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7	Sometimes when a character has an IdeaBulb moment, they may reflect it by holding one hand (usually the left) out and tapping the palm with the other fist.
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9	Often the action is accompanied by a sound effect: a "bop" or a "bing". The Japanese onomatopoeia for the drum is ''oberobero''. Anime producers often use the sound of a ''[[KabukiSounds tsuzumi]]'' drum hit.
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11	Compare IdeaBulb and BeamOfEnlightenment. See also IdiosyncraticCulturalGesture.
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19	* Happens in ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'', the sound effect having been translated "bam". And apparently the onomatopoeia for the drum is ''oberobero''.
20	* The ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha TheMovie 1st Tribute Comics'' which doubled as advertisements for the four ''Nanoha'' manga running at the time of the movie release has [[http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8812/comics003.jpg Subaru doing this]] in the ''Lyrical Almanac'' section when she was pitching ideas for the ''[=StrikerS=]'' movie. ("Erio and Caro's Meeting - [[CrashIntoHello The First]] [[ThanksForTheMammaries Touch]]!")
21	* Seen every now and then in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''. As shown in the picture, Akisame-sensei takes Kenichi's request for a day off and figures that it's been a while since anyone else has had a vacation anyway.
22	* Haruhi in the first episode[=/=]chapter of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', upon coming up with a word to describe Tamaki: "I got it...Obnoxious!"
23	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' occasionally.
24	* Tomoki does this in one episode of ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty''. The accompanying sound effect dragged on for a few drum beats instead of just one.
25	* Done sometimes in ''Manga/OnePiece''.
26	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
27	** Soun Tendo pops his fist against his hand when Nabiki reveals that there is a Japanese translation of the Chinese marital laws right next to the Chinese language version that he had been unable to read, stating, "And I missed that completely!"
28	** Ranma makes the fist against the palm gesture when Akane suggests that they can clear up all of their issues with Tsubasa just by explaining that Ukyo is, in fact, a girl, with a soft, "Oh, yeah." It doesn't actually help anything, though, as Tsubasa already knew Ukyo was a girl, and that was the source of Tsubasa's interest.
29	** In the OVA two-parter where the usual cast are fighting the phoenix, the shop keeper keeps doing the fist-against-palm gesture every time he recalls something about the phoenix's development. The last time he does it, it's because the giant Phoenix on Kuno's head resembles the statue outside of his store. Akane chides him for startling her.
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33	* Ron did this in ''Film/HarryPotter''.
34	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei does this to try to trigger an idea.
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38	* Robin from the 1960s ''Series/Batman1966'' series did this quite often, usually accompanied by a "Holy ____, Batman!" exclamation.
39	* This was a common gesture for Sabrina in ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch''.
40	* Eddie from ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' also did it.
41	* Both Will and his cousin did it in ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''
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45	* In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', [[GoingThroughTheMotions most animations are reused on a lot of characters]]. A common one in conversation is this gesture, used for emphasizing a point.
46	* [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]] does this quite a lot in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'', thanks to the game's heavy use of "GoingThroughTheMotions" with character animations.
47	* Mike Meekins does this in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', then yanks on his hand since he did it with his bandaged hand and he hurt himself doing it.
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51	* [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=308 Pantsman]] of ''WebComic/VGCats'' fame does this during his rant about SOPA as a gesture to rally behind his cause...only to find out the fight's over before he could even start it. He does one more deflated fist tap at the end with a quiet PrecisionFStrike.
52	* Sah in ''Webcomic/RealmOfOwls'' taps in discovering that there is a lot [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/solving-moslo-done simpler solution to the problem]].
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56	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
57	** At twelve hours into the awake-athon in "[[Recap/TotalDramaTheBigSleep The Big Sleep]]", Owen keeps himself conscious with movement and enthusiasm. While tapping his palm with his fist, he brags it'll be easy to win, then promptly falls asleep.
58	** During a confessional in "[[Recap/TotalDramaBroadwayBaby Broadway, Baby!]]", Heather wonders what caused Sierra to act the way she did and lose Chris's favor. In a flash of realization, she recalls Alejandro's smile and taps her palm with her fist as she comes to the conclusion that he manipulated Sierra into it.
59	** Heather is robbed of the Immunity Idol in "[[Recap/TotalDramaNoEggspectsTheSpanishOpposition No Egg-spects the Spanish Opposition]]" and wrongly concludes that it's Chris's doing because he has cameras everywhere. In the confessional, she directly addresses him and vows she won't be the one to leave the island tonight as she taps her palm with her fist.
60	** When they're threatened by a crocodile in "[[Recap/TotalDramaThisIsThePits This Is the Pits!]]", Scarlett taps her palm with her fist as she recognizes that this is the perfect opportunity to get rid of Max. It's less that he gets eaten, and more that he gets delayed and will cause the team to lose, upon which he'll be voted off.
61	** During a confessional in "[[Recap/TotalDramaTwinningIsntEverything Twinning Isn't Everything]]", Amy calls Samey a Spare Amy and realizes a nickname even more cruel than "Samey" would be "Sparemy". She taps her palm with her fist as she declares that once she gets home, she's going to change the name on her sister's birth certificate.
62	* In ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' Kimiko does this when confident enough to fight Panda Bubba in the episode "The Return of Panda Bubba" when he took over her father's factory.
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66	* Western politicians sometimes do this to drive a point home during their debates. (It's questionable whether they're actually realizing something when they do it — more likely they want to signal to the audience that they should be realizing something because of what the politician just told them.)
67	** At least one biography claimed UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant had the palm-fist tap as a signature gesture, doing it repeatedly whenever he was trying to make a point.
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