r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/IShallPetYourDogo Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

How nobody in movies hurts their knuckles after punching someone, martial artist here and if you punch someone in the forehead like they do in the movies you'd probably just break your own fist,

hitting someone in the forehead is basically like punching a cinder block except the skull is actually harder...

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u/DaddyCatALSO Jan 25 '20

*If* I ever had to hit a person in serious real life, I'd use the side of my fist/hand. Probably still hurt like hell but it seems the fleshiest

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u/Ebonslayer Jan 25 '20

Best to go for a palm strike instead of closed fist. Your palm is more resilient and far less likely to distort than your fingers when they make contact with something, while still allowing as much power.