Comments on: Bad Science on TV (again) http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/353 Thoughts on Politics, Technology and the world around us Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leeky Sweek http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/353/comment-page-1#comment-1258 Leeky Sweek Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:06:18 +0000 http://www.technicalbard.com/?p=353#comment-1258 As a musician, it annoys me when they can't get actors to at least reasonably simulate playing a musical instrument. One of the worst for this is the Bond movie "Moonraker." The actor isn't even pushing down on the keys of his piano while playing. Ugh. As a musician, it annoys me when they can’t get actors to at least reasonably simulate playing a musical instrument. One of the worst for this is the Bond movie “Moonraker.” The actor isn’t even pushing down on the keys of his piano while playing. Ugh.

]]> By: Phil http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/353/comment-page-1#comment-1257 Phil Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:43:45 +0000 http://www.technicalbard.com/?p=353#comment-1257 That's why they don't make shows for smart people. That’s why they don’t make shows for smart people.

]]> By: NeilD http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/353/comment-page-1#comment-1256 NeilD Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:43:32 +0000 http://www.technicalbard.com/?p=353#comment-1256 Script writers don't care about facts. I'm always irritated when a particular myth is perpetrated regarding gasoline and the use of it as a weapon. I cringe whenever I see a character pour gasoline over a large area, either indoor or out, and then strike a match and threaten to blow the place up by throwing said match into the pool of this flammable liquid. This implies that the liquid is what will burn when in fact it is the vapour that burns and, unfortunately for the person striking the match, the vapour is released when it's spread across the floor and that person is standing right in the middle of this explosive cloud. Striking the match will usually result in an immediate explosion that would likely kill or seriously injure everyone in the area. No time to issue threats or give the good guys time to get away. Just a big bang and bodies all over the place. People also don't realize that when a scene inside of a burning building is being played out the special effects people have to remove all of the smoke to allow the actors to be seen. Otherwise the screen would be black and that's hardly exciting to watch. Problem is that it's usually the smoke that kills people in fires so for the sake of the story line the danger of smoke is replaced by the danger of flames but the truth is that if a body burns in a fire that person is usually dead already from smoke inhalation. NeilD Script writers don’t care about facts.
I’m always irritated when a particular myth is perpetrated regarding gasoline and the use of it as a weapon.
I cringe whenever I see a character pour gasoline over a large area, either indoor or out, and then strike a match and threaten to blow the place up by throwing said match into the pool of this flammable liquid.
This implies that the liquid is what will burn when in fact it is the vapour that burns and, unfortunately for the person striking the match, the vapour is released when it’s spread across the floor and that person is standing right in the middle of this explosive cloud.
Striking the match will usually result in an immediate explosion that would likely kill or seriously injure everyone in the area.
No time to issue threats or give the good guys time to get away. Just a big bang and bodies all over the place.

People also don’t realize that when a scene inside of a burning building is being played out the special effects people have to remove all of the smoke to allow the actors to be seen. Otherwise the screen would be black and that’s hardly exciting to watch.
Problem is that it’s usually the smoke that kills people in fires so for the sake of the story line the danger of smoke is replaced by the danger of flames but the truth is that if a body burns in a fire that person is usually dead already from smoke inhalation.
NeilD

]]> By: Brrr http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/353/comment-page-1#comment-1253 Brrr Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:51:50 +0000 http://www.technicalbard.com/?p=353#comment-1253 Pssst... It's a MOVIE. You're supposed to suspend your disbelief. Pssst…

It’s a MOVIE. You’re supposed to suspend your disbelief.

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