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Can a single bullet from a handgun kill three people in the way Deadpool did?
In Deadpool's bullet-counting action scene, Deadpool kills three guys with his last bullet.
The bullet is shown going through all the three men's skulls.
So, how feasible is that in the real world (one bullet successfully going through three…
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Did Batman break his one rule?
In the final scene of The Dark Knight, we see Batman go on a final confrontation with the corrupted Dent.
Dent, hell bent on making Batman and Gordon pay for Rachel's death, flips his trademark coin to decide the fate of the 3, Gordon being replaced…
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Was a supercomputer really needed in "The Martian"?
In "The Martian", Rich Parnell uses a supercomputer to calculate a life saving slingshot trajectory that allows Watney to be saved.
The entire film is renowned for its scientific care, so I was really surprised at this. The Hermes is travelling…
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What is the origin of Scooby-Doo's name?
According to Wikipedia, Scooby-Doo's name comes from Frank Sinatra's scat line from the song Strangers in the Night. The song was released in 1966 and the first Scooby-Doo cartoon was released in 1969.
However, Sinatra's line is "doo-be-doo-be-doo"…
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Why is Vision so weak?
Why does Vision appear so weak in the Avengers - Infinity War movie? I mean, he doesn't even fight most of the time.
If I remember correctly in Age Of Ultron, Vision appeared to be a very strong super hero. He possesses 1 gem, he can lift Thor's…
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What was Hans Gruber's plan in Die Hard?
In Die Hard, at some point, Hans Gruber reveals a part of his plan to John McClane:
When you steal six hundred dollars,
you can disappear...but when you
steal six hundred million, they will
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What's the point of actors occasionally directing a TV show episode?
As an example, Seinfeld was directed three times by Jason Alexander, Friends was directed 10 times by David Schwimmer and Breaking Bad was directed three times by Bryan Cranston.
But what's the point of letting the actor do it a few times? Is it so…
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Why do people repeatedly hit the phone hook switch when disconnected?
Watching a "Columbo" episode recently (c.1971), it had a scene that I realized I used to see a lot in older movies and TV shows. A woman is talking on her rotary phone, when the person on the other end is suddenly cut off.
"Hello?" she says. …
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Can someone explain the sequence of events in 'Primer'?
Primer is one crazy movie, as far as the complicated plot goes. Has anyone figured out the ACTUAL sequence of events?
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Explanation of Jules' ending monologue
I partially understand Jules' ending monologue at the end of Pulp Fiction, although the full meaning doesn't click for me. What is he trying to say in simple terms?
Jules: Well there's this passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the…
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Why does Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz get the Pythagorean Theorem wrong?
After receiving a "brain," the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz famously says the following:
“The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle
is equal to the square root of the remaining side!”
Which as generations of…
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Did the White Walkers spare Sam?
In S02E10 of Game of Thrones, Sam hides behind a rock when the White Walkers walk by.
One mounted White Walker seems to look directly into Sam’s eyes. After that the White Walker screams and all of them seem to go on, leaving Sam there. The scene…
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Does Disney no longer produce hand-drawn cartoon films?
Over the past few years Disney has remade a lot of their hand-drawn films with either live-action or [modern] computer animation. Examples that immediately come to mind include: The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Christopher…
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Why did Varys remove his rings?
In Season 8 episode 5 of Game of Thrones, when Varys hears the sound of the Unsullied coming to his chamber, he burns a letter and removes his rings.
Maybe he burns the letter so that they won't find any evidence against him.
Why remove the rings?
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Why is Arya visibly scared in the library in Game of Thrones S8E3?
In Game of Thrones S8E3, Arya fiercely kills a way lot of wights after which she has to escape from them and enter the library. In the library she seems pretty shaken and also not as brave as she usually is. There were around 10 wights or so in the…
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