Movies are dumbing down science, along with everything else

In one of the least surprising bits of advice ever, college professors at the University of Central Florida are suggesting that you don't take physics lessons from Hollywood.<BR><BR>Read More

 

[olodumare]

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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by MrNSX:<br>Agreed. My favorite was from Jurassic Park as the girl goes flying through a 3D environment:<br><br>"I know this -- it's UNIX!" -- View image here: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/forum/smilies/biggrin.gif -- </div>
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<br><br>Actually, the filemanager she was using did actually exist, and it did run on IRIX (the OS she was using in the movie)... </div>
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<br>-- View image here: http://www.nerdgod.com/images/fsn.map2.jpg -- <br>Heyyy. that IS UNIX!

 

[olodumare]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Macwarrior:<BR>Agreed. The only part of T5E that approached pseudoscience was when the scientists were analyzing Milla Jovovich's DNA and explaining how all these extra "memo groups" gave her superhuman powers...<BR> </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Weren't they also bombarding her with "Slightly greasy solar protons" or some such? ...greasy?