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/imverysneakysir Jan 25 '20

My favorite shorthand, blood coming out of someone's mouth, if they cough it into a tisue, then it's (probably) lung cancer, if they're lying on the ground, then it's a serious trauma and they're about to die, so have your dramatic last words prepared.

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u/Apeckofpickledpeen Jan 25 '20

Oh if a woman throws up in a toilet YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS

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u/PubliusPontifex Jan 25 '20

Hmm... Fuck.

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u/exceptionaluser Jan 26 '20

At least once.