Comments on: Things we have learned from movies http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/04/26/things-we-have-learned-from-movies/ Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.- George Orwell Sat, 18 May 2013 21:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ian Alterman http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2012/04/26/things-we-have-learned-from-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-65387 Ian Alterman Sat, 05 May 2012 05:03:02 +0000 http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/?p=67066#comment-65387 27. No matter how many times a "bad" guy shoots, s/he will miss at least 90% of the time. However, no matter how many times a "good' guy shoots - even once - s/he will hit the "bad" guy 90% of the time. 28. The chance of hitting another car during a car chase is inversely proportionate to the speed you are driving; i.e., the faster you drive, the less likely you are to actually hit another car. 29. In any "slasher" film located inside a house, given the choice of a gun, a knife, a lead pipe or only a flashlight, all of the participants will choose the flashlight. 30. Along with #29 above, if given a chance to stay together or split up, the participants will always split up. 27. No matter how many times a “bad” guy shoots, s/he will miss at least 90% of the time. However, no matter how many times a “good’ guy shoots – even once – s/he will hit the “bad” guy 90% of the time.

28. The chance of hitting another car during a car chase is inversely proportionate to the speed you are driving; i.e., the faster you drive, the less likely you are to actually hit another car.

29. In any “slasher” film located inside a house, given the choice of a gun, a knife, a lead pipe or only a flashlight, all of the participants will choose the flashlight.

30. Along with #29 above, if given a chance to stay together or split up, the participants will always split up.

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