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{{cleanup|This trope is "vulnerable to water", not "cannot swim". Examples of the latter should be moved to [[Weaksauce Weakness]] or another more-appropriate trope.}}
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{{quote|"Damn dogg why as a robot I got to be so [[Lampshade Hanging|predictably susceptible]] to liquid like this. It ain't cool!!!"
|'''Squarewave''', ''[[Homestuck]]''}}
Apparently no-one ever designs any high technology (even sophisticated robots) with any kind of waterproofing. Any and all metals rust at ridiculously high speed when exposed to water, and any high-tech object that is splashed with water will immediately spark, usually [[Made of Explodium|explode]], and either shut down permanently or perform some [[Phlebotinum Breakdown|bizarre and unlikely action]] with a waterlogged device producing spectacular effects like time travel or a computer suddenly achieving [[Instant AI, Just Add Water|sentience]]. Of course, the [[Real Life]] examples below seem to show that we don't do much of that sort of thing here in the ''present''.
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Directly related to [[Kill It with Water]]. See also [[Explosive Instrumentation]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Chachamaru from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' takes a bath shortly after her [[Mid-Season Upgrade]], stating that her new skin can be washed, (and implying her old skin couldn't.)
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* There is an ''[[Andromeda]]'' fic where Rommie decides to take a bath and short circuits. Lampshaded in that Harper did design her to be water proof... except that the component he used for a certain part of her anatomy was only water ''resistant''.
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