Movie / Tv scenes which don't add up

MoonManTom · Post by **MoonManTom** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:11 pm

Loved CHiPs! Especially Hartleys!

J Michaels · Post by **J Michaels** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:20 pm

witchhunt wrote:I just watched I Am Legend and everyone is supposed to be dead for three years. Wil Smith has power. Who's running the electric co.?

He has a generator attached to the house.

And, to head off the response I expect next...

From wikipedia:

Popular Mechanics published an article on December 14, 2007 [56] addressing some of the scientific issues raised by the film:

the rate of deterioration of urban structures, infrastructure, and survival of fauna and flora, Neville's power supplies,the plausibility of a retrovirus spreading out of control as depicted in the film, the mechanics of the Brooklyn Bridge's destruction.

The magazine solicited reactions from author Alan Weisman, virologist W. Ian Lipkin, M.D., and Michel Bruneau, Ph.D., comparing their predictions with the film's depictions. The article raised the most questions regarding the virus' mutation and the medical results, and pointed out that a suspension bridge like the Brooklyn Bridge would likely completely collapse rather than losing only its middle span. Neville's method of producing power using gasoline-powered generators seemed the most credible: "This part of the tale is possible, if not entirely likely", Popular Mechanics editor Roy Berendsohn says.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:24 pm

There was a show on The History Channel this past Janurary called Life After People or something like that. Anyways, they predicted that some power plants, such as Hoover Dam, would remain in operation for a couple of years if people disappeared.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:33 pm

I saw that show (I watch a lot of History Channel). I've always harbored the "Omega Man" fantasy, where you're the last man on Earth, what would you do to survive?
The majority of it seemed pretty plausible, but small bits seemed too much. They claimed asphalt roads would be unpassable in just a few years, with trees growing up through the road surface. A trip to Raystown Lake disproves that... there are paved roads that were taken over by the Army Corp in the early 70's, and haven't been maintained, with almost zero motor traffic... other than an occasional pothole, they're fine.
I did think it was fascinating that Hoover Dam's generators would run on failsafe for several years, and that the Dam itself would last possibly a thousand years. It's concrete's not even fully cured yet!
I have to wonder if gas generators are the way for Neville to go, too. Gasoline gets pretty gummy after a few years... if you've ever had old gas in a chainsaw or lawnmower, you get my drift. I'd have hooked up some solar panels, myself. Eh, don't get me started, it's a favorite daydream/time-waster of mine, especially since the movie.--->JMS

onetooloud · Post by **onetooloud** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:19 pm

I have to agree. I think you'd stand a better chance of running a newer fuel injected car than a small engine.

I've had cars /trucks in storage for long amounts of time (yrs) and one started to act odd. The fuel left in it didn't come close to resembling gasoline. It did run, just not well. Fuel was about four yrs old or so.

onetooloud · Post by **onetooloud** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:21 pm

Diesel might be the answer. They'll run on almost anything oily. It might not last to long.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:22 pm

onetooloud wrote:Diesel might be the answer. They'll run on almost anything oily. It might not last to long.

i could go for some diesel right about nowish

Baceman Spiff · Post by **Baceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:30 pm

The Dukes were always good for tires "screeching" on a dirt road.

I always like watching "That 70's Show" and pointing out the anachronisms to the kids. Like Snak Pak pudding in plastic containers. That shit came in cans all the way through the eighties!