeye challenges Wimpy to a duel, and Wimpy options an eating duel. After so many hamburgers consumed, Popeye gives up. But so does Olive--she can't cook another thing. Wimpy acquiesces Olive to Popeye as a result.

** In the ''Manga/{{Beyblade}} series, this is pretty much the main strategy for the majority of Stamina-type Beys. At most times, they often find themselves using their superiors stamina to outlast their opponents in battle. This is often because most Stamina-type Beys lack the sufficient power to bring down their foes and, instead, must resort to outlasting to them. Only a few characters with Stamina beys subvert this trope most notably Free de la Hoya from the second season of ''Beyblade Burst'' as Free , despite having a Stamina, was considered the [[WorldsStrongestMan strongest blader in the world]] who's bey was able to drain the spin speed from other beys and even one-shot them.

* In ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'', two witches have a competition to see who can stare at the sun longest without blinking or looking away. Neither of them is harmed by the ordeal, but a bystander who wanders too close gets a nasty sunburn from the diverted power.

Compare: DuelToTheDeath.

* In ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'', two witches have a competition to see who can stare at the sun longest without blinking or looking away.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In "The Sea and Little Fishes", two witches have a contest of who can stare straight at the sun the longest. Neither of them is harmed by the ordeal, but a bystander who wanders too close gets a nasty sunburn from the diverted power.

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* Bang's gag reel in ''VideoGame/BlazblueChronoPhantasma'' is a manliness competition, with the competitors having to endure various stimuli (ranging from heat and cold to lovable cats). The final test was [[spoiler:who could endure digestion via [[EldritchAbomination Arakune]] the longest]]. [[spoiler:Arakune]] won.
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