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In media when an out of control car runs over a fire hydrant the inevitable result is a geyser of water that [[InstantIndexJustAddWater instantly adds]] both drama and excitement to the scene. In reality the ''most'' likely result is a good deal of front end damage and a bill to repair the broken hydrant, but in a non-trivial amount of cases the car '''will''' wind up as an aquarium. Whether this trope is ArtisticLicense or TruthInTelevision depends on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant#Construction the design of the hydrant.]] Hydrants known as "wet barrel" bring highly pressurized water all the way up into the part that [[TemptingFate sticks above ground]]. Hydrants known as "dry barrel" keep the vital valve equipment many feet underground, which are then opened via a long shaft.
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In media when an out of control car runs over a fire hydrant the inevitable result is a geyser of water that [[InstantIndexJustAddWater instantly adds]] both drama and excitement to the scene. In reality the ''most'' likely result is a good deal of front end damage and a bill to repair the broken hydrant, but in a non-trivial amount of cases the car '''will''' wind up as an aquarium. Whether this trope is ArtisticLicense or TruthInTelevision depends on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant#Construction the design of the hydrant.]] Hydrants known as hydrant:]] "wet barrel" models bring highly pressurized water all the way up into the part that [[TemptingFate sticks above ground]]. Hydrants known as ground, while "dry barrel" variants keep the vital valve equipment many feet underground, which are then and that is opened via a long shaft.
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In media when an out of control car runs over a fire hydrant the inevitable result is a geyser of water that [[InstantIndexJustAddWater instantly adds]] both drama and excitement to the scene. In reality the ''most'' likely result is a good deal of front end damage and a bill to repair the broken hydrant, but in a non-trivial amount of cases the car '''will''' wind up as an aquarium. What determines if this trope is ArtisticLicense or TruthInTelevision is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant#Construction design of the hydrant.]] Hydrants known as "wet barrel" bring highly pressurized water all the way up into the part that [[TemptingFate sticks above ground]]. Hydrants known as "dry barrel" keep the vital valve equipment many feet underground, which are then opened via a long shaft.
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In media when an out of control car runs over a fire hydrant the inevitable result is a geyser of water that [[InstantIndexJustAddWater instantly adds]] both drama and excitement to the scene. In reality the ''most'' likely result is a good deal of front end damage and a bill to repair the broken hydrant, but in a non-trivial amount of cases the car '''will''' wind up as an aquarium. What determines if Whether this trope is ArtisticLicense or TruthInTelevision is the depends on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Hydrant#Construction the design of the hydrant.]] Hydrants known as "wet barrel" bring highly pressurized water all the way up into the part that [[TemptingFate sticks above ground]]. Hydrants known as "dry barrel" keep the vital valve equipment many feet underground, which are then opened via a long shaft.
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* One episode of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' starts with a gushing hydrant as the result of an assignment GoneHorriblyWrong. After an ass-chewing from [[DaChief Vance]], we find out HowWeGotHere.
