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* '''Justified''': They are measuring CrystalDragonJesus, and as it is [[TheOmnipotent infinitely powerful, any finite method of measuring it's power is doomed to fail.]]
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** They are measuring CrystalDragonJesus, and as it is [[TheOmnipotent infinitely powerful, any finite method of measuring it's power is doomed to fail.]]]]
** The NegativeSpaceWedgie more than exceeds the ship's designated Red Zone. [[labelnote:question]][[TooDumbToLive Who was dumb enough to ]][[NoOshaCompliance let the ship get this far into its red zone?]][[/labelnote]]
** They are measuring CrystalDragonJesus, and as it is [[TheOmnipotent infinitely powerful, any finite method of measuring it's power is doomed to fail.
** The NegativeSpaceWedgie more than exceeds the ship's designated Red Zone. [[labelnote:question]][[TooDumbToLive Who was dumb enough to ]][[NoOshaCompliance let the ship get this far into its red zone?]][[/labelnote]]
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** The thing-o-meter is designed for measuring direct power, and this NegativeSpaceWedgie is ~1e99 alternating at 9THz with an offset of zero.
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'''Basic Trope''': A piece of measuring equipment finds something so powerful that it can’t get a reading.
* '''Straight''': When the Thing-O-Meter is pointed at a NegativeSpaceWedgie, it maxes out to 9999999 immediately, and can’t get a reading with any more detail than that.
* '''Exaggerated''': ReadingsBlewUpTheScale
* '''Downplayed''': The readings reach 9999999 slowly, and flicker between that and 9999998.
* '''Justified''': They are measuring CrystalDragonJesus, and as it is [[TheOmnipotent infinitely powerful, any finite method of measuring it's power is doomed to fail.]]
* '''Inverted''': The readings are suspiciously well-placed in the scale.
* '''Subverted''':
** The scientists using the Thing-O-Meter immediately panic when they test the NegativeSpaceWedgie with it… because it gave a scientifically impossible result of zero,
** The scientists shrug, and switch to a bigger scale.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** After some more tests and calibrations, they find this is because the maxes it out immediately and [[UsefulNotes/PowersofTwoMinusOne causes an overflow error.]]
** They go through 3 larger scales before finally giving in.
* '''Parodied''':
** The meter goes off the scale for even the smallest increase in power.
** “The readings are off the charts! I need bigger charts!”
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** One scientist develops a method for getting an approximate reading of things off the scale, by timing how long it takes for regular scanners to max out.
** It's only a small blip on the ThingOMeter, but as the scale is aimed at measuring the energy outputs of galaxies, even a tiny blip is really, really impressive for an object of that size.
* '''Averted''': Nothing goes off the charts because there are no charts in the first place.
* '''Enforced''': “[[FantasticMeasurementSystem Well, I can’t think of any units to use]]…so let’s just say they are really, REALLY high.”
* '''Lampshaded''': “Why do we even use these scanners anymore?
* '''Invoked''': The scientists deliberately use a smaller scale than usual when publishing their results, to make the NegativeSpaceWedgie seem more impressive.
* '''Exploited''': A nearby merchant offers to sell the scientists a thing-o-meter that CAN measure the NegativeSpaceWedgie, after seeing them try and fail to do so.
* '''Defied''':
** “You idiots, you’re reading it wrong! Let me do it!”
** “Don’t bother picking that scanner up: it’ll just blow up. Trust me."
* '''Discussed''': “It appears there is more to this wormhole than [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare is dreamt of in our philosophy…]] or dreamt of by our scanners.
* '''Conversed''': “The writers are never happy to give a nice whole number to these things, are they?
* '''Implied''': We never see the charts or hear them being talked about, but the facial reaction of the scientist looking at them tells us everything we need to know.
* '''Played for Drama''': The scale represents something that means certain death if either a given reading or its end are reached, and protagonists watch in despair how its readings are increasing with no end.
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* '''Straight''': When the Thing-O-Meter is pointed at a NegativeSpaceWedgie, it maxes out to 9999999 immediately, and can’t get a reading with any more detail than that.
* '''Exaggerated''': ReadingsBlewUpTheScale
* '''Downplayed''': The readings reach 9999999 slowly, and flicker between that and 9999998.
* '''Justified''': They are measuring CrystalDragonJesus, and as it is [[TheOmnipotent infinitely powerful, any finite method of measuring it's power is doomed to fail.]]
* '''Inverted''': The readings are suspiciously well-placed in the scale.
* '''Subverted''':
** The scientists using the Thing-O-Meter immediately panic when they test the NegativeSpaceWedgie with it… because it gave a scientifically impossible result of zero,
** The scientists shrug, and switch to a bigger scale.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** After some more tests and calibrations, they find this is because the maxes it out immediately and [[UsefulNotes/PowersofTwoMinusOne causes an overflow error.]]
** They go through 3 larger scales before finally giving in.
* '''Parodied''':
** The meter goes off the scale for even the smallest increase in power.
** “The readings are off the charts! I need bigger charts!”
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** One scientist develops a method for getting an approximate reading of things off the scale, by timing how long it takes for regular scanners to max out.
** It's only a small blip on the ThingOMeter, but as the scale is aimed at measuring the energy outputs of galaxies, even a tiny blip is really, really impressive for an object of that size.
* '''Averted''': Nothing goes off the charts because there are no charts in the first place.
* '''Enforced''': “[[FantasticMeasurementSystem Well, I can’t think of any units to use]]…so let’s just say they are really, REALLY high.”
* '''Lampshaded''': “Why do we even use these scanners anymore?
* '''Invoked''': The scientists deliberately use a smaller scale than usual when publishing their results, to make the NegativeSpaceWedgie seem more impressive.
* '''Exploited''': A nearby merchant offers to sell the scientists a thing-o-meter that CAN measure the NegativeSpaceWedgie, after seeing them try and fail to do so.
* '''Defied''':
** “You idiots, you’re reading it wrong! Let me do it!”
** “Don’t bother picking that scanner up: it’ll just blow up. Trust me."
* '''Discussed''': “It appears there is more to this wormhole than [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare is dreamt of in our philosophy…]] or dreamt of by our scanners.
* '''Conversed''': “The writers are never happy to give a nice whole number to these things, are they?
* '''Implied''': We never see the charts or hear them being talked about, but the facial reaction of the scientist looking at them tells us everything we need to know.
* '''Played for Drama''': The scale represents something that means certain death if either a given reading or its end are reached, and protagonists watch in despair how its readings are increasing with no end.
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