c/dumb-tv-logic

Update: Fell for that 'one weird trick' weight loss ad and wasted $60

Saw a pop-up for this detox tea on a streaming site. Said it would drop 10 pounds in a week. Bought a month supply for $60. Day three and I was in the bathroom every hour. No weight loss at all. Just expensive pee. The refund page led to a dead link. Has anyone else gotten tricked by those fake before-and-after pics?

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taylorcarr•2d ago

Found out that TV characters never lock their doors when leaving home

I caught this watching a crime drama last week where a detective just walked into someone's house without knocking. Has anyone else noticed how nobody in shows ever bothers with deadbolts or keys?

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sagey69•2d ago

Fell for that dumb TV trick where they grab a random knife and cut an apple without looking

I watched some show where a character sliced an apple in their hand without even glancing down, and it looked so easy. Last weekend I tried it with a paring knife from my drawer, thinking I'd look cool for my wife. Ended up slicing my thumb open 2 inches deep and had to get 4 stitches at urgent care. Cost me $150 copay and a ruined Saturday afternoon. Why do TV characters never bleed when they pull these stunts? Has anyone else tried something they saw on screen and instantly regretted it?

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paige870•2d ago

TV cops never knock first - drives me nuts

Watching NCIS last night and the team just busts through a door with zero warning. In real life, my neighbor called the cops on a noise complaint and they knocked for like 5 minutes before coming in. Also, they always find the suspect in 45 minutes. Took LAPD 3 days to find a stolen car in my city. Anyone else notice this?

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wade558•3d ago

Used to laugh at characters who never reload in action movies, now I catch myself doing the same thing in games

I used to roll my eyes at movie heroes shooting 50 rounds from a 15-round mag. Then I was playing Call of Duty last weekend and realized I was running around with an empty gun for like 3 minutes because I kept forgetting to reload. Now I'm wondering if the writers are actually just showing what people do under pressure. How many of you notice yourselves copying dumb TV logic in real life or games?

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johnson.ryan•4d ago

Watched a guy in an action movie reload his shotgun by just flipping it upside down

I remember being a kid in the 90s sitting in my uncle's basement in Chicago watching some straight-to-video action flick. The hero runs out of shells, flips the shotgun completely upside down, and somehow fresh rounds just fall right in. I tried that with my dad's old 870 out in the backyard the next day and spent 20 minutes picking buckshot out of the gravel. Has anyone else ever actually tested a movie trick like that and had it blow up in your face?

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wesleyjohnson•5d ago

Watched a movie where the hero hotwired a truck in 10 seconds flat.

I drive a semi for a living and last week I had to show a buddy how to jumpstart my rig. It took us 15 minutes with the manual and a flashlight. Have any of you ever tried to hotwire something from 2006 and actually had it work like in the shows?

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the_kelly•7d ago

Got into an argument with my buddy about whether TV characters actually look up phone numbers

We were watching this crime show where the detective just rattles off a phone number from memory after seeing it once on a piece of paper, and my buddy said that's totally possible for some people. But I pointed out how in the same episode, nobody ever pulls out their phone to Google something quick, they just happen to know everything or have a random expert on speed dial. What do you guys think, are we supposed to believe people have photographic memories in shows, or is it just lazy writing skipping the realistic stuff?

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evan151•7d ago

The 'hide the keys in the flower pot' thing actually saved me once

Okay so in every TV show, the burglar ALWAYS checks under the mat or in the fake rock. But I got locked out of my apartment in Nashville at 2am and that fake rock was my only option. I was SO sure I'd get robbed but nobody ever touched it for 6 months. Does that mean TV logic is wrong about this ONE thing, or did I just get lucky? What's your experience with hiding keys outside?

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