![]() ![]() If anyone ever mentions a component in a reactor that is the only thing stopping a meltdown, or a lockout chip that is the only thing stopping a superhuman robot from going on a rampage, rest assured that it will either fail, be stolen, or be destroyed, and things will Go Horribly Wrong. But everyone in the story is assured that this critical thing will never, ever happen. ![]() Say there is one critical thing that could happen that would cause a catastrophe that, left unchecked, would directly or indirectly result in disaster. When said more seriously, it's an open invitation for the world to go to hell in a handbasket. When said sarcastically, it's telegraphing a disaster. ![]()
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