2007/07/09 by Costas Efthimiou, C. J. Efthimiou, Efthimiou, C. J. +3
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0707.1167
includes 28 pictures; invited article for the German journal Praxis der Naturwissenschaften Physik
arxiv created 2007/07/09 · openalex publication_date 2007/07/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this article, we examine specific scenes from popular action and sci-fi movies and show how they blatantly break the laws of physics, all in the name of entertainment, but coincidentally contributing to science illiteracy.