10 Survival Movie Myths That Don't Bode Good

Getting into non-standard situations, the characters from the films always find a way out. At the same time, they do not burn in fire, and do not sink in water, and in general they cope with all the troubles very beautifully and effectively. To the viewers at the screen, the individual techniques used seem so simple that the thought involuntarily comes to mind: “If I were in his place, I would do the same.”

But in reality, everything is completely different from that in the movies, and the technique adopted from your favorite hero can turn out to be not only useless, but also harmful to health. Even if you find yourself in a mess, one to one reminiscent of the one that happened to the famous movie character, do not rush to repeat what he did in the film. Better gather your thoughts and brainstorm what to do next. Leave amazing feats and ingenious tricks to movie heroes, because most of them would rather be driven into a coffin than helped to survive.

1. Immunity to poison

In the film The Princess Bride, the protagonist Westley arranges an intellectual duel with the villain Vizzini: he needs to guess which of the two goblets is poisoned. At the end of the duel, it turns out that both glasses were poisoned, and Westley managed to survive only because over the years he had developed immunity to poison.

In reality, the regular use of a small amount of poison will not give any effect other than lethal: the toxin will gradually destroy the body or accumulate in it, which can ultimately lead to death.

2. The body as a shield

When the hero of the film suddenly finds himself in the epicenter of a firefight, in order to get out of it, he hides behind a lifeless body that fell under his arm, after which he safely leaves the battlefield.

Do not forget that in reality there are also such bullets that quickly fly through the human body and get stuck only in the subsequent obstacle. If you get in their way with a body to cover, with a high degree of probability everything will end in death.

3. Deal with a snake with your bare hands

Only the tireless Jean-Claude Van Damme can do it without any weapons, but only with his bare hands to cope with hordes of enemies and with a snake. Are you Van Damme? Then you do not need to wave your fists when meeting with a snake. In this situation, you have only one way out - to take your legs faster and further away.

4. Survive a nuclear explosion in the refrigerator

In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Harrison Ford's character escapes from a nuclear explosion in a lead-lined refrigerator.

In practice, such a plan of action during a nuclear catastrophe is suitable only for Indiana Jones. In such a makeshift hideout, it's easy to get locked in. A nuclear war survival manual for civilians recommends taking shelter in the nearest most secure building.

5. Emergency exit from the roof

In an attempt to escape from their pursuers, movie characters always end up on the roof. They descend from it as quickly as they got there, jumping into the nearest bushes or, most conveniently, a container below, filled to the brim with garbage. In the event of a fall, of course, in the worst case, everyone gets off with a slight bruise.

If you run away from the villains, then there will be no suitable thickets or garbage cans nearby. And if they do, then, believe me, landing in them will be such that the next point on your route will be the nearest emergency room, and this is even with a successful landing. Remember: trees and tanks are for movie characters, for everyone else - a ladder!

6. Katana - the ultimate weapon

With the sword of Japanese samurai, movie heroes can not only deal with their enemies, but also dodge bullets with it - they simply cut them in the air.

It is possible to do this in reality, but only to a fighter trained for many years, who has enviable luck and speed of reaction. For everyone else, the fatal number will indeed be fatal.

7. Escape through the window

When it is not possible to leave the room through the door, the movie characters get out of it through the window. If at that moment someone is also chasing them, the glass is broken not by some object, but by their own body. Of course, all this without cuts and abrasions.

They manage to do such a trick without consequences because the window in the films is not made of ordinary glass, but of sugar glass, from which the fragments scatter spectacularly, but do no harm. If you decide to exit in this way through a standard window, you will not do without consequences.

8. Homemade zipline

If the hero is trapped, and at least some kind of rope or wire is pulled from the object, he has every chance to leave. He deftly throws an improvised thing on the cable and rolls down on an impromptu zipline.

Can you do this and not get hurt? Most likely no. Even if it is not a live wire, it is likely that it is not designed for such loads and may not support the weight of a person's body.

9. Hit on the head

Whether it's a villain or a hysterical beauty in trouble, the hero of the film often thinks nothing better than to hit him or her with something heavy on the head in order to neutralize for a while or just calm down in this way. Stunned characters wake up a couple of minutes later, feeling only slightly dizzy.

In reality, such methods to incapacitate the enemy will end for him at least with a concussion, in the worst case, with irreversible brain and head injuries.

10. Through the flames

The main character is the main one, so a second before the explosion, he knows exactly which way and where to jump. A door, a window - if there is at least some kind of opening nearby, he will certainly come out unscathed from the building.

In practice, the blast wave travels faster than a person. A mere mortal should not expect that you can dodge it only by reacting quickly and jumping to the side.