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cilla4progress

(24,724 posts) Fri Mar 14, 2014, 01:11 AM Mar 2014

Captain Phillips

Did anyone else think the Navy should have just dropped in a knockout gas that would have put everyone on the lifeboat out for 20 minutes with no after-effects, and swoop in and rescue Phillips and subdue the pirates?

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No Rincewind Mar 2014 #1

You gotta be kidding me? cilla4progress Mar 2014 #2

Yeah. Maybe I could get a date. Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #3

Oh bad you! cilla4progress Mar 2014 #4

Rincewind

(1,202 posts)

1. No

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 04:35 AM

Mar 2014

There is no instantaneous knockout gas.

cilla4progress

(24,724 posts)

2. You gotta be kidding me?

Reply to Rincewind (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 10:45 AM

Mar 2014

I can't believe it hasn't been invented! It could have a million applications!

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)

3. Yeah. Maybe I could get a date.

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 04:53 PM

Mar 2014

cilla4progress

(24,724 posts)

4. Oh bad you!

Reply to Callmecrazy (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 11:26 AM

Mar 2014

And then we watched Gravity LAST night and I had a solution for her: why didn't she just pull on the parachute lines, secure herself, and reel George in? Didn't seem like they put much effort into it, before he floated away.

Guess this is why I need to be very selective in my Hollwood film viewing...

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