# Science errors in Batman the Brave and the Bold. Why can’t they get these things right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811 "2013-05-08T16:17:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/41 "2013-05-09T14:52:59Z")
> [@magnusblitz](#): > > Seriously. Especially in regards to B:TBATB, which isn’t just a comic book show, it’s one of the campiest comic book shows out there. And I really do love this show. Has some amazing voicework, hilarious silver-age-ish situations, and fantastic singin of all things. I mean, how can you not love a show with Aquaman’s rousing song of heroism? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/42 "2013-05-09T14:53:59Z")
… and the “Fish to Talk With” add-on for the action figures didn’t sell very well. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/43 "2013-05-09T14:55:36Z")
Yeah, while it was first run, I watched it with my grandson every week. He isn’t into superheroes, but he did love watching it with me, just because it was funny and the stories were strictly at the same kid’s level as when I was his age. Aquaman had much more personality in that show than he ever had in a comic. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/44 "2013-05-09T14:55:53Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The finger covers quite a bit of the surface area of the grape. Try to gently pick up the grape with a sharp needle point. This might be true for other super-strong heroes like The Hulk. For Superman, if he is using telekinesis, then it’s like picking up a grape with telekinesis. If he’s using aura of invulnerability, then it’s like gently contacting the grape with a needle point, then boosting its structural integrity. Once that’s done, then it’s like putting a marble or steel ball on a needle point, and it doesn’t sink in like a grape. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/45 "2013-05-09T15:05:42Z")
> [@The\_Controvert](#): > > This might be true for other super-strong heroes like The Hulk. For Superman, if he is using telekinesis, then it’s like picking up a grape with telekinesis. If he’s using aura of invulnerability, then it’s like gently contacting the grape with a needle point, then boosting its structural integrity. Once that’s done, then it’s like putting a marble or steel ball on a needle point, and it doesn’t sink in like a grape. He must be able to turn it on and off at will, otherwise punching the bad guys would have no effect. ---
**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/46 "2013-05-09T15:20:50Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > In the Batman movie, the Penguin disguised as Commodore Schmidlapp gets into the Batcave and lets loose some disintegrated goons by reintegrating them with water. He mistakenly uses the heavy water used for the Batcave’s atomic piles instead of the soft drinking water, which produces disastrous results for the goons. My question is why would Batman have the heavy water come out of the same dispenser as the drinking water and is just changed by a flip of the switch? I mean, come on! Obviously, heavy water is a vital ingredient in bat-shark-repellent. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/47 "2013-05-09T15:23:16Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > In the Batman movie, the Penguin disguised as Commodore Schmidlapp gets into the Batcave and lets loose some disintegrated goons by reintegrating them with water. He mistakenly uses the heavy water used for the Batcave’s atomic piles instead of the soft drinking water, which produces disastrous results for the goons. My question is why would Batman have the heavy water come out of the same dispenser as the drinking water and is just changed by a flip of the switch? I mean, come on! Holy Convenient Plot Device, Batman! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/48 "2013-05-09T15:39:45Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > All ‘Entertainment’ Universes (Batman, Avengers, House, The Cosby Show, for varied examples) exist in alternate universes where the Laws of Physics (and other shit) are not the same as they are in this universe. > > Just keep that in your brain and it won’t explode when a wooden rowboat does on some TV show. OK, now all I can think of is two guys in a rowboat paddling like mad to avoid going over a waterfall, but failing. When they fall and hit the bottom of the waterfall, it explodes like a car going over a cliff in any movie or TV show. This needs to be on film. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/49 "2013-05-09T15:46:47Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > OK, now all I can think of is two guys in a rowboat paddling like mad to avoid going over a waterfall, but failing. When they fall and hit the bottom of the waterfall, it explodes like a car going over a cliff in any movie or TV show. > > This needs to be on film. Deliverance, Rebooted. Directed by Uwe Boll and Michael Bay. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/50 "2013-05-09T15:49:05Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > And I really do love this show. Has some amazing voicework, hilarious silver-age-ish situations, and fantastic singin of all things. I mean, how can you not love a show with Aquaman’s rousing song of heroism? Every time I watch it, I end up raving\* about it on Facebook and Twitter, because I can not understate how much love it. - rave, Kermit-flail in glee, same thing… ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/51 "2013-05-09T16:02:07Z")
Link is required [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yE8C1WWixgc/hqdefault.jpg "Aquaman's Rousing Song of Heroism") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE8C1WWixgc) ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/52 "2013-05-09T17:09:47Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Link is required > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE8C1WWixgc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE8C1WWixgc) _ **What…** _ was that ? “You don’t look roused” ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/53 "2013-05-09T21:34:15Z")
That was beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/54 "2013-05-09T21:59:50Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Link is required > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE8C1WWixgc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE8C1WWixgc) I’m awake, right? This is actually happening? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811/55 "2013-05-09T23:17:56Z")
> [@simster](#): > > _ **What…** _ was that ? > > “You don’t look roused” What was that? That, my friends, is just one example of why the DC Animated Universe is the best on-screen comic book adaptation yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811.md?page=2)