5 Disastrous Errors in Volcano Movies
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You could do one about the way "Biologists" handle diseased animals, like in The Bay (2012). As a Marine Biologist myself I just got angry at the two "Scientists" that investigated the fish deaths in that movie...
Something that bothered me in Dante's Peak was something near the end: Jeeps can't overrun pyroclastic flows like that!
About the #4 in Volcano. My grandfather was in the mexican army when the Paricutin appeared. He told me about a soldier who lost his leg because of a lava bomb. It took less than a second, passed clean through the leg and cauterized the wound before he could even feel pain (like if it just melted its way through the leg). Probably that kind of things inspired that creepy scene (if you ignore that the kinetic force was the responsible).
About the #4 in Volcano. My grandfather was in the mexican army when the Paricutin appeared. He told me about a soldier who lost his leg because of a lava bomb. It took less than a second, passed clean through the leg and cauterized the wound before he could even feel pain (like if it just melted its way through the leg). Probably that kind of things inspired that creepy scene (if you ignore that the kinetic force was the responsible).
Yay, a fellow Marine Biologist!Rockbottom87 said:
I knew about number one easily, it was obvious that volcanic ash is deadly, and I knew that Lava is super hot, and that you should stay as far away from it as possible. I did not know there were different types of lava, and if I did learn it I forgot. After explaining the viscosity, it became obvious that one would float in it and not sink. However, I can let the sinking part go for dramatic effect, especially if it's in a fictional world. It's like me enjoying the various shark movies even though sharks don't hunt down people to kill them. The main shark that is aggressive enough to attack people is bull sharks. Beyond that, just keep a safe distance and don't be a dick towards it.
Forget lava, it's the pyroclastic flow you have to worry about. Super heated volcanic gas and ash that explodes outward from the volcano hugging the ground that can reach 450 mph and flash fry anyone caught in it.
Out of curiosity, anyone else around here live near an active volcano?
Out of curiosity, anyone else around here live near an active volcano?
I always like in one of the early eps of Southpark, the town practiced the "Duck & Cover" methodology of surviving a lava flow, it was hilarious.
But here's the thing about Hollywood; Facts have no place in a movie.
It's how we got such cinematic gems as Die Hard 4 and The Core.
But here's the thing about Hollywood; Facts have no place in a movie.
It's how we got such cinematic gems as Die Hard 4 and The Core.
Ah yes, The Core, the movie that accidentally got moved from the "SyFy movie" bin into the "real movie" bin. A movie that made Michael Bay look like Oliver Stone.Rhykker said:
Seriously. That movie would be a decent SyFy made-for-TV movie, but I am still trying to figure out how they got full funding for it.
Argh, yes, this sort of thing has been bugging me for ages.
So many movies forget that molten rock (or steel/gold/whatever) is a bit hot.
So many movies forget that molten rock (or steel/gold/whatever) is a bit hot.
