Bombs on TV

[BReeves]

Seen many bombs on TV showing C4 with blasting caps stuck in it. Everyone is running around trying to figure out what wire to cut. Why don't they just pull the blasting caps and remove the C4? Guess that's too easy and no drama or am I missing something?

 

[okierider]

Seen many bombs on TV showing C4 with blasting caps stuck in it. Everyone is running around trying to figure out what wire to cut. Why don't they just pull the blasting caps and remove the C4? Guess that's too easy and no drama or am I missing something?

Most folks would have zero clue what a blasting cap is and that same group was waiting for things to go boom so they could continue the facebook update!!

 

[dennishoddy]

Always cut the red wire.
It’s kind of the Hollywood standard in bomb scenarios. 1 second to detonation and the actor cuts the red wire with the red display flashing.

 

[Cowbaby]

Same reason Hollywood guns have bottomless magazines. How much drama do you need?

"You see my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it..."
But, you don't have to look that one up, I was legit kinda....... until you watch it in slo mo and about 2-3 would have missed. 5 shots for 4 bad guys, one peacemaker bullet lett.

 

[HFS]

Always cut the red wire.
It’s kind of the Hollywood standard in bomb scenarios. 1 second to detonation and the actor cuts the red wire with the red display flashing.

and beeping.

 

[HFS]

A British guy's video explains how Hollywood makes explosions look a lot more interesting.

 

[SoonerP226]

Why don't they just pull the blasting caps and remove the C4?

Why don't they just shoot the guy holding a single-action pistol to a hostage's head with the hammer down?

 

[dennishoddy]

Why don't they just shoot the guy holding a single-action pistol to a hostage's head with the hammer down?

Or the Hollywood cops rush into a building with guns drawn, confront the perp who shoots at them, take cover and then deliberately rack the slide on their Tupperware.

 

[HFS]

Why don't they just shoot the guy holding a single-action pistol to a hostage's head with the hammer down?

I said something like that ^^^ about a movie once and somebody piped up and told me, "Because that wasn't in the script!"

 

[Snattlerake]

Or the defectives that carried the entire show lead the SWAT team in raids without tacticool gear like the guys behind them.

Or when the defectives are effin with the bomb and the bomb squad is behind them snickering and betting which one turns into a pink mist.

Or when the defectives always shoot the guy or arrest the guy and then you hear the sirens in the background.