We may have mentioned this once or twice before, but movies are mostly bullshit. With characters dodging bullets, riding fridges through nuclear explosions, or setting fire to their genitals in order to save the world, movies are full of stuff that could never, ever happen in real life. But sometimes, whether the filmmakers intend it or not, seemingly impossible moments actually turn out to be scientifically sound. Like how ...
1. Oddjob's Razor Hat Would Cause You Serious Damage
The James Bond franchise is full of unrealistic things -- invisible cars, women who kill with their thighs, Roger Moore, etc. One of the most iconic Bond henchmen, Goldfinger's Oddjob, has a particularly ridiculous weapon: a razor-edged bowler hat which he tosses like a Frisbee. It can cut the head off a statue.
2.The Magical Bending Arrow In Brave Is Totally Accurate
In Pixar's Brave, Scottish princess Merida wins an archery contest with a final shot that not only hits the bullseye, but also splits an arrow that's already in there. We see the arrow fly in slow motion, wiggling from side to side like a drunken mom on a wedding dance floor.
3. Moana's "Wayfinding" Was Even More Impressive In Real Life
Moana's characters include a giant singing crab, a sentient tattoo, and a chubby The Rock. At one point, our titular Disney non-princess learns how to sail ("wayfind") with some help from demigod Maui (demigod Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson). He teaches her how to hold her hand in the air to "measure the stars," and how you can "[know] where you are by knowing where you've been."
4. The Bolt Gun From No Country For Old Men Has Been Used In Real Murders
No Country For Old Men gave us one of cinema's most terrifying monsters and hairdos. Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh was basically a cross between the Terminator and MacGyver. He carries around some type of innocuous-looking air tank device which he uses to blow a hole in some guy's forehead.
5. The Toilet Bomb Rescue From Lethal Weapon 2 Would Work Even Better In Reality
The toilet bomb scene is all anyone remembers from Lethal Weapon 2, and with good reason. Somebody has attached a pressure-sensitive bomb to Detective Murtaugh's toilet, so he's in the extremely humiliating position of dealing with the bomb squad with his pants around his ankles. The squad comes up with a plan: They delay the explosion by pouring liquid nitrogen onto the detonator, giving him and loyal partner Riggs enough time to throw themselves into Murtaugh's cast iron bathtub and survive the explosion. All after flushing, we assume. Otherwise that's a very dirty bomb.