PSA: Captain Jack Sparrow does NOT defy physics

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Spoooon

Originally posted by: notfred
You can't see anything in those pictures.

What is it supposed to be illustrating? He had a chain that, at each end, was attached to one of his wrists. Somehow, he managed to get the chain over a rope while still attached to his wrists. If you're trying to show that there's some way he can do that without the rope and chain passing through each other, you need much better pictures.

I think the pictures are supposed to show that he made a loop with the chain and threw the end of the loop over the rope and grabbed it, allowing him to slide down. It's hard to describe, maybe someone can draw a picture.

I don't know if that's what happened in the movie or not though.

Yes, I'm trying to illustrate, with the use of my shoddy SVCD copy, that he does NOT magically pass the chain through the rope.

He tosses the slack (he has about 3 feet of slack) OVER the rope and grabs it.

If someone wants to get me a copy of the DVD I'll make better screen caps.

And WTF do you mean, "I don't know if that's what happened in the movie or not???"

I just SHOWED you what happened in the movie, asstard. I'm watching the scene again RIGHT NOW and it's more than obvious he tosses the chain over. He fumbles for like a good 2 seconds getting a grip on the chain after it passes over.

 

[Spoooon]

drawing

What I mean by "I'm not sure if that's what happens" means that I can't tell from the pictures you showed us and that I can't recall whether this is how it was done in the movie.

Going over your blurry pictures again, it starts to look my drawing is right.

edit:

This from imdb:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Sparrow has no problems sliding down the rope using his handcuffs because the chain is long enough for him to be able to throw a loop of chain over the rope and grab it in his other hand. When he reaches the bottom, he lets go and the rope is released without his having to undo the cuffs or untie the rope (or even detach one of his hands as one viewer suggested).

 

[Vortex22]

Originally posted by: notfred
On a related note, how come he didn't die when the curse was broken? All the other pirates who had sustained fatal injuries collapsed as soon as it was broken.

He hadn't sustained fatal injuries?

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
drawing

What I mean by "I'm not sure if that's what happens" means that I can't tell from the pictures you showed us and that I can't recall whether this is how it was done in the movie.

Going over your blurry pictures again, it starts to look my drawing is right.

Yeah, your picture is correct.
Notice how he lowers his arms in the first pictures, it's to get momentum to heave the chain over the rope.
Also, you can easily see that his chain is about 3 feet long. If he just "passed" the chain through the rope, don't you think you'd see the slack waving around?

Come on, people, this is REALLY rudimentary here. They're not going to take a shortcut or overlook something like this. Stop arguing about it, because I'm right and you're wrong. If anybody else wants to be a jackass about this issue, I'll take your $100 bet.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Vortex22

Originally posted by: notfred
On a related note, how come he didn't die when the curse was broken? All the other pirates who had sustained fatal injuries collapsed as soon as it was broken.

He hadn't sustained fatal injuries?

He got run through with a sword!

 

[Rahminator]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Vortex22

Originally posted by: notfred
On a related note, how come he didn't die when the curse was broken? All the other pirates who had sustained fatal injuries collapsed as soon as it was broken.

He hadn't sustained fatal injuries?

He got run through with a sword!

The curse wasn't broken yet at that point.

 

[Vortex22]

Originally posted by: Rahminator

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Vortex22

Originally posted by: notfred
On a related note, how come he didn't die when the curse was broken? All the other pirates who had sustained fatal injuries collapsed as soon as it was broken.

He hadn't sustained fatal injuries?

He got run through with a sword!

The curse wasn't broken yet at that point.

Yeah I thought all the guys that died after the curse was broken were injured after the fact. Remember... they were fighting on the boat, and the curse was broken in the middle of the battle, so they were suddenly mortal .

 

[atom]

Stop arguing about it, because I'm right and you're wrong. If anybody else wants to be a jackass about this issue, I'll take your $100 bet.

It looks to me you're the only one being a jackass about the issue.