40 TV and Movie Tropes You’d Be Hard-Pressed to Experience Out Here in the Real World

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40 TV and Movie Tropes You’d Be Hard-Pressed to Experience Out Here in the Real World

Okay, Uncle Larry’s funeral is this weekend so we need to call all of the mourners and make sure they dress in all black and bring their black umbrellas. Then we’ll call the funeral home to make sure he’s buried on a grey, rainy day. It just won’t be a proper funeral if we see colorful attire on a bright, sunny day. 

That, of course, is exactly what happens in every funeral scene in every movie and TV show ever. While we’re at it, here are a few more movie tropes that you’ll probably never experience in real life.

Same Tables

Characters in sitcoms always have the same spot in a restaurant/pub conveniently reserved for them, everytime they walk in the door. How I Met Seinfeld Your Mother Rules of Friends Engagement - CRACKED.COM

Bathrooms

When you're hiding out in a bathroom stall other people in that bathroom always seem to be talking smack about you... How To Get Away With Murder American Ple Monsters Inc. D CRACKED.COM

Mirror Talk

I'm unsure of myself. I need a confidence booster. I need...a mirror!!! to m'I been I 70.00 peen Raging Bull Reservoir Dogs Wanderlust 30 Rock Pulp Fiction New Girl The Sopranos 25th Hour CRACKED.COM

Cutting Hands

Don't cut your palm to draw blood, for crying out loud! The hand is the go-to spot to get blood in movies, even though it's almost the last place where you'd want a wound. That gash will reopen every time you do anything, and will likely require a doctor to see it. CRACKED.COM

Gunfights

You can't have a conversation during a gunfight. Gunshots are louder than jackhammers, so forget about cracking wise at your opponents (let alone whispering to your partners) while bullets are flying. You'll be pretty much deaf for a while. CRACKED.COM

Slow Clapping

Crowds at sporting events need to see a lone person slow clap before they start applauding. Rudy Mystery, Alaska Cool Hoosiers Runnings CRACKED.COM

Diners

Swingers (1996) 500 Days of Summer (2009) Looper(2012) 27 Dresses (2008) Remember the And left last time you without ordered eating it? breakfast in a diner... CRACKED.COM

Electroshock Therapy

CRACKED.COM Electroshock doesn't zap you while you're awake. Electroconvulsive therapy passes small electric currents through your brain after giving you general anesthesia and muscle relaxants. This has been the case since the 1950s-1960s.

Mental Illness and Love

Love will not cure your mental illness. Yes, having love in your life has a positive effect and helps you cope with your illness better - but it's still an illness, and needs to be treated. You can't just love it away any more than you can love away infectious mono. CRACKED.COM

PTSD

Not just war veterans get PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder, as its name tells you, is caused by trauma - and war isn't the only traumatic thing you can live through. PTSD can also be caused by a natural disaster or a car accident, among other things. CRACKED.COM

Airplane Doors

YOU CAN'T OPEN AN AIRLINER'S DOOR MID-FLIGHT. The pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the airplane keeps the door safely plugged into place. You'd have to overcome a pressure of thousands of pounds to open it. CRACKED.COM

Split Personalities

GRAGKED.COM Your personality won't split just because your life sucks. Dissociative identity disorder is understood to be caused by repetitive childhood trauma (such as abuse). Tyler Durden won't come along to keep you company because you feel alienated by a consumerist society.

Rorschach Tests

The Rorschach test is not a reliable diagnostic tool. The test's validity has been severely questioned since the 1960s. Also, it requires that the patient knows nothing about the inkblots - good luck with that when anyone can look up anything on the internet. CRACKED.COM

Jets

CRACKED.COM IT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE OFF YOUR M MASK IN A FIGHTER JET. Fighter jets aren't pressurized like airliners are, and on top of that, high-G maneuvers can make it hard to breathe - so pilots need their oxygen masks on to, you know, not pass out and die.

Cops

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Cops manhandling a suspect in a movie or TV show? It's okay if it's the good guys doing it. REALITY: No, it really isn't. A study of 26 crime series (from How To Get Away With Murder to Mindhunter) showed that abuse of power is often portrayed as acceptable, forgivable, and even virtuous, as long as it's the heroes doing it. In reality, this type of conduct is an example of injustice itself. It's also a dangerous belief, as most people think they're the good guys.

Human Trafficking

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Human traffickers are almost always men. REALITY: Female traffickers make up a large part of all human traffickers. 37% of traffickers are female, which is a pretty large share when compared to other crimes. Female traffickers mostly target women and children, because there's more trust there. Females are also often used to recruit other female traffickers.

Gunshots

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Gunshots can easily knock you off your feet (and big guns will send you flying across the room). REALITY: If they did, the shooter would be flying, too. It's Newton's third law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In fact, the recoil of the gun will exert greater force, because while the bullet loses energy thanks to aerodynamic drag, the gun does not. Bullets are also pretty small in mass compared to our bodies, and they don't carry enough momentum to just throw us off our feet.

Mental Illness and Gun Violence

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Mental illness and gun violence go hand in hand. REALITY: Incorrect. It's estimated that only 4% of all violent gun crimes involve mental illness. Yet the majority of Americans believe otherwise. Alcohol abuse and stress from getting a divorce or losing a job are way more likely to induce gun violence. Mental illness, however, is a great risk factor for gun suicides, and makes up the majority of gun-related deaths in the US.

