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* ''Hocus Pocus'' had large gemstones floating mid-air.

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* In ''The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'', the exchange rate of eight Ningis to one Pu "is simple enough, but since a Ningi is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles along each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pu."


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* In ''The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'', the exchange rate of eight Ningis to one Pu "is simple enough, but since a Ningi is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles along each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pu."
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* Invoked in-universe in ''{{Discworld/MovingPictures}}'', in which the faux-tunnel used to film the mining scene in ''[[ShowWithinAShow Blown Away]]'' had cut-glass gemstones the size of chickens set into its walls.
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* One Garfield comic had him singing on the fence for a boyscout trope from a made-up island. After one of them throws a boot at him, he angrily tells them to at least throw money if they must throw something at him. Next panel has him being knocked over by a large object and commenting that he forgot that the only currency on that island was "forty-pound chariot wheels".
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* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia_Emerald Bahia emerald]]: 840 lbs, 36 kg, 180,000 carats.
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* The gems floating around in the SpyroTheDragon series are almost as big as Spyro.

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* The gems floating around in the SpyroTheDragon ''SpyroTheDragon'' series are almost as big as Spyro.
* ''DangerousDave'', what big gems do your games have.

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* Since Wario is obsessed with money, nearly every game in the ''WarioLand'' and ''WarioWare'' series has very large pieces of treasure. In fact, the BigBad of ''WarioWorld'' is a giant, evil, purple gemstone with magical powers.

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* Since Wario is obsessed with money, nearly every game in the ''WarioLand'' and ''WarioWare'' series has very large pieces of treasure. In fact, the treasure.
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BigBad of ''WarioWorld'' is a giant, evil, purple gemstone with magical powers.powers.
** In the "Diamond Dig" microgame in ''{{WarioWare}} Inc.: Mega Microgame$'' for GBA, Wario drops into a recess in the ground to land behind a diamond as big as his head.



* In the "Diamond Dig" microgame in ''{{WarioWare}} Inc.: Mega Microgame$'' for GBA, Wario drops into a recess in the ground to land behind a diamond as big as his head.

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* In the "Diamond Dig" microgame in ''{{WarioWare}} Inc.: Mega Microgame$'' for GBA, Wario drops into a recess in the ground to land behind a diamond as big as his head.

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* The gems floating around in the SpyroTheDragon series are almost as big as Spyro.

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* The gems floating around in the SpyroTheDragon series are almost as big as Spyro. Spyro.
* In the "Diamond Dig" microgame in ''{{WarioWare}} Inc.: Mega Microgame$'' for GBA, Wario drops into a recess in the ground to land behind a diamond as big as his head.
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Animal Crossing and Donkey Kong Country

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* Bell bags in ''AnimalCrossing'' series are drawn much larger than would fit in the character's pocket.
* Banana coins, bear coins, and the like in ''DonkeyKongCountry'' series.
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* ''DuckTales'' video games have often some large rings to collect.

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* ''DuckTales'' video games have ''DuckTalesNESGames'' often have some large rings to collect.
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* The gems floating around in the SpyroTheDragon series are almost as big as Spyro.
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* In the Speed Slice challenge of ''WiiSportsResort'', giant diamonds are one of the possible objects to cut. Don't ask how it's possible.
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* ''WizardsAndWarriors'' games have these all over the place.
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In RealLife, where most of the gemstones are tiny, barely the size of a pinhead. This doesn't apply in fiction, where a single gem can easily be the size of your fist... head... torso... you get the idea.

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In RealLife, where most of the gemstones are tiny, barely the size of a pinhead. This doesn't apply in fiction, where a single gem can easily be the size of your fist... head... torso... you get the idea. \n It's also not very uncommon if gems that are mined, are already cut.
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* In ''{{Minecraft}}'', you can make tools out of diamond.
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In RealLife, where most of the gemstones are tiny, barely the size of a pinhead. This doesn't apply in fiction, where a single gem can easily be the size of your fist.

