Something about pentrating a tunnel... no, not that you perv...

[smeddley]

As some of you may know, I've recently started watching Supernatural, and an episode brought up a pet peeve of mine.

And that is:

Most storm and sanitary sewers are not large enough to walk through. Yes, there are some old large cities that have huge underground tunnels, and some storm sewer pipes are an impressive 42" - 60" in diameter, but not most of them. And if I recall correctly (and I might not) the episode in question took place in a mid-sized midwestern city. Kinda like where I live.

And I hate to break it to you, Sam and Dean, but 90% of our storm sewer pipes are less than 24" in diameter and most sanitary sewer pipes are 8" in diameter. Not exactly something you could walk around in.

Yes, it makes a great storyline, things hiding in the sewers and bad guys using them to navigate, but it is completely unrealistic. And dangerous. Not too long ago an engineer was killed when he went into an unfinished section of underground pipe was was overcome by sewer gases.

I'm willing to suspend my disbelief for a lot of things, but this one has always really bothered me.

Anyone else have Hollywood Faux Pas Pet Peeves?

Comments

[puppatoons.livejournal.com]

I hate it when they have animal stuff wrong, very wrong. Instances, thought I won't name the shows because it's too tiring...XD

Show centers around minks, and the vet for them calls them rodents. Mink are members of the weasel family.

Using a female animal and calling it a male and vice versa.It was justified,I suppose, with Lassie(to make her seem bigger and stronger and more herioc), but at least on a longhaired dog you can cover "it" up.On a pig, you can't.

In westerns, when they need a vulture for atmosphere and they use an old world vulture to get that iconic naked-necked look. The vultures that live in America, the new world vultures, aren't built that way--only the ones from Africa and Asia.

Using toucans and macaws in African jungles...they are from South America...and Cockatoos in South American jungles..they are from Australia!

Referring to yaks when talking about Scandanavia--they are from Tibet.

Poodles aren't French, they are German.

Southern hicks having Bloodhounds laying around on the porch as their hunting dogs.Coonhounds are what should be there..Bloodhounds are used by police.

Snakes can hear you (I must confess this is a Harry Potter thing) and wink at you. They have no ears and no eyelids.

Switching alligators and crocodiles

Sharks do not roar

Mixing up ducks and geese

and last but not least, every purebred dog in a movie having puppies in the sequel.

[triskellion.livejournal.com]

I hear you on the sewers. My latest is attics. Modern attics are full of trusses holding the roof up. There's no space in there to have a hidden room or someone hiding out. Oh, you can get around them if you really want to, but between the insulation and the dust that comes in through the vents, it's deadly on the lungs (and the skin. Insulation itches). The space is awkward to get around. And, the insulation is on the ceiling, ie, the floor of the attic. Which means the space has no means of cooling. In the desert, it quickly becomes a hellish sweat shop. No stalker is going to last up there for long, no matter what the CSI writers think.

[nakedblueninja.livejournal.com]

I love watching TV shows get big concepts from the banking and financial industry wrong. And even worse, when they try to show armored car crews doing their jobs. It's hilarious but annoying. No, we do not carry millions upon millions of dollars in our trucks, and we CERTAINLY don't carry anything that isn't sealed up nicely in a labeled, numbered bag. Sheesh, how stupid do you think we are?!

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

CPR.

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