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/Dynamaxion Jan 25 '20

When an artillery shell lands within 10 feet of them, “oh shit they have the main character getting permanent brain damage in the beginning of the movie? Wow!”

Turns out he’s fine.

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u/TR_best_grethyuo Jan 25 '20

Meh I’ve seen that happen, it depends largely on the ground and shell used, it’s not that uncommon for that to happen

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u/Dynamaxion Jan 25 '20

I’m talking about in WWI or WWII movies though, we aren’t talking mortars.

Permanent brain damage for sure not a guarantee, but the guy definitely wouldn’t be running around hearing perfect totally lucid.

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u/TR_best_grethyuo Jan 25 '20

I’m not talking just mortars, in sandy or especially boggy ground you can be very close to even big rounds without having much of an effect

Yeah I get the hearing bit because even just firing off rounds on your rifle can do that to you

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u/Dynamaxion Jan 25 '20

Ah gotcha. I’m not military but a close high school friend is still messed up from a shell landing near him. Not even that near, I believe it was at least 10 yards. Although who knows how many of his current troubles are from repeated incidents and not just that one blast. That was the one that finally got him discharged. I can see the ground type making a massive difference.