Timeline for Why do movies think the speed of sound is as fast as the speed of light?
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| Aug 8, 2016 at 17:37 | vote | accept | matt_black | ||
| May 24, 2016 at 20:20 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| May 24, 2016 at 19:48 | review | Close votes | |||
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| May 24, 2016 at 19:43 | comment | added | matt_black | @TylerH When this was first pointed out to me I struggled to think of any examples where it wasn't true. So I think the question is asking about a very broad, if not quite universal, movie trope. | |
| May 24, 2016 at 19:34 | comment | added | TylerH | Do you have some specific movie or movies in mind? If not, this question is too broad, because some movies do this while others adhere to the accepted physics. | |
| May 24, 2016 at 11:36 | answer | added | Falco | timeline score: 8 | |
| May 23, 2016 at 22:25 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMovies/status/734872944401371136 | ||
| May 23, 2016 at 21:22 | comment | added | cde | So basically, it's only done when it's a plot device. I wonder how many movies that explain it, are consistent with it outside of the scene where it is explained. | |
| May 23, 2016 at 21:12 | answer | added | supercat | timeline score: 12 | |
| May 23, 2016 at 18:06 | answer | added | cde | timeline score: 66 | |
| May 23, 2016 at 17:57 | history | edited | Catija | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Please don't ask for lists of stuff.; edited tags
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| May 23, 2016 at 17:56 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | Also, 3) Because plenty of movies don't think the speed of sound is as fast as light. There are plenty of war and action movies where we see things happen before we hear them. Although I admit there are definitely some movies where there is a delay in the sound for certain explostions but not others - probably for purely cinematic reasons. | |
| May 23, 2016 at 17:55 | comment | added | Paul L | 1) because movies are written by screen writers, not by scientists. 2) Because it looks and sounds "cooler", much like having noisy explosions in space. | |
| May 23, 2016 at 17:48 | history | asked | matt_black | CC BY-SA 3.0 |