Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics Hollywood's Best Mistakes, Goofs and Flat-Out Dstructions of the Basic Laws of the Universe

Name: Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics Hollywood's Best Mistakes, Goofs and Flat-Out Dstructions of the Basic Laws of the Universe
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ISBN: 9781402210334

ISBN-10: 1402210337

ISBN-13: 9781402210334

Edition: 2007

Authors: Tom Rogers

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-Would the bus in Speed really have made that jump? -Could a Star Wars ship actually explode in space? -What really would have happened if you said ?Honey, I shrunk the kids?? The companion book to the hit website (www.intuitor.com/moviephysics), which boasts more than 1 million visitors per year, Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics is a hilarious guide to the biggest mistakes, most outrageous assumptions, and the outright lunacy at work in Hollywood films that play with the rules of science. In this fascinating and funny guide, author Tom Rogers examines 20 different topics and shows how, when it comes to filmmaking, the rules of physics are flexible. Einsteins and film buffs alike will be…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.20" wide x 7.76" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Noble Cause: Striking a Blow for Decency in Movie Physics



Moviemaker Mathematics: How Hollywood Shoots from the Hip



Conservation of Mass and Energy: Is Anything Sacred?



Scaling Problems: Big Bugs and Little People



Inertia and Newton's First Law: Why Blowing Up Spacecraft is a Bad Idea



Newton's Third Law: That Special Hollywood Touch



Creative Kinematics: Explosive Entertainment



Hollywood Bombs: How Filmmaker Physics Misses the Boat



Leaping Logic: Why Moviemakers Say "How High" When the Director Says Jump



Acceleration and Newton's Second Law: How to Get Started, Use Brakes, or Change Direction, Hollywood Style



High-Energy Films: Nuclear Firecrackers, Falling People, and Cars as Weapons



Movie Momentum: The Attractive Force of Glass, Rail-Gun Recoil, and Cosmic Toyotas



JFK and Momentum: Hollywood's Conspiracy to Assassinate History -



Scenes with Real Gravity: Celebrating Disasters with Happy Hollywood Endings



Scenes with Artificial Gravity: The Good, Bad, and Ugly Space Stations



The Movie Merry-Go-Round: How Filmmakers Create Ridiculous Spin



Hollywood Disasters: Global Warming, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Big Winds



The Moviemaker's Cookbook: Cigarettes as Lighters, Exploding Cars, Burning Bugs, and Other Recipes for Foolishness



Wars versus Trek: Forgiving versus Forgetting



All-Time Stupid Movie Physics Classics: "They Said the Physics Were Impossible . . ."


Notes


Index


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