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Money Weighs More And Takes Up A Lot More Space Than Filmmakers Think
For American currency, a bundle of 100 crisp bills is 6.14" X 2.61" X .434", and weighs just shy of a quarter of a pound. You can fit about 248 bundles per cubic foot. That's 24,800 bills and approximately 56 pounds per cubic foot. That's just something to keep in mind the next time you see a huge stack of cash on screen.
Some movies get it right. In Kill Bill Vol. 2, when Elle brings Budd $1 million in a small carry-on suitcase, that's just enough room for that amount of cash and a pissed off black mamba snake ready to give Michael Madsen the most dignified death scene possible inside of a mobile home in Barstow.
Scoff at that all you want, but if we die in a room with curtains, we're calling that a win.
A lot of movies get the size right but ignore the weight. In Heat, it is possible for three guys to carry out $12.2 million in oversized gym bags over their shoulders, but the subsequent shootout with the cops would be much harder to pull off with the dead weight of a husky 10-year-old hitting the back of their thighs with every step.
In the opening bank robbery of The Dark Knight, yes, $68 million would fit in eight long duffle bags, but the Joker and his bus driver certainly wouldn't be tossing them around like rag dolls. They would weigh about 190 pounds each. And in case that doesn't ruin the scene enough, they're only shown loading four of them into the bus. Remember that next time someone praises Christopher Nolan's meticulous attention to detail.
By far, the worst offender is Ocean's Eleven. They were stealing $160 million "without breaking a sweat," right? Not if they had anywhere near the right amount on screen. $160 million cash, assuming it was all in $100 bills, would be approximately 64.5 cubic feet weighing about 3,613 pounds. That's a lot for nine thieves (Clooney and the computer geek lucked out on this one) to have to load out in one trip.
Although, if they used the realistic amount, admittedly, the ending would be a lot funnier. Imagine nine guys trying to stroll through the Bellagio carrying the weight equivalent of a Honda CR-V. It's even funnier when you remember one of those guys is a 95-pound acrobat, and another is a 78-year-old Carl Reiner.
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