# Inaccuracies that bother you most and least **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050 "2022-06-28T16:04:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/221 "2022-07-01T02:26:27Z")
Nope, the movie _“Uncommon Valor”_ with Gene Hackman, Patrick Swayze, Fred Ward, and Tex Cobb. Even as a kid when I saw it, I laughed. > [@Pavelb1](#): > > n case this dips into accents…I’m halfway through The Boyz and I didn’t realize until the fourth episode that Billy is supposed to be English. (He got better.) Karl Urban is a Kiwi, so that accent isn’t exactly native to him. But generally Aussies and Kiwis do a better job of it than Americans do. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/222 "2022-07-01T02:32:41Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > > [@BigT](#): > > > > No, the types of things that do bother me tend to be stuff that is inconsistent within that fictional universe. ⁢ > > Speaking of inconsistencies within a fictional universe there is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation “Realm of Fear” which shows the point of view of someone being teleported. Apparently he remains **conscious** and **aware** the entire time, > > Which makes no sense with the techno-babble they use to explain how the teleporters work–A person is de-materialized at a sub-atomic level, then re-materialized at a sub-atomic level in another place. How exactly is a person supposed to remain conscious when their atoms are being scattered? ⁢ That’s one I’ve actually worked out to my satisfaction. The idea is that the actual time spent being transferred is quite small, and that they are essentially pieced back together in the pattern buffer (or whatever you call it when the glow is still there) before they are actually rematerialized. So there is a point where they are not conscious (which we never see), but there is also a part where they are conscious. I note also that this was established in _The Wrath of Kahn_, when Kirk and Saavik were able to maintain a conversation while being beamed out and beamed back in. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/223 "2022-07-01T07:09:30Z")
That reminds me of the movie Iron Eagle where it was filmed in Israel but it’s supposed to depict an American air strike on a fictional Arabian country (Libya-like I believe). So the Americans fly F-16s and the Libyians fly Mirage Vs, since Israel was operating both at the time and it makes complete sense since both were active use in both countries. But they can’t let well enough alone and the entire time they call the Mirages “MiGs” because presumably that was the only “enemy” aircraft American audiences would understand and thus they ruin all the work they actually put into it. If they had just called them Mirages like they actually were they wouldn’t need to make stuff up. ---
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> [@BigT](#): > > The idea is that the actual time spent being transferred is quite small, and that they are essentially pieced back together in the pattern buffer (or whatever you call it when the glow is still there) before they are actually rematerialized. So there is a point where they are not conscious (which we never see), but there is also a part where they are conscious. > _“It’s unpleasantly like being drunk."_ > _“What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?”_ > > _"You ask a glass of water.”_ > > ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/225 "2022-07-01T14:13:04Z")
Since we’ve dipped into the _Sharknado_ universe… I am bothered by the fact that the movie(s) depicted dead sharks as quickly falling out of the sharknado’s winds. I know for a fact that dead sharks will be carried aloft just as easily as live sharks. It’s scientific. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/226 "2022-07-01T14:21:26Z")
Something that bothers me ever since I learned it from the Straight Dope boards: The universal cry of red-tailed hawk. Picture of a bald eagle in flight - sound effect - cry of the red-tailed hawk. Picture of a horse in a field - sound effect - cry of the red-tailed hawk. Kojak roars away in his detective’s car – sound effect - the cry of the red-tailed hawk. 747 takes off - sound effect - cry of the red-tailed hawk. Baby in a crib crying - sound effect - the cry of the red-tailed hawk. (OK - So I made up those last four. But come to think of it, this just begs for the Weird Al Yankovic treatment.) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/227 "2022-07-01T14:24:09Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > Something that bothers me ever since I learned it from the Straight Dope boards: The universal cry of red-tailed hawk. > > Picture of a bald eagle in flight - sound effect - cry of the red-tailed hawk. > Picture of a crow on a fence - sound effect - cry of the red-tailed hawk. > Kojak roars away in his detective’s car – sound effect - the cry of the red-tailed hawk. > 747 takes off - sound effect - cry of the red-tailed hawk. > Baby in a crib crying - sound effect - the cry of the red-tailed hawk. > > (OK - So I made up those last four. But come to think of it, this just begs for the Weird Al Yankovic treatment.) Equally annoying is the Cry of the Loon being used as the Sound of the Desert. Or Rattlesnake Rattles being used as the Sound of Tarantulas. Or Australian Kookaburras used as Generic Jungle Noises. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/228 "2022-07-01T14:24:23Z")
