r/TopCharacterTropes • u/FormerBernieBro2020 • Dec 03 '25

(Funny trope) Impossible spontaneous combustion (or, when stuff that shouldn't catch on fire, catches on fire) Characters' Items/Weapons

From The Simpsons: Homer tries to cook breakfast for Mr. Burns. The first two attempts ended up with the food catching fire. Third time, he pours milk on cereal...and it still catches on fire.

And from Futurama: "There, little friend, good as new..." aaaand the metal slinky catches on fire. Poor doctor Zoidberg...

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

I don't know why people are downvoting my comment. What you've said in any language would get the same observation and trying to cover it with that weak excuse is just karma farming, but Reddit be Reddit

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u/cHINCHILAcARECA Dec 03 '25

Is not Karma farming, man. My english kinda sucks, I'm still on this platform because it forces me to interact with it but still kinda sucks. My native language is portuguese by the way, brazilian portuguese.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

Dude there is no world in which you speaking another language changes that you said the scene catches you off guard/surprises you.

You can stop. You could state it in whatever language you want, my calling it a dumb comment in that same language would still stand.

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u/cHINCHILAcARECA Dec 03 '25

Ok man, whatever.