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Within Parameters
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So, you have an experimental piece of technology for which there is No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup, or is Imported Alien Phlebotinum. You're about to begin an important test, when somebody discovers a minor fluctuation in one of the readings. A higher-ranking scientist or military officer says that it won't affect the test. Except it almost always does. Sometimes it affects it to the point of a Tokyo Fireball. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })This is a side-effect of The Law of Conservation of Detail. Minor fluctuations happen all the time in complicated experiments, but unless it's going to directly affect the plot, you won't hear about it. Examples: |
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Almost this exact phrase is uttered in the opening scenes of Half-Life; soon afterwards some rather unpleasant creatures make their debut. | |
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It's subverted in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, when the project appears to work without a hitch despite the "eight and a half pound anomaly". Of course, the anomaly in question is Dr. Kleiner's pet, Lamarr, setting up a nice Chekhov's Gun for future installments, on the rare chance Valve remembers Half-Life exists and releases Episode 3. | |
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Half-Life: Almost this exact phrase is uttered in the opening scenes of Half-Life; soon afterwards some rather unpleasant creatures make their debut. It's subverted in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, when the project appears to work without a hitch despite the "eight and a half pound anomaly". Of course, the anomaly in question is Dr. Kleiner's pet, Lamarr, setting up a nice Chekhov's Gun for future installments, on the rare chance Valve remembers Half-Life exists and releases Episode 3. |
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Also seen in Spider-Man 2, when Otto Octavius's fusion experiment first starts going awry. | |
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In Spider-Man 3, the scientists running an experiment involving a particle accelerator and sand notice that the weight of the sand is greater than expected. They write it off as a bird that will fly away once the experiment starts. The "bird" is actually Flint Marko, about to be turned into The Sandman. One wonders what 200-pound bird the scientists were thinking of. Also seen in Spider-Man 2, when Otto Octavius's fusion experiment first starts going awry. |
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In Star Trek: First Contact, when the Phoenix is about to launch, a red light is on, which Zephram attempts to fix by the age old "hit it hard" method. When it stays lit he says "Ignore it". It turns out not to be an issue, and the flight is successful. | |
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In Big Hero 6, while conducting the test of the teleporter, one of the technicians notes that some readings are off, but his superior brushes it off after checking on it and declaring it within acceptable parameters — likely due to the fact that the military is watching the experiment. The teleporter ends up sucking in the test pilot and stranding her in an Acid-Trip Dimension. | |
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Justified in an episode of Stargate SG-1: Sam notices that the power level of a force shield surrounding the town they are in (protecting it from the poisonous wasteland outside) is dropping. The other scientist present insists it is nothing. He is being brainwashed by the computer that manages that shield. | |
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Subverted in The Avengers (2012) when Dr. Selvig notes the “low levels of gamma radiation” emitting from the Tesseract. Fury expresses concern, but the reference to gamma rays is just a Continuity Nod to the Hulk’s Super Hero Origin. | |
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An episode of Stargate Atlantis ("The Return") has a test which has a strange reading, but it really doesn't affect the test. Specifically, while testing the intergalactic gate bridge, McKay actually picks up an ancient warship. This was probably to subvert audience expectations after an earlier episode featured readings "within parameters" that eventually blew up a solar system. Which was brought up several times later, much to Dr. McKay's ongoing chagrin. | |
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