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ddeclue

(16,733 posts) Tue Jan 10, 2012, 08:20 PM Jan 2012

Science in the real world vs. on TV.... [View all]

Shows like NCIS, CSI, and Bones drive me nuts with their fictitious technology... They can look up everything while you watch on the internet from a ridiculously wide variety of databases, they can pull DNA matches while you watch... um not so much.. this stuff takes time and money...

In the real world, they've finally got a machine that will run DNA in a day and cost $1,000:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_GENOME_DECODER_?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Science in the real world vs. on TV.... [View all] ddeclue Jan 2012 OP

I used to watch "The New Detectives", a true-crime show that was forensics-based, gkhouston Jan 2012 #1

My problem is being an engineer and computer programmer and knowing better... ddeclue Jan 2012 #2

Everyone sees the errors in how their field is portrayed on TV Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #3

I happen to be a pilot and my degree is aerospace engineering so I'm right there on that one. ddeclue Jan 2012 #5

coupla possibilities... bongbong Jan 2012 #8

nope just dumb writers. It could be a horse and buggy tumbling off a cliff and they would have ddeclue Jan 2012 #9

Science, real world vs. TV rt-sails Jan 2012 #4

Yes but if it is clearly science fiction you get a total pass on reality...when it claims to be ddeclue Jan 2012 #6

Glad you mentioned this customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #7