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If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they’d probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture.
In real life, there are no explosions in space, gas usually doesn’t explode from a lit cigarette.
Some movies, though, put science front and center in the story and more often than not the science proves to be head-slappingly bad. Here are the top 10 offenders:
Armageddon
We could put together a long list of all the things wrong with Michael Bay’s feel-good ode to global destruction, but NASA has already and they counted at least 168 mistakes. But perhaps the biggest problem is that the plot itself — splitting a Texas-sized rock in two with a single nuke — has a Texas-sized hole in it. We don’t have a nuclear bomb anywhere near powerful enough to do the job. As strange as it might seem, this is a case of a Michael Bay movie not having a big enough explosion.
Independence Day
That mammoth mothership hovering over the earth in geostationary orbit would be doing more than just freaking out the world’s population. Because of its close proximity and mass — 1/4th that of the moon, according to the film — the flying saucer’s gravitational pull would cause massive tidal waves, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The aliens wouldn’t even have to roll out their anti-matter ray to blow up the White House — it would already be underwater.
Starship Troopers
Could a band of cave-dwelling, preverbal giant insects really have the sophisticated mathematics and technology to hurl a rock millions of miles through space to crash into Earth? Plus, 70% of the planet’s surface is covered in water, so they only had a 3 out of 10 chance at even hitting solid ground, let alone a major city like Buenos Aires.
The Day After Tomorrow
Roland Emmerich brought his trademark academic rigor to the realm of climatology and the result proved to be so silly that NASA refused to help with the filming of the movie. For one thing, it would require most of Antarctica to melt in order to submerge New York City to the level it is in the movie. If all the rays of the sun were directed at the South Pole, its ice would melt in about two and half years. This ridiculousness drove Duke University paleoclimatologist William Hyde to publicly state, “This movie is to climate science as Frankenstein is to heart transplant surgery.”
The Core
In the movie, the Earth’s inner core — a nickel-iron mass about 1500 miles in diameter — stops rotating, causing the planet’s magnetic field to collapse and microwave radiation from space to blast through the atmosphere. But microwaves aren’t affected by magnetism, and the radiation that comes from space is too weak to damage anything here. What’s more, if the core did stop rotating for whatever reason, we’d have more to worry about than that. The energy stored in the core would have to go somewhere, and the effect on the planet would be equivalent to five trillion nuclear bombs going off at once.
The Matrix
Much in the way of physics in the Matrix — like dodging bullets and running up walls — gets a pass because it’s all within a massive virtual world. But in reality, our supposed robot overlords are a bit dim. Humans are a remarkably inefficient energy source. Instead of turning the human race into Duracells, the machines would probably get more energy just setting those goopy people pods on fire.
Jurassic Park
Having a wildlife park full of dinosaurs would be a really cool idea if it weren’t for a few problems. No, not imperfect security or the possibility of spontaneous lizard sex changes. The problem is that it would be almost impossible to clone the dinosaurs based on DNA pulled from the guts of a 25 million-year-old mosquito. The dinosaur DNA’s double helix most certainly would have been broken down into individual chunks, mixing together with whatever else the mosquitoes might have eaten along with some of the insect’s own genetic material. Any creature constructed from that mess might be the stuff of nightmares, but probably wouldn’t look like a T. Rex.
Total Recall
The red planet’s gravitational pull is roughly 1/3rd that of the Earth’s. So if, for example, an Austrian bodybuilder were to visit Mars, he would be bounding across the room like Michael Jordan. Another problem: when exposed to the thin atmosphere of Mars, like bad guy Cohaagen at the end of the movie, you would likely suffer from a raging case of the bends and you would asphyxiate — both of which are plenty lethal — but your head wouldn’t bulge out and explode like an overused stress toy.
Outbreak
A monkey threatens a small town with a virus that kills everybody in less time than your average DMV visit, and only Dustin Hoffman can stop it. The trouble with a disease that virulent is it kills the host too fast to spread. Otherwise, we would be dead from the Ebola virus. Also, it generally takes longer to make a cure from monkey serum than it does to make a latte. Dustin Hoffman does look great in a hazmat suit, though.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones has survived a lot of improbable adventures, be it fleeing ancient spherical boulders or fighting off cult members while dangling off a rope bridge. But few scrapes have tested the bounds of believability more than Indy’s escape from a nuclear bomb blast thanks to a lead-lined fridge. The problem is that, even if he didn’t get flattened, horribly burned or suffocated (kids, don’t hide in refrigerators), Indy almost certainly would have gotten a lethal dose of radiation from the fallout. And that’s a lot scarier than snakes.
source: [yahoo movies]
Cheerleaders Turned Musical Mavens
Paula Abdul was a dance squad queen before she became the drunk we all know and love today. Rock on with your Sharpie sniffing margarita filled rump.
Madonna was the top of the pyramid before utilizing lesbionic tactics to score press.
Cheerleaders Walking the Red Carpets
Cameron Diaz wore the oversized sweater and pleated skirt to show her school spirit.
Sandra Bullock was riding in the cheer-mobile before she set foot on a doomed bus and rescued by Keanu Reeves.
Lindsay Lohan first used her cheerleading uniform to root for the home team before using it to lure greasy socialites to her bed. I am sure it will be great for her future street corner tricks.
Cheerleaders Who Would Later Fall in Love With Botox and Paxil
Katie Couric practiced her scissor kicks before joining the D-list celeb news anchors. Oh how the mighty fall.
Cheerleaders Who Are Outwitted by Woodland Creatures and Small Children
Need I say more?
Source: Celeb Cheerleaders [All Balls]
Kevin Federline was supposed to have a small part in Keanu Reeves’ new film, ‘The Night Watchman’, but sources are saying that he was fired.
 “He had a very small role; he was in a montage,” says one West Coast wag.
But the rumor mill (possibly fueled by his own people, depending on how much of a conspiracy theorist you are) beefed the story up until Federline was “starring opposite” Reeves.
Whichever it was, now he won’t appear in the film at all. A source laughed, “He was fired from the film, but his manager didn’t tell him. Kevin found out when he turned up for a wardrobe call.”
Fox Searchlight still maintains that K-Fed was never even cast in the film.
Don’t worry, Kevin. One day you’ll catch a break now that public opinion is certainly turning in your favor.
Source: “Don’t look for K-Fed in ‘Watchman’” [NY Daily News]; Photo: People
Isn’t it great when celebrities grab a guitar and all of a sudden they’re in a band - a bad band at that. Below is a list of the Top 10 worst celebrity bands. I think the best discovery is Jada Pinkett-Smith’s group. Who knew?
10. Juliette and the Licks with Juliette Lewis
9. The Bacon Brothers with Kevin Bacon
8. Billy Bob Thornton starring Billy Bob Thornton
7. Wicked Wisdom with Jada Pinkett-Smith
6. The Sharks with Dennis Quaid
5. 30 Seconds to Mars with Jared Leto
4. 30 Odd Foot of Grunts with Russell Crow
3. (tie) Dogstar with Keanu Reeves
3. (tie) The Bruce Willis Band with Bruce Willis
2. Minnie Driver starring Minnie Driver
1. Honky Tonk Confidential with Bob Schieffer
Source: cracked.com
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