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[[Petrification]] was the process in which organic matter was turned into stone. The hand of [[Eldrad]] was petrified ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') as were [[Pritchard (Ghost Light)|Mrs Pritchard]] and her daughter, [[Gwendoline Pritchard|Gwendoline]], after [[Light (Ghost Light)|Light]] made them so. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | [[Petrification]] was the process in which organic matter was turned into stone. The hand of [[Eldrad]] was petrified ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') as were [[Pritchard (Ghost Light)|Mrs Pritchard]] and her daughter, [[Gwendoline Pritchard|Gwendoline]], after [[Light (Ghost Light)|Light]] made them so. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] once expressed exuberance at having landed in a location surrounded by rocks. To demonstrate the cause of the stalemate of the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], he and [[Romana II|Romana]] played a [[Rock paper scissors|game]] involving [[hand]] shapes forming "stone", "[[paper]]" and "[[scissors]]"; stone was represented by a closed [[fist]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] once expressed exuberance at having landed in a location surrounded by rocks. To demonstrate the cause of the stalemate of the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], he and [[Romana II|Romana]] played a [[Rock paper scissors|game]] involving [[hand]] shapes forming "stone", "[[paper]]" and "[[scissors]]"; stone was represented by a closed [[fist]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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On the planet [[Nebulax 4]], rocks could be squeezed to produce a variety of bodily fluids, such as [[blood]], [[mucus]], [[saliva]], [[phlegm]] or [[vomit]], thus rendering the phrase "you can't get blood out of a stone" void. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'') | On the planet [[Nebulax 4]], rocks could be squeezed to produce a variety of bodily fluids, such as [[blood]], [[mucus]], [[saliva]], [[phlegm]] or [[vomit]], thus rendering the phrase "you can't get blood out of a stone" void. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'') | ||
[[Weeping Angel]]s, when observed, literally turned to stone, as a defence system, using a mechanism known as [[quantum-locking]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'') | |||
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The ancient Egyptians used rocks as weapons when the [[Dalek]]s landed in [[Egypt]] in search of the [[taranium]] core for the [[Time Destructor]]. One Dalek was rendered immobile as rocks were piled around its base. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') The [[Red Dalek (The Mutation of Time)|Red Dalek]] commanding the mission was killed after it was bombarded by rocks, losing its [[gunstick]] and sustaining critical damage to its casing before being buried. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') | |||
On one planet, the [[Second Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] were able to destroy some [[Dalek]]s by dropping rocks on them from a high outcrop. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'') | On one planet, the [[Second Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] were able to destroy some [[Dalek]]s by dropping rocks on them from a high outcrop. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'') | ||
As part of the [[Dalek Project]], [[bronze Dalek]]s engaged primitive men armed with rocks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Project (comic story)|The Dalek Project]]'') | As part of the [[Dalek Project]], [[bronze Dalek]]s engaged primitive men armed with rocks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Project (comic story)|The Dalek Project]]'') | ||