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In RealLife, where most of the gemstones are tiny, barely the size of a pinhead. This doesn't apply in fiction, where a single gem can easily be the size of your fist.
fist... head... torso... you get the idea.
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* Since Wario is obsessed with money, nearly every game in the ''WarioLand'' and ''WarioWare'' series has very large pieces of treasure. In fact, the BigBad of ''WarioWorld'' is a giant, evil, purple gemstone with magical powers.
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* ''Boulder Dash''

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* ''Boulder Dash''Dash'' and ''{{Repton}}''



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* In ''The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'', the exchange rate of eight Ningis to one Pu "is simple enough, but since a Ningi is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles along each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pu."



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* The biggest diamonds in the universe are located in the white dwarf stars with carbon cores. Technically they're enormous single diamonds, but good luck mining them...

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* The biggest diamonds in the universe are located in the white dwarf stars with carbon cores. Technically they're enormous single diamonds, but good luck mining them...
** Also, it's unlikely that they actually look like jewels, despite of having diamond composition - most of the diamonds used in diamond-edged blades, among other things, look rather like gray dust to a bare eye.
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* The world's largest [http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0328796820070503 gold coin], it's the size of a large pizza.

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* The world's largest [http://uk.[[http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0328796820070503 gold coin], coin]], it's the size of a large pizza.
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* Even in ''MegaMan'' games. Example - Jewel Man's stage.

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* Even in ''MegaMan'' ''Game/MegaMan'' games. Example - Jewel Man's stage.

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* {{Runescape}}. Despite this, gems can be cut within a second.
* {{Spelunky}} features gemstones that are the size of your character's torso.
* Even in MegaMan games. Example - Jewel Man's stage.
* BubbleBobble series: ''Rainbow Islands'', ''Bubble Symphony'', and ''Bubble Memories''.

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* {{Runescape}}.''{{Runescape}}''. Despite this, gems can be cut within a second.
* {{Spelunky}} ''{{Spelunky}}'' features gemstones that are the size of your character's torso.
* Even in MegaMan ''MegaMan'' games. Example - Jewel Man's stage.
* BubbleBobble ''BubbleBobble'' series: ''Rainbow Islands'', ''Bubble Symphony'', and ''Bubble Memories''.



* The gems in ''CrashBandicoot'' series.



* The picture above is from the PinkPanther short ''Pink Ice''.
** The original film that began ThePinkPanther franchise also features a gem of considerable size and weight.

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* The picture above is from the PinkPanther ''PinkPanther'' short ''Pink Ice''.
** The original film that began ThePinkPanther ''ThePinkPanther'' franchise also features a gem of considerable size and weight.
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* The world's largest [http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0328796820070503 gold coin], it's the size of a large pizza.
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* On an episode of ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'', Heloise, as part of a instructional video on dating, is given a large diamond ring. She tests to see if it is real by using it to cut up a mirror. [[SadistShow And the guy who gave it to her]].
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** You should see the NES game, where every treasure (all worth $1 million) at the end of every level is huge, even giant coins.


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** Link also holds ''everything'' up, and it's ''exactly'' the size of Link's sprite.
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* NES version of ''ABoyAndHisBlob'' has blue gemstones larger than the Boy himself.
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Unlike in RealLife, where most of the gemstones are tiny, barely the size of a pinhead, this doesn't apply in fiction, where a single gem can easily be the size of your fist.

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Unlike in In RealLife, where most of the gemstones are tiny, barely the size of a pinhead, this pinhead. This doesn't apply in fiction, where a single gem can easily be the size of your fist.
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* The biggest diamonds in the universe are located in the white dwarves with carbon core. Technically that makes an enormous diamond.

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* The biggest diamonds in the universe are located in the white dwarves dwarf stars with carbon core. cores. Technically that makes an they're enormous diamond.single diamonds, but good luck mining them...

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