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100 1 $aRogers, Tom,$d1950 January 18-
245 10 $aInsultingly stupid movie physics :$bHollywood's best mistakes, goofs and flat-out destructions of the basic laws of the universe /$cTom Rogers.
260 $aNaperville, Ill. :$bSourcebooks Hysteria,$cc2007.
300 $ax, 325 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [315]-318) and index.
505 00 $tNoble cause: striking a blow for decency in movie physics --$tMoviemaker mathematics: how Hollywood shoots from the hip --$tConservation of mass and energy: is anything sacred? --$tScaling problems: big bugs and little people --$tInertia and Newton's first law: why blowing up spacecraft is a bad idea --$tNewton's third law: that special Hollywood touch --$tCreative kinematics: explosive entertainment --$tHollywood bombs: how filmmaker physics misses the boat --$tLeaping logic: why moviemakers say "how high" when the director says jump --$tAcceleration and Newton's second law: how to get started, use brakes, or change direction, Hollywood style --$tHigh-energy films: nuclear firecrakers, falling people, and cars as weapons --$tMovie momentum: the attractive force of glass, rail-gun recoil, and cosmic Toyotas --$tJFK and momentum: Hollywood;s conspiracy to assassinate history --$tScenes with real gravity: celebrating disasters with happy Hollywood endings --$tScenes with artifical gravity: the good, bad, and ugly space stations --$tMovie merry-go-round: how filmmakers create ridiculous spin --$tHollywood disasters: global worming, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other big winds --$tMoviemaker's cookbook: cigarettes as lighters, exploding cars, burning bugs, and other recipes for foolishness --$tWars versus Trek: forgiving versus forgetting --$tAll-time sutpid movie physics classics: "They said the physics were impossible...".
520 $aWould 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"? 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. - Publisher.
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