Related to Magic Countdown, the piece of dialogue where a harried subordinate needs to fire up the engines, activate a forcefield or solve the big case. It always goes something like this..."I cannae change the laws of physics! I've got to have thirty minutes!"— Scotty, eight minutes before the Enterprise might be destroyed.
("I need five hours!" "You've got five minutes.")Named, of course, for Scotty from Star Trek.
That reminds me of those exploration documentaries where they always seem to find exactly what they’re looking for in the final minutes of the exhibition. Also “reality” shows like Orange County Choppers where they seem to always just beat the deadline.