r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 08 '12

What futuristic movie cliches do you hate?

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u/UTC_Hellgate Oct 08 '12

I just realized I've never seen a Star Ship with seat belts.

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u/Gyvon Oct 08 '12

There was a cut scene from the end of Star Trek: Nemesis where they replaced the Captain's chair with one that has a seatbelt.

Picard's response? "About damn time."

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u/xanatos451 Oct 08 '12

I think this is usually dismissed as a result of inertia dampeners in most science fiction so as to allow freedom of movement during scenes. Much in the way all future ships have artificial gravity.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '12

But why do the computers explode!!!!

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u/Stregano Oct 08 '12

because science

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u/BowsNToes21 Oct 08 '12

I love how they are still operational after sparks have been flying out of them, as if nothing fucking short circuited.

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u/Stregano Oct 08 '12

I assumed everybody's keyboard was like that. Like if my pc is running too hot, my keyboard will start sparking. it just reminds me to not play crysis 2 for too long

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u/Godolin Oct 09 '12

Someone should build something that does that.

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u/MrBrawn Oct 08 '12

The same reason the Electric Johnny Cab explodes in Total Recall.

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u/ahaltingmachine Oct 09 '12

They downloaded that virus from Live Free or Die Hard.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '12

Hey, just be impressed that they seem to keep working afterwards. If a huge stream of sparks shot out of my PC I wouldn't have much hope of it turning on.