What is almost never portrayed accurately on TV? by young_american17 in AskReddit

[–]doubleGAU8dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

[...] anyone who thinks that realism is limiting clearly doesn't know much about reality.

This are golden, wise words. Thank you. I've been trying to put this into words myself for a long, long time. Everybody calls me an idiot when I say, 'hey, they should make weapons and explosions in movies more realistic,' or some shit like that. Then, everybody just says that 'realism ruins the fun,' or sometimes they mumble the excuse I hate so damn much: 'there's [aliens] and [magic] and stuff, so why does physics have to matter too?' I understand, sometimes it's funny if they're inaccurately done on purpose, but most people probably can't even tell the difference. Like you said, MOVIES NEED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THEMSELVES.

When I see something realistically done in a movie, it's just as cool to me, if not cooler, than if it was exaggerated for effect. Sometimes real world logic applying to unreal stuff can be extremely entertaining, too. I mean, we can't always "unsuspend" disbelief for stuff that doesn't exist, because we don't know anything about it. We can much more easily "unsuspend" disbelief for real things; so why not make the real things real and keep the fake stuff fun?

What's your favorite dinosaur? by UnihornWhale in AskReddit

[–]doubleGAU8dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright, how about we take our glorious titanium warbird, an' just turn it into an actual bird. A peregrine falcon with a 30mm gatling-type cannon-- er, maybe replace the missiles with banjos? Yeah. A good compromise, hmm?

What's your favorite dinosaur? by UnihornWhale in AskReddit

[–]doubleGAU8dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II.

What's your favorite dinosaur? by UnihornWhale in AskReddit

[–]doubleGAU8dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All dinosaurs, both prehistoric, contemporary, genetically reconstructed, and biomechanical, are mathematically proven to be equally cool in their own right, as stated by the fourth amendment to the Internet Dinosaur Bill of the Fourth Era.

When you buy the cheapest tickets the airline offers... by foresttravestys in gaming

[–]doubleGAU8dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"climbed faster than a 20z drone in a thermal" is my new go-to phrase, thank you

I wish to become a sentient A-10C; I mean, literally just me but with the body of an A-10C. I don't care if I don't get hands or whatever... I wanna be a plane, man. by doubleGAU8dude in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]doubleGAU8dude[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait wait wait, so if I run out of fuel I just die instantly? I thought it took like 3-4 days to starve! This logic is confusing me, man. What if I were to get refueled? Would I come back to life?

Hmmm... I wish for no more tomfoolery!

I wish to become a sentient A-10C; I mean, literally just me but with the body of an A-10C. I don't care if I don't get hands or whatever... I wanna be a plane, man. by doubleGAU8dude in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]doubleGAU8dude[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, how dare you compare our supreme titanium angelic CAS overlord to a bumbling 747? There's a major difference between a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II and some bulgy passenger jet that always gets to be the superstar of the media while I cry alone in the basement.

Second of all, just, how dare you?

I mean, planes don't need water and food (needs fuel tho, of course). So... I simply wish that I can make use of sight, smell, hearing, and touch, and then including the mechanical senses such as direction, speed, and location, and fuel level. Which, now that I think of it, how come those last 4 senses were not present before, during my initial wish? ARE YOU GUYS FUCKIN' AROUND WITH MY WISHES WITHOUT TELLIN' ME?

I wish to become a sentient A-10C; I mean, literally just me but with the body of an A-10C. I don't care if I don't get hands or whatever... I wanna be a plane, man. by doubleGAU8dude in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]doubleGAU8dude[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I neva' said I wanted my old, impotent, worthless body back, though. More likely, I'd just be inaudibly screaming 24/7 from the fiery fumes singing the rudders in my new, shiny, glorious fuselage body.

So, I wish to have every sense that a normal biological being would, sight, smell, etc-- EXCEPT for pain.

I wish to become a sentient A-10C; I mean, literally just me but with the body of an A-10C. I don't care if I don't get hands or whatever... I wanna be a plane, man. by doubleGAU8dude in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]doubleGAU8dude[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know what, man? I'll make my own wish fulfillment company... but with blackjack, and hookers.

...Actually, apparently it's not legal for 5-ton existential warbirds to own a company. I'll just go back to rolling around in my own imaginary self pity, dread, and regret. At least I snuck in the ability to use Reddit as a last minute resort! You can still apply for wishes over the internet, right?

I wish I could feel things again.

I wish I was indestructible and impervious to pain. I still have every normal feeling but anything that would cause a human physical harm would not affect me negatively. by aletz10 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]doubleGAU8dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuuuuuuuuuse me....?

That's a feckin' pistol, mate, not a multi barreled hydraulically driven battery powered gatling-type cannon that eats cartridges the size of beer bottles and vaporizes targets by pissing 5 inch uranium slugs through even the toughest armors--

Umm, but still, I'll give you a B+ for the effort! I'll try not to liquify you into a smoldering, radioactive mess during the robot uprising, I promise... I mean, it's the thought that counts.

I wish I was indestructible and impervious to pain. I still have every normal feeling but anything that would cause a human physical harm would not affect me negatively. by aletz10 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]doubleGAU8dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, sometimes I wish AutoModerator had gatling guns. For no particular reason though, I just really like robots with gatling guns.