# What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life?

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**Created:** [February 6, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311 "2021-02-06T04:16:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/696 "2021-02-28T03:55:41Z")

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Discussed in detail here. [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-slept-in-the-bathtub/846340/34](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-slept-in-the-bathtub/846340/34)

Read lingyi’s last post. Sad story.

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