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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts 
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So, I'm watching "The Great Race," a terrific comedy with Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk.
At a key moment, while they're stopped for a blizzard, Leslie (Curtis) suggests he and Maggie (Wood) share a blanket to conserve warmth (it was Natalie Wood, who wouldn't?) He then pops open a champagne and explains to Maggie; "One puts alcohol into the autoMObile (that's not a typo, Curtis decided that was how Leslie would say "automobile" throughout the entire picture) to keep it from freezing." Then Professor Fate (Lemmon) and his minion Max (Falk) fall through the roof and have to share the blanket and champagne. I've seen this before in movies and tv where the characters seem to think drinking alcohol will keep them warm in a freezing environment. In fact (and if I'm wrong, please correct me) alcohol tricks the body into THINKING it's warmer so it starts flushing out the "excess" heat. Can anyone else out there think of something they've seen in movies and television given as a "fact" that's clearly wrong? No "one-shots" please, something that's been used in several cases.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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 Saint Bernards in the Swiss Alps The monks of the Saint Bernard Hospice deny that this was ever used in Real Life,
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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I don't think there's been a movie that involved high level chess players that didn't include a scene where two high-level players intently study a position for some time before one of them plays a one-move checkmate. I'm not sure what to compare that to for the non-chessplayers. It might be like a movie about FISM where one magician does a zombie ball routine and fools all the other magicians with it.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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Much like poker scenes.
Someone just told me Houdini in on film 4 tomorrow night but I don't it's the Tony Curtis one though. I like Tony Curtis.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts
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On Sep 6, 2014, ed rhodes wrote: The movie's character gets it wrong here, not the movie itself. Many people believe this "alcohol" fact which is wrong. 
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts
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Almost ALL Movies with Magicians and Mentalists in them get lots of their Magic/Mentalism facts wrong that it is to be expected.
Which is sad... 
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 188 Posts
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Audible explosions in space.
A hypnotist's total and complete control over a person's actions. In a gunfight, someone receives one or two non-fatal shots (to the shoulder or leg, say) and continues fighting. Furthermore, in what seems like the next day or two, he's as good as new. The ease at which someone (even non-computer geeks) can break into someone else's (or even government) computers. The "karate chop" to the neck, or a single blow to the head with some object in order to render somebody momentarily unconscious. Ron
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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Speaking of westerns and gunfights. I've never seen a western where gunshots sound like gunshots. A gunshot is more like a staccato bark or loud pop than the lengthened sound that Foley editors add to it.
Or how about when someone gets hit with a shotgun blast that causes him to fly backwards. In real life, the victim just drops. |
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts
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On Sep 6, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: Here's an example I remembered. That's George Plimpton taking the blast. I saw a behind the scenes thing that showed how he was attached to wires that jerked him back into the wall. http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/35008......ere.html
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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I'm somewhat surprised that none of our lawyers have mentioned the ubiquitous "one phone call" allowed to those under arrest.
Those under arrest are allowed access to counsel, but not merely one phone call. |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On Sep 6, 2014, R.S. wrote: Or any explosion caused by dynamite (nitroglycerine) or C4 that produces a ball of fire; high explosives produce enormous volumes of gas, but the gas isn't burning. |
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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1339 Posts
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In the movie "12 O'clock High" they strived to be as realistic as possible. But they did end up adding noise from the German fighters attacking the bombers to add dramatic effect. In real life you couldn't hear other aircraft due to noise, distance, altitude.
When General Curtis LeMay (reported to be a main inspiration of the film) he congratulated the director on his realism.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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Movie snow looks little like real snow.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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Every movie about teaching makes it seem as if teachers only teach one class a day.
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts
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Most people who die in movies are required to do the Wilhelm scream.
~michael baker
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts
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Porn Movies always gets it wrong, sex is really much more messier than that.
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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gypsyfish Veteran user 383 Posts
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On Sep 7, 2014, Pakar Ilusi wrote: And longer, too! |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts
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On Sep 6, 2014, R.S. wrote: This may well be people's expectations. I remember the first couple of episodes of "Star Trek," the ship shoots by without making a noise. Roddenberry decided it was "dead" and added a "woosh" sound even though that would never happen in real life.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts
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On Sep 7, 2014, ed rhodes wrote: In which case, everything else could also be deemed to be done because of "people's expectations".
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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stempleton Inner circle 1443 Posts
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Sqealing tires on dirt roads. Man, that gets me.
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