Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 04:54:25AM -, lukhman_khan wrote: There is of course the problem that the jump is physically impossible. The people who make those movies never factor in the IQ levels of the target audience. They think we are fools/dumb anyway. In 98% of all cases, they're correct.
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
The people who make those movies never factor in the IQ levels of the target audience. They think we are fools/dumb anyway. In 98% of all cases, they're correct. True. But does it really matter if it's physically possible? It's fiction, anyway. The real problem is that most of those movies are quite boring - and the imagination is unimaginative.
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
Giancarlo Livraghi wrote: The real problem is that most of those movies are quite boring - and the imagination is unimaginative. I agree. Many /good/ movies play fast and loose with the laws of physics as we know them. -- Alok BOFH excuse #112: The monitor is plugged into the serial port
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
Looks like there's a sequel in the making: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Keanu-Might-Be-Addicted-To-Speed-11079.html
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the Reeves-Bullock movie Speed [1] where a bomb will go off on a bus if the speed of said bus should drop below 50 MPH there is a scene where the bus jumps over a break in a bridge I saw a modern update of this film... where instead of a bus its a guy (jason stratham) who is injected with some chinese cocktail drugs and he will die if is heart-rate drops below 120... so the first half hour of the film he has to keep running / jumping / leaping / talking very fast to keep his heart-rate above the lethal rate. Quite funny for about 30 minutes. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479884/]
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
Gautam John wrote: ... there is a scene where the bus jumps over a break in a bridge [2]. My question is what speed would the bomb/speedometer register when the bus is airborne? I'm thinking the bomb should have gone off when in the air... AFAIK, the speedometer relies on wheel/transmission revolutions so, a foot on the gas pedal should be enough to ensure that the speed does not drop below 50 mph. There is of course the problem that the jump is physically impossible. The people who make those movies never factor in the IQ levels of the target audience. They think we are fools/dumb anyway. The moment the front wheels go into the ditch, gravity takes over and its a nose dive. Now supposing we put a jet engine at the rear to provide the thrust, how the hell do we get the lift (without wings)? Assuming all that is working, the engine has to be driving the same set of wheels as the one recording the rpms. Even with his(her) foot on the gas pedal, if the tachometer is connected to some wheel which is not being driven by the engine, these blokes get blown up. Lukhman
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:24 AM, lukhman_khan [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: [...] The people who make those movies never factor in the IQ levels of the target audience. They think we are fools/dumb anyway. Stranger things are known to happen, maybe the bus was helped by a sudden gust of tail wind :) In any case I am a believer in willing suspension of disbelief if it will make my entertainment experience more immersive and satisfying. Cheeni
[silk] Speed - The Movie
In the Reeves-Bullock movie Speed [1] where a bomb will go off on a bus if the speed of said bus should drop below 50 MPH there is a scene where the bus jumps over a break in a bridge [2]. My question is what speed would the bomb/speedometer register when the bus is airborne? I'm thinking the bomb should have gone off when in the air... No? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_(film) [2] http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=9tEAMLOupKs -- Please read our new blog at: http://blog.prathambooks.org
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
Gautam John wrote: In the Reeves-Bullock movie Speed [1] where a bomb will go off on a bus if the speed of said bus should drop below 50 MPH there is a scene where the bus jumps over a break in a bridge [2]. My question is what speed would the bomb/speedometer register when the bus is airborne? I'm thinking the bomb should have gone off when in the air... No? If you were doing 80 mph and jumped, it will take a while for the wheels to stop spinning... Assumption is that the bus landed before the speed dropped below 50... Makes sense? Or am I wide off the mark?
Re: [silk] Speed - The Movie
Gautam John wrote: ... there is a scene where the bus jumps over a break in a bridge [2]. My question is what speed would the bomb/speedometer register when the bus is airborne? I'm thinking the bomb should have gone off when in the air... AFAIK, the speedometer relies on wheel/transmission revolutions so, a foot on the gas pedal should be enough to ensure that the speed does not drop below 50 mph. There is of course the problem that the jump is physically impossible. -- Alok rcw liiwi: printk(CPU0 on fire\n);
