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Bad Movie Physics Hurt Scientific Understanding

eldavojohn writes "A paper published by UCF researchers claims that bad movie physics hurt students' understanding of real world physics. From the article, "Some people really do believe a bus traveling 70 mph can clear a 50-foot gap in a freeway, as depicted in the movie Speed." The professors published this paper out of fear that society will pay the price. One of the authors commented on advancements in the past years "All the luxuries we have today, the modern conveniences, are a result of the science research that went on in the '60s during the space race. It didn't just happen. It took people doing hard science to do it." I commented on the physics of the most recent Die Hard having problems detracting from my enjoyment of the movie but is it really the root of a growing problem of poor science & math among students?"

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  1. Well by stupidpuppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It does go a long way towards explaining the epidemic of bus jumping accidents.

  2. Watching movies is not physics homework... by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and it ain't no muthufukin English homework neither!

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    Engineering is the art of compromise.
    1. Re:Watching movies is not physics homework... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Do you remember a summer blockbuster that was educational? Do you remember a summer blockbuster that was any good?
  3. I'll cut the crap right now. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're going to get tons of people agreeing with your every word and placing you in their friends list, but I'm not going to play their games and be straight with you instead: can you ask your sister to get me a job at Pixar? And will she be my girlfriend? Either will do. Thanks.

  4. Hollywood Porn Biology Hurts Sexual Understanding by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    I dont know about Hollymood movies and physics but Hollywood porn sure destroyed my understanding of women and sex. Here are some of the things I learnt from Hollywood porn that I found out (the hard way) weren't really true:


    1. Women always wear 6-inch high-heels to bed.
    2. Men are never impotent.
    3. Women never have headaches... or periods.
    4. If a woman gets busted masturbating by a strange man, she will not scream with embarrassment, but rather insist he have sex with her.
    5. When going down on a woman 10 seconds is more than satisfactory.
    6. If you come across a guy and his girlfriend having sex in the bushes, the boyfriend won't bash seven shades of shit out of you if you shove your cock in his girlfriend's mouth.
    7. Women always look pleasantly surprised when they open a man's trousers and find a cock there.
    8. Women moan uncontrollably when giving a blowjob.
    9. All women are noisy cummers.
    10. A common and enjoyable sexual practice for a man is to take his half-erect penis and slap it repeatedly on a woman's butt or face.
    11. A woman can't wait to get it in the ass.
    12. People in the 70's couldn't cum unless there was a wild guitar solo in the background.
    13. Men always groan "OH YEAH!" when they cum.
    14. Double penetration makes women smile.
    15 Assholes are so clean, you could eat out of them.
    16. When taking a woman from behind, a man can really excite her by giving her a hard slap on the butt.
    17. Nurses always suck patients' cocks.
    18. Men always pull out.
    19. When your girlfriend busts you getting head from her best friend, she'll only be momentarily pissed off before fucking the both of you.
    20. Women smile appreciatively when men splat them in the face with sperm.
    21. A man ejaculating on a woman's tits or butt is a satisfying result for all parties concerned.
    22. Asian men don't exist.

    I hope the next generation fed on an abundance of internet porn doesn't have the same misconceptions.

  5. Re:Think of the children... by deltatype0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well damn, there goes my dream of creating little bug-eyed girls with sugar, spice, everything nice, and Chemical X.

    Curse you TV and your unreal chemistry.

    Curses.