History Main / MadeOfExplodium

* ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake: Berry in the Big City'' features this trope as a RunningGag. Whether it be Lemon Meringue's inventions or even a macaron, something will probably end up randomly exploding.

* This is what happens when Strawberry Shortcake tries to reason with the Cake-inator in the 2021 ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' episode "Robot Strawberry!?". Strawberry Shortcake thusly gets [[AshFace covered in soot]].

* German comedian/chansonnier Reinhard Mey had "Das Geheimnis im Hefeteig...". The narrator, leaning strongly into LethalChef, manages to detonate his cake. HilarityEnsues when he, barely escaping the incident with his life, is hunted by all secret services of the world for the secret formula of this new super explosive.

''[[[HilarityEnsues Nynnja runs in a circle screaming]]]''

* Everything in a Creator/MichaelBay movie

* Lampshaded and subverted (at the same time no less!) by WebVideo/MikeJ of Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses in his ''Speed 2'' review: "I hope if I throw this ball against that wall nothing [[BuffySpeak explody]] will happen." *throws ball against the wall and nothing happens* "Oh."

* In Van Canto's video of "Kings of Metal", the air is made of explodium. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiESgYr35gA I am not making this up]].

* In a Music/GeogreMichael song "Freedom" the [[https://youtu.be/diYAc7gB-0A music video]] has not only a jukebox exploding into flames, but also exploding guitars. They appear to violate laws of physics to do so.

* Inverted in ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm''. Monopoles aren't explosive themselves but on contact they cause just about anything else to explode.

* ''Webcomic/FlyingManAndFriends'': In [[http://www.flyingmanandfriends.com/?p=310 this strip]], after Robinson is rescued from slavery, the entire location is engulfed by an atomic explosion with no explanation given as to where it came from.
* In ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', inside Dr. Disaster's space battle [[HardLight simulator]], the Enigmarons' DeathRay explodes when Antimony knocks it over. Of course, by this point it was already established that realism was the last thing on Dr. Disaster's mind when he designed the simulation.
* In [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff600/fv00541.htm This]] ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' strip, Florence knows there's no logical reason for a desk chair to explode, but she decides to play it safe anyway because it belong to Sam Starfall.
* Spoofed in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': after blowing up icebergs with magic, Black Mage stabs another iceberg to get it out of the way... [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/01/18/episode-504-tis-a-good-question/ guess what happens]]? BM even lampshades: "Why would it explode?!", and the comic is actually titled "'Tis A Good Question".
* The Combustion Plants from ''Webcomic/KissWood''.

* Discussed in Webcomic/{{Bug|Martini}}; the bug [[http://www.bugmartini.com/comics/action-movies/ could do without this trope.]]

* ''Webcomic/TagDream'' [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this in what appears to be a blatant ChekhovsGun - a [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=987515 ring repair job]] [[MalevolentArchitecture specifically designed]] to explode if it takes a sufficiently powerful impact, apparently because the management mandated that it be [[ExactWords unbreakable]].
* ConversationalTroping in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': one of the Jägergenerals asks why the crashing dirigible didn't blow up, and another tells him that [[ThisIsReality that only happens in cheap novels]].
* For ''Webcomic/TrueVillains'', three words. Fallen Angel Flower.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Parhelion}}'', this is why [[http://parhelioncomic.tumblr.com/post/137525656223/parhelion-part-1-page-16-exposition-vision Peter's homeworld became independent.]]

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', robots tend to blow up. This is {{Lampshaded}} by Jake as he remarks on his experience fighting robots: they never simply power-down and deactivate the way he hopes. Instead, to his dismay, they only ever explode.
* In ''WebComic/DarthsAndDroids'' [[https://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1449.html 1449]], a wooden Ewoc catapult blows up when it's hit by [[SlowLaser Slow Lasers]] because the GameMaster is using a vehicular damage table for a more high-tech setting.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', when Sarah throws a couch at Elliot, it [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2013-10-08 explodes]] in a massive fireball.

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/CurseOfTheWereRabbit Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', a plane, which isn't even a real plane but a toy plane from a theme park ride, somehow manages to produce a massive, fiery explosion when it crashes. Conclusion: it exploded because it was [[RuleOfCool running on awesome]].

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', a plane from a plane theme ride somehow manages to explode when it crashes. Consensus: it exploded because of [[RuleOfCool the awesome]].

** According to the earlier episodes of Naquadah is extremely volatile. It is also superconductive and incredibly strong. It only explodes after it has absorbed too much energy. To blow up a stargate, there must already be a sizable explosion. This is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in "[[Recap/StargateSG1S10E6200 200]]". According to WordOfGod, important episodes are specifically designed to have as many explosions per second as possible.

* In the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' episode "[[Recap/StargateAtlantisS03E17Sunday Sunday]]", an Ancient device (an experimental weapon against the Wraiths) is discovered in an Atlantis lab. It emits radiations that, even after a short exposure, give people ''exploding tumors''. This causes at least five deaths, [[spoiler:including Dr. Carson Beckett's]].

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' had Beezy attempting to tie his [[DoesNotLikeShoes non-existent shoes]] while wearing a [[BadassInANiceSuit too tight business suit]]. The suit explodes under the strain.

** According to the earlier episodes of Naquadah is extremely volatile. It is also superconductive and incredibly strong. It only explodes after it has absorbed too much energy. To blow up a stargate, there must already be a sizable explosion. This is Lampshaded in "200". According to WordOfGod, important episodes are specifically designed to have as many explosions per second as possible.

* In the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' episode "Sunday", an Ancient device (an experimental weapon against the Wraiths) is discovered in an Atlantis lab. It emits radiations that, even after a short exposure, give people ''exploding tumors''. This causes at least five deaths, [[spoiler:including Dr. Carson Beckett's.]]
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' was famous for using a minor version of this trope constantly. Whenever a ship gets hit, control panels on the bridge [[ExplosiveInstrumentation spray sparks everywhere]].
** In the episode "The Apple," there are highly-unstable rocks. Spock threw one to the ground, it blew up. A RedShirt tripped over one, and [[HesDeadJim you can guess what happened]].
** One ''Trek'' parody has them firing the highly-explosive control panels out the torpedo tubes when none of their other weapons made a dent in the enemy ship's NighInvulnerable ForceField.

* For the invention exchange at the beginning of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000: Film/PodPeople'', Joel invents a guitar chord that, when played, causes the guitar to explode. It makes for an awesome end to a rock concert.

* ''Series/{{House}}''. In the beginning of the season 2 episode "Distractions", a character has a DeadfootLeadfoot-type of problem while he's driving an ATV, which crashes and explodes in a fireball.
* [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] likes to have random things blow up, especially the titles for his new segments.

* There is a large mushroom cloud at the end of the video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7KYUkdlvE "Rock N' Roll High School."]] This the album version, not a version from the [[Film/RockAndRollHighSchool movie, Rock and Roll High School.]]