2016-01-23 / 07:33 UTC GMT +00:00
The article linked below is an entertaining quick read from 2012, two parts:
http://www.cracked.com/article_20052_5- ... ovies.htmlhttp://www.cracked.com/article_20052_5- ... es_p2.htmltl;dr? The myths:
- Sniping is way more math than eagle eyes... (bullet drop, wind, drag, weather, elevation, barrel, rifling, earth's rotation)
- Every Hollywood sword fight would end with a broken sword... (https://youtu.be/nQMqlFY7T64)
- Dogfights Are Visually Unimpressive... (close range = 1.5 miles)
- Machine Guns Are the Premature Ejaculators of the Gun World... (modern MGs still must replace barrels after a minute of sustained firing)
- Submarine Battles Are the Most Boring Things Ever... ([url=http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/4/9/6/149496.jpg?v=1]sonar/url] takes 15 minutes of listening to achieve firing solution)
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