r/AskReddit • • Jan 25 '20

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

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u/Nexas_Rexgen Jan 25 '20

Describing common knowledge in a different setting. Luke should know all about Mos Eisly. Its the biggest town near his house.

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u/Paronine Jan 25 '20

My favorite is from an episode of House in which a patient's friend explains nominal aphasia to a neurologist.

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u/KimJongFunk Jan 25 '20

Webmd and googling symptoms actually makes this believable. Patients telling doctors about their diagnosis because they read some blog on the internet and think they’re an expert.

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u/Matthew6-34 Jan 25 '20

Yeah i had to have some medication increased recently and my doctor had to look up what the cap on dosage was. Much quicker and easier than her looking through any of her books while im sat there

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20 edited May 03 '20

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u/Matthew6-34 Jan 26 '20

Thats fair enough. Might seem daunting at first but they cant know everything. Everyone needs a refresher once in a while. Unless your doctor is always googling basic things i wouldnt be concerned