Hmmmm

Posted by Patterson from gw.wizards.com on January 15, 2000 at 08:16:05:

In Reply to: An observation from my mom. posted by ROB T. on January 15, 2000 at 04:32:12:

: I was over at my mother's house a few weeks ago and "Raiders" came on as the ten-thirty movie. During Indy's fight with the big, bald German by the Flying Wing my mom made an observation that I thounght I'd pass on. In the real world I'd have to agree with her on this but it's something I never thought about while watching the movie but here it is.

: The German guy knocks Indy to the ground and Indy realizes that the planes prop is about to chop up the bad guy so he covers his face. The bad guy is confused and turns around to have his face hacked off. Mom thinks it's impossible that the guy would turn around at that point. He should've felt the air from the blades on his back and being an airplane mechanic he would've realized immediately what that meant and would've dived to the ground. What do you think?

Maybe, but the props are on the back of the wing, right? Therefore they would be pushing air behind them, not towards the mechanic. Yes, he might have felt a vacuum, but the engine was really just idling, right?

Oh well...

Cheers!

Patterson

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: : I was over at my mother's house a few weeks ago and "Raiders" came on as the ten-thirty movie. During Indy's fight with the big, bald German by the Flying Wing my mom made an observation that I thounght I'd pass on. In the real world I'd have to agree with her on this but it's something I never thought about while watching the movie but here it is.

: : The German guy knocks Indy to the ground and Indy realizes that the planes prop is about to chop up the bad guy so he covers his face. The bad guy is confused and turns around to have his face hacked off. Mom thinks it's impossible that the guy would turn around at that point. He should've felt the air from the blades on his back and being an airplane mechanic he would've realized immediately what that meant and would've dived to the ground. What do you think?

: Maybe, but the props are on the back of the wing, right?  Therefore they would be pushing air behind them, not towards the mechanic.  Yes, he might have felt a vacuum, but the engine was really just idling, right?

: Oh well...

: Cheers!

: Patterson

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