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re: Why do movies have to spell out what EMP is?
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:12 pm to boom roasted
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:12 pm to boom roasted
Y'all never talked about EMPs in physics?
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Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:13 pm to Scruffy
quote:boom is not a no child left behind success story
Y'all never talked about EMPs in physics?
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:14 pm to Scruffy
Not that I remember, and I enjoyed physics.
I don think its common knowledge like some of you think.
I don think its common knowledge like some of you think.
This post was edited on 7/27/14 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:41 pm to boom roasted
If a movie were made today then it may be common enough terminology that it wouldn't have to be explained to the viewer...
The two movies OP references were released in 1996 and 1999. Hardly anyone in the general public would have a clue what an EMP was when the movie came out. Christ its been almost 20 years, movies are allowed to show age I would think
The two movies OP references were released in 1996 and 1999. Hardly anyone in the general public would have a clue what an EMP was when the movie came out. Christ its been almost 20 years, movies are allowed to show age I would think
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:45 pm to GeauxGoose
I'm in this camp, I hate how an obviously educated protagonist in a film has to look puzzled while a one scene secondary character explains what an EMP is.
I got no problem with them explaining what it is, it just looks dumb when it is explained to the audience by way of someone telling telling the protagonist.
I got no problem with them explaining what it is, it just looks dumb when it is explained to the audience by way of someone telling telling the protagonist.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:46 pm to J311slx
I want to say that Goldeneye (1995?! Nearly 20 years?! frick I'm getting old) was one of the first movies to prominently highlight EMP, especially from nukes
Probably am wrong....it seems the modern trend started there and you can find a constant stream of movies after it that use it as a plot device.
Probably am wrong....it seems the modern trend started there and you can find a constant stream of movies after it that use it as a plot device.
This post was edited on 7/27/14 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:50 pm to Volvagia
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Probably am wrong....it seems the modern trend started there and you can find a constant stream of movies after it that use it as a plot device
Wrong decade but right franchise, apparently there is a EMP in pop culture Wikipedia entry that lists View to Kill the first mention of it in 1985.
I thought of Goldeneye as the first as well.
This post was edited on 7/27/14 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:50 pm to Scruffy
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Or watches any movie involving computers or electronics over the past 20 years.
Well both movies listed in the OP are 15+ years old
This post was edited on 7/27/14 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:56 pm to Cap Crunch
It's really not that common a term. I've only learned what it is through movies- never in school.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 12:57 pm to Scruffy
It's not hard to know what EMP is but it certainly wasn't covered in any science class I had. Never took physics in high school because I didn't go to a PST HS.
This post was edited on 7/27/14 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 7/27/14 at 1:05 pm to bbap
Don't remember learning about EMPs in school.
First I heard of them was Oceans 11
First I heard of them was Oceans 11
Posted on 7/27/14 at 1:12 pm to craigbiggio
quote:I think the first I heard of it was on Dark Angel. I was in high school at the time so I may have heard it there too. can't remember too long ago
Don't remember learning about EMPs in school.
First I heard of them was Oceans 11
Posted on 7/27/14 at 1:20 pm to Fearthehat0307
I wish I had an EMP a couple minutes ago, would have stopped me from reading this dumb-assed thread
Posted on 7/27/14 at 2:36 pm to Fearthehat0307
quote:Because I'm not familiar with EMPs? Lol. Never realized that was the bar by which one judges education.
boom is not a no child left behind success story
Posted on 7/27/14 at 2:38 pm to boom roasted
quote:well now that you know you can begin to make the necessary changes in your life
Never realized that was the bar by which one judges education.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 2:41 pm to Fearthehat0307
I'll watch Ocean's 11 to get caught up.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 2:42 pm to boom roasted
quote:go with dark angel
I'll watch Ocean's 11 to get caught up.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 3:10 pm to Fearthehat0307
Watching a Fringe episode and they just mentioned an EMP monitoring device without explaining to anyone what an EMP was or how it worked. 
Posted on 7/27/14 at 3:22 pm to Scruffy
I am familiar with the term, "electromagnetic pulse", and I guess I'm familiar with the general concept. However, if someone, without context, mentioned "EMP" to me, I wouldn't necessarily know what they were referring to. It's just not an abbreviation or acronym that I use or hear in everyday life. I bet this is the case for a lot of educated people. 
Posted on 7/27/14 at 3:49 pm to VOR
quote:it's really not
I bet this is the case for a lot of educated people.
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