"Real" stuff you learned from movies (seriously)

[Rev. Powell]

Well I learned that large corporations take out life insurance policies on their employees, that they refer too as "Dead Peasant" policies, so when you die they collect on it and don't give a cent to the spouse or family. This is then calculated into their profit margin. They have a "expected mortality index" on their employees as well in that they calculate how many employees will die in a certain time frame. Sickening. Everyone has to see Capitalism: A Love Story, the new Micheal Moore flick!

I's be careful saying you "learned" anything from Michael Moore.  He has outright lied before in his documentaries (such as insisting that Roger Smith kept dodging him in ROGER AND ME when he actually interviewed Smith on film and choose not to include the footage). I'm not saying the above is incorrect, but you should definitely do  more research and double check any facts you get from Moore. 

[SkullBat308]

  Yeah, your right! but here's the link http://deadpeasantinsurance.com/

[Jim H]

Yeah, your right! but here's the link http://deadpeasantinsurance.com/

Wal-Mart also got a lot of bad press recently when it was found they do this to some of their employees.  It's definitely true.  I have no doubt Moore's new film exaggerated it though, based on his previous track record.

[BTM]

I learned how to make counterfeit bank notes from "To Live & Die In L.A."   

Oh, that reminds me, also learned that when you get done making said counterfeit bills, you should run them through a dryer with poker chips to make them feel more used. That'll come in handy someday...

[Mr. DS]

A T-Rex's vision is based on movement.  Although, I'm not sure if that was ever really proved.

[WingedSerpent]

A T-Rex's vision is based on movement.  Although, I'm not sure if that was ever really proved.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't.  Most likely that is simply a plot device.  Actually, I remember in the sequel book, Ian talks about how something like that would end up hurting a predator's chances of finding food.

[Jim H]

A T-Rex's vision is based on movement.  Although, I'm not sure if that was ever really proved.

There's a degree of truth to this - ever see a rabbit freeze up?  Either when you get near it, or it'll run for a little while then suddenly stop?  Vision based predators, like hawks, can lose track of prey if they suddenly stop moving.  However, it's not that they CAN'T see them, it's just they're tracking an expected path which suddenly stops.  If they just saw a rabbit sitting there, they could figure it out.

I'm going to call shenanigans on any predator as complex as a T-Rex being unable recognize something that isn't moving as prey.  If that was true, they'd be p**s poor carrion eaters, and any animal that big is going to HAVE to eat some carrion...

[SPazzo]

That if someone covers you in Nicorette patches, being a smoker will save your life.  I learned that from Thank You For Smoking.