And the irony of it is, actual redtail hawks all sound like the Wilhelm scream. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/229 "2022-07-01T14:25:19Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > 747 takes off - sound effect - cry of the red-tailed hawk. There was, of course, the constant drone of propellers accompanying all the scenes of the jet in _Airplane!_ Of course, that was deliberate. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/230 "2022-07-01T14:26:05Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > (OK - So I made up those last four. But come to think of it, this just begs for the Weird Al Yankovic treatment.) Horse rearing up-sound of revving motorcycle engine. Or screeching tires. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/231 "2022-07-01T14:26:29Z")
Kookaburra sound [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-HpLnN-W4KU/maxresdefault.jpg "Kookaburra making jungle sounds @ the wang dang doodle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HpLnN-W4KU) Loon sound [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DVFBUIGfcJk/maxresdefault.jpg "Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFBUIGfcJk) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/232 "2022-07-01T14:28:33Z")
In the 1942 Superman cartoon **The Bulleteeers** the Bad Guys are flying around in what amounts to a giant jet engine with wings, but when it flies around (rather than crash-diving into something) it makes the sound of a propeller plane [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GWuDzfKFf_g/maxresdefault.jpg "SUPERMAN CARTOON: The Bulleteers (1942) (HD 1080p) | Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWuDzfKFf_g) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/233 "2022-07-01T14:47:28Z")
Sometimes we watch TV with the closed captioning on. It really brings to your attention how often [dog barks in distance]. I also read a comment here once that every time you see a cat onscreen, it meows. Cats don’t generally go through life just constantly meowing for the hell of it (it just seems that way). Now every time I see a cat in a show, I notice that. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/234 "2022-07-01T14:50:43Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > it makes the sound of a propeller plane Maybe it’s making the sound of a V-1 Buzz Bomb. 😉 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GWrI6UInFsI/maxresdefault.jpg "V-1 Buzz Bomb Video with Sound") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWrI6UInFsI) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/235 "2022-07-01T14:59:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Maybe it’s making the sound of a V-1 Buzz Bomb. I know you’re joking, but a.) no, it’s definitely a propeller sound; and b.) the “buzz bombs” first flew in June, 1944, two years after the cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/236 "2022-07-01T15:07:20Z")
Did the winkie give it away? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/237 "2022-07-01T15:10:52Z")
It’s not like Frank Whittle was handy to ask what it would sound like. Flash Gordon never got the sound of a rocket taking off correct either. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/238 "2022-07-01T16:18:51Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Cats don’t generally go through life just constantly meowing for the hell of it (it just seems that way). Both of mine do when the whim takes them (and only one _looks_ Siamese. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/239 "2022-07-01T17:12:18Z")
My favorite _ **Superman** _ cartoon is “The Magnetic Telescope,” in which the telescope actually has a gigantic magnet that can grab a planet and hold it still for us to study. Somehow or other, I expected a different kind of system the first time I heard the title. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050/240 "2022-07-01T17:28:55Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > This only bothers me because I think people really should be encouraged to learn CPR and it would take little effort to do it appropriately. I’m no expert on CPR, but ISTM that one reason TV and movies may not do it accurately is that if they’re doing on a live actor (as opposed to a dummy), it could do some real harm. I’ve heard that recipients of CPR can have ribs broken and other significant injuries (that are nevertheless obviously preferable to death). Now, they could no doubt do some movie magic to make it look more realistic, but that would cost money, and they’re entertaining, not educating. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050.md?page=13)