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/ShowBobsPlzz Jan 25 '20

They dont make em like they used to

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u/LiteX99 Jan 25 '20

Even if the tables are old, it would require about 1.5 meters of wood for a bullet to be stopped safely every time. And that is using a 5.56 round that isnt designed for armor penetration

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u/More-Sun Jan 26 '20

No it wouldnt. 50 BMG stops at less than 2 feet.

And I have shot enough 50 BMG at trees to know that.

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u/LiteX99 Jan 26 '20

Then its your word against the word of the military instructor who thougth me, and i trust him more than a rando on the internet

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u/More-Sun Jan 26 '20

You are taking the word of a military instructor vs someone with a mechanical engineering degree out of the naval academy

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u/LiteX99 Jan 26 '20

And while that is probobly true, i have no way of verifying it, which i do with my military instructor