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In the TV series ‘The Expanse’ gravity is created by the forward momentum (linear acceleration) of the spaceship (so the decks are arranged like skyscrapers and the front of the ship is actually the top).
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Pet peeves in films/tv
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Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
Doesn't that require constant acceleration,?
@Bob McC. It does, and if you watch, this is shown in the programme. To travel, the ships first "burn" to constantly accelerate, then at some point half way, they turn around (causing a brief period of floating as there is no acceleration) before engaging the engines in the opposite direction to slow down. In both "burn" phases, any loose objects will be pulled towards the bottom of the ship, creating a gravity-like effect.
The hint is that they refer to the sustained G-force produced by the engines, and that's something that only happens under acceleration.
The hint is that they refer to the sustained G-force produced by the engines, and that's something that only happens under acceleration.
The mountaineering action scenes where a rope or other piece of equipment gradually unravels under load as the protagonist struggles to gain a foothold, grab a hand, etc. Also the way that people can hang by one hand, sometimes with someone else hanging from the other hand or a leg, for minutes at a time.
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Some of these things (slow car chases, etc) are just a device to get around the practicalities of filming highly dynamic events. It feels a bit churlish to object to them in films where the suspension of disbelief is part of just going along for the ride.
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
at long last.I mean Teleportation......
its the fake murders that bother me......
les24preludes
pfm Member
Who's Pet Peeves and what films and TV has she been in?
darrenyeats
pfm Member
Cool. According to General Relativity this is indeed the same as experiencing gravity on Earth - this was Einstein's "happiest thought" https://www.sciencemusings.com/albert-einsteins-most-happy-thought/. General Relativity says, on Earth, the objects supporting our weight e.g. the floor, chair etc. are actually accelerating us upward in the local frame of reference, forcing us away from an inertial path (geodesic).
awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
Propaganda. It then BECOMES history. Like Black Hawk Down, where the accepted story was of the crew saving a family. She was interviewed some time later and said they actually used them as human shields. Hollywood is the most incredible propaganda machine ever, as it is not even recognised as such so often.
Cav
pfm Member
I believe it was Jim Carrey who certainly peeves me...
Cav
pfm Member
I vaguely remember a Police Officer describing the difference between UK Police and US Police: In the US they shout "Stop! or I'll shoot" in the UK they shout "Stop! or I'll shout Stop! again...
Only if the guy was black.
Bart
pfm Member
Only for the shooting bit.
May still be able to wheeze out the word ‘stop’.
Seeker_UK
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
I'm sure you're right about the gun. It shouldn't put off people from Saving Private Ryan - I read a while back that soldiers actually part of the landings rate the beginning of that film as unusually (and of course horribly) realistic.
My main pet peeve:
Dramatic Gun Cock
The dramatic gun cock is employed when a character is up to some interrogation work while holding a gun to someone's head. The subject of the investigation is invited to divulge some critical information. The subject refuses or spouts an insult. Here comes the dramatic gun cock. The interrogator...tropedia.fandom.com
The German defences would have been able to lay down a lot of suppressing fire with the MG08s (Maxim) - in Private Ryan, they made the mistake of thinking that German forces only had the '42.