/dev/null Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/9-laws...y-in-hollywood/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungee Jumper Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/9-laws...y-in-hollywood/ #7 isn't quite right. Under certain conditions (high trajectory, soft ground, impact or time fused rather than proximity fused) an artillery shell will bury itself underground before exploding, thus exploding straight up rather than out. Doesn't happen much these days, as most artillery is proximity fused. It was common in WWII and earlier, though (the New Guinea swamps, for example, or Ypres in WWI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 #7 isn't quite right. Under certain conditions (high trajectory, soft ground, impact or time fused rather than proximity fused) an artillery shell will bury itself underground before exploding, thus exploding straight up rather than out. Doesn't happen much these days, as most artillery is proximity fused. It was common in WWII and earlier, though (the New Guinea swamps, for example, or Ypres in WWI) facelifts defy gravity as do fake bazoombas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Another one they didn't mention is that in the movies, guns have no recoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Another one they didn't mention is that in the movies, guns have no recoil. That's kind of covered in number 4. One thing I always get a kick out of in movies is when a speeding car crashes into the back of another car, instead of just crashing into it....it rides up the back of it, launches into the air and flips over sideways. It's great! I remember I saw a TV show once that did that and you could clearly see the ramp behind the parked car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Number 1... Especially isn't going to happen with all the safety devices (anti-rollover fuel cutoff) newer cars... Heck, my co-worker's family got rear ended by a tractor trailer on the highway and the fuel cut off... Disabling the car... His wife was in such a panic, my co-worker feared if she would have got out of the car... She might have got hit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 #10 In the movies, the group of 10 bad guys will fire hundreds of rounds (with their fully automatic weapons) at the single good guy and never hit him. Yet the good guy, with his semi-automatic handgun, will manage to shoot and kill all of the bad guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 #10 In the movies, the group of 10 bad guys will fire hundreds of rounds (with their fully automatic weapons) at the single good guy and never hit him. Yet the good guy, with his semi-automatic handgun, will manage to shoot and kill all of the bad guys. Not just "they never hit him", but they hit everything around him. Kill lots of flowerpots, kick up lots of dirt, don't even scratch the hero. It's called the A-Team effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Not just "they never hit him", but they hit everything around him. Kill lots of flowerpots, kick up lots of dirt, don't even scratch the hero. It's called the A-Team effect. Sounds like the opposite of the Saving Private Ryan effect where people had their limbs unrealistically blown off. Actually, I hate to admit it, but as a small child, Hanna-Barbera convinced me that if I was in an elevater that was free-falling from several stories high, all I would have to do to be safe is open the door and step out just before the elevator crashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 This has nothing to do with Physics but why is it that, in all Hollywood movies, when someone is having a phone conversation why don't they ever say "goodbye" when finished with their phone call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 This has nothing to do with Physics but why is it that, in all Hollywood movies, when someone is having a phone conversation why don't they ever say "goodbye" when finished with their phone call? The same reason we never see Jack Bauer go to the bathroom. It eats up film unnecessarily, which costs money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 #11 -- the nice nerdy guy always gets the hot chick in the end. Although it really did happen with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 The same reason we never see Jack Bauer go to the bathroom. It eats up film unnecessarily, which costs money. Yeah, but how much time does it take to say a simple "bye?" Much less time than Jack taking a pee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yeah, but how much time does it take to say a simple "bye?" Much less time than Jack taking a pee. How much money does it cost to film eight takes of it from three camera angles, cut, print, and distribute to three thousand theaters? Of course, I'm just making things up at this point. See, X. Benedict...all you need to sell snake oil is backbone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linksfiend Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 The same reason we never see Jack Bauer go to the bathroom. It eats up film unnecessarily, which costs money. But Tom Hanks's urination is celluloid worthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 one of the biggest things they fail to mention is that........MOVIES ARE NOT REALITY....... http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/9-laws...y-in-hollywood/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Yeah, but how much time does it take to say a simple "bye?" Much less time than Jack taking a pee. But the question is, since girls don't fart, do they pee instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 But the question is, since girls don't fart, do they pee instead? No, we toot instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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