Abuse

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Most serial killers had an abusive childhood. REALITY: A whopping 70% of serial killers reported no child abuse. These numbers might include individuals who don't want to admit experiencing a traumatic childhood, but that's still a pretty high number debunking the popular belief. Many of them did however report bed wetting, abusing animals, and setting things on fire.

Serial Killers

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Serial killers are geniuses. REALITY It's mostly just the ones they make shows about. The latest studies put the average intelligence of serial killers barely above what's considered below average. One study puts it more clearly, saying that there is almost zero correlation between intelligence and psychopathy.

Sharing a Bath

... TELL US NOW. SHARING A BATH Peter G. says, I'm 6'1, which is not excessively tall, but even on my own, I barely fit. Plus one of you has taps digging into your back. And unless you expedite the situation with some efficiency, you're looking at a tub full of lukewarm person-soup and some rather ,,pruny-looking persons. CRACKED.COM

Wrecking a Room with Unrestrained Passion

... TELL US NOW. DESTRUCTION Dawn S. says, Wrecking a room in a moment of unrestrained passion. ... I'm all for having sex when and where the mood strikes, but you'd have to clean up all the mess. Also, not sexy nor comfortable for the person on the bottom. CRACKED.COM

Sexy Aliens

... TELL US NOW. SEXY ALIENS Mark S. says, Sexy aliens are unrealistic. Chimps are 98% the same as US, and we don't find them sexy. Imagine how different aliens will be. CRACKED.COM

Shower Sex

... TELL US NOW. SHOWER SEX Sean M. says, It's clunky, one partner is always cold, and it's a good way to slip and break something (or worse). It's a discussion with an EMT tech or detective waiting to happen. CRACKED.COM

Spitty Kisses

... TELL US NOW. SPITTY KISSES Amanda R. says, Wet, sloppy kisses that go on forever. Swallow some of that saliva, dude. I'm not attracted to Saint Bernards. CRACKED.COM

Explosions

40 TV and Movie Tropes You’d Be Hard-Pressed to Experience Out Here in the Real World

Getting Knocked Out

40 TV and Movie Tropes You’d Be Hard-Pressed to Experience Out Here in the Real World

Chloroform

Chloroform won't instantly knock you out. Rendering someone unconscious with chloroform takes two to three minutes. For this to work, your target would need to be extremely cooperative and refrain from fighting for a good while. CRACKED.COM

Lost Hands

Lost a hand? That's it for you. Forget about pushing on, maybe with a neat chainsaw attached. You'll just bleed out fast-even faster if you keep moving around. You'll likely lose consciousness in less than a minute. CRACKED.COM

Punches

40 TV and Movie Tropes You’d Be Hard-Pressed to Experience Out Here in the Real World

Nightmares

STAR WARS REVENGE OF THE SITH WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A NIGHTMARE SO INTENSE THAT YOU CONSTANTINE JOLT UP 90 DEGREES FROM YOUR BED? HOW ABOUT... NEVER? THE RING CRACKED.COM

Shooting Locks

Terminator: Genisys James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies CMCN Need a Door Locked/Unlocked? Just break the security console and the door will conveniently seal itself shut or open automatically, without setting off any alarms! CRACKED.COM Star Wars: A New Hope Resident Evil

Airports

Friends Only You Prem CRACKED.COM Don't worry, if someone loves you just book a flight and they'll chase you to the airport to stop you from leaving them... ...right? She's Outta My League Love Actually

Bursting In

Friends Will and Grace How often do your friends burst into your home... uninvited... without knocking... Maybe It's your fault for always leaving the door locked. How I Met Your Mother CRACKED.COM

Boots on Beds

Gilmore Once Upon a Time Girls Charmed Just chillin' on a bed in my combat boots CRACKED.COM

Black Umbrellas

Hellboy Batman Begins IT If it rains at a funeral, the guests will be prepared with matching black umbrellas. John Wick Across the Universe The Amazing Spider-Man CRACKED.COM

Weddings

When was the last time you witnessed an uninvited guest object to a wedding before running off into the sunset with the bride? Probably in a movie theatre. The Graduate The Princess Bride Made of Honor Shrek GRACKED.COM

Parking

People always find a parking space right where it's most convenient for them. The Equalizer In TV land, and the movies, the hero just needs to drive up to their destination and there will be a convenient parking space. Much of the time there'll be a single spot open right in front of where they want to go. MacGyver 300 Coca CHARTER 1004 1004 - Kojak CRACKED.COM

Passwords

Batman & Robin In Time GUESSING SOMEONE'S PASSWORD IN FILMS IS SO EASY, YOU CAN DO IT IN MINUTES. JUST LOOK AROUND THE COMPUTER FOR HINTS, OR RECALL BIRTHDATES OF PEOPLE THEY CARE ABOUT AND YOU'RE IN! Lord of War War Games CRACKED.COM

Hidden Keys

People in movies/TV must be very trusting, because they always leave a spare key in their car's sun visor. Terminator 2: Judgement Day Breaking Bad CRACKED.COM Cop Car

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