Published on 22/08/2020 at 11:00 by Johanna Garner
11 things Hollywood made you believe that are actually untrue
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It is incredibly difficult to break open a padlock with a handgun. With a smaller calibre gun, it’s near impossible to accomplish.
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Chloroform won’t knock someone unconscious in a matter of seconds. In fact it takes 5 minutes of exposure to the substance, and the effects are very short-lived.
3/ 11
It’s impossible to pull the pin of a grenade with your teeth. All you’d be risking by doing so is a trip to the dentist.
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Asteroid belts are not at all dense like we see in Star Wars. In reality, there are actually miles separating each asteroid.
5/ 11
A drowning person will never make a scene like we see in films. In fact, most of the time it’s quite difficult to spot someone drowning from the surface.
6/ 11
Wielding two pistols and managing to fire both simultaneously is difficult to perform. It takes years of practice to successfully do it.
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Silencers are better described as suppressors. They do not silence the sound of a gunshot, but merely subdue it.
8/ 11
It’s not possible to hold a conversation during a freefall while parachuting. The force from the fall and the wind cause far too much noise for even the smallest verbal exchange.
9/ 11
In the films, tracing a call takes between 30 seconds to a minute. In reality, it takes much longer: almost an hour.
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Someone’s heart has stopped? Don’t even bother with a defibrillator – it won’t do anything for a heart that’s not beating.
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Contrary to what we see in CSI and Waking the Dead, crime scene investigators don’t really participate in the investigation. Their role is to collect evidence.
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