Date: 2012-06-13 11:48 am (UTC)
TV shows are almost universally terrible at science, and movies are even worse.

But most of it really is laziness, because there is actually an organisation of scientists called The Science & Entertainment Exchange who exist almost solely to help make sure these simple mistakes don't happen.
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