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Scientists Review Natural Disaster Movies | Vanity Fair

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5 years ago

August 29, 2019

Environmental scientists Morgan Page, Michael Angove and Peter Gleick review the scientific validity of scenes from “San Andres,” “2012,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Volcano,” “Twister,” “Geostorm,” “The Core,” “Interstellar,” “Sharknado,” “The Perfect Storm,” “Pompeii,” “Noah,” “The Impossible,” “The Happening,” “Hard Rain,” and “Into the Storm”.

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24 Comments

Doggie

August 29, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Hey.

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LeBeautiful

August 29, 2019 at 4:01 pm

Avengers beating Avatar this year…now explain that SCIENTISTS!

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SEAN T. INSTRUMENTALS

August 29, 2019 at 4:04 pm

i love videos like this cause i actually learn so much

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- Christy the Random
  
  August 29, 2019 at 7:16 pm
  
  True, and you can confirm your suspicions when you thought about in a minutr
  
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Sohaib

August 29, 2019 at 4:14 pm

who’s still sad about Tony Death?

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ThatBoi

August 29, 2019 at 4:19 pm

They forgot about when a charged creeper explodes
Now that’s a disaster

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4GPA

August 29, 2019 at 4:40 pm

This video goin blow up

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Animotion

August 29, 2019 at 4:48 pm

next one do: bdsm workers review 50 shades of grey.

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Jayme Dixon

August 29, 2019 at 4:53 pm

In Twister, it was two tornados. I think that’s why they had the cow go the other way.

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𝕍𝕆𝕃𝔸𝕀ℝ𝔼

August 29, 2019 at 5:05 pm

I love learning about behind the scenes in movies but also to see what could be done in reality or not, pretty educational

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Fran Fresno

August 29, 2019 at 5:07 pm

Please could these be longer? It’s YouTube; we’re all curious nerds here.

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LiL Blicky

August 29, 2019 at 5:09 pm

Hmmm Getting in to Corridor Digital territory

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- Will Becker
  
  August 29, 2019 at 7:47 pm
  
  more like the other way round
  
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TheKillerQQQQQQQQQQ

August 29, 2019 at 5:16 pm

This video is awesome!!

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TreyVro

August 29, 2019 at 5:30 pm

Scientists: Yeah this movie is false and exaggerated for entertainment

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Tyler Mawhinney

August 29, 2019 at 5:31 pm

Do killer animal movies with animal experts!!!

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Dovyeon

August 29, 2019 at 5:37 pm

I stopped at the last one.

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killernat1234

August 29, 2019 at 5:42 pm

The perfect storm was based of a real storm, the impossible is based off a true story and a real family

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Megumi Hayashida

August 29, 2019 at 5:49 pm

The fact that they totally approved INTERSTELLAR confirms Jonathan & Christopher Nolan’s brilliant writing/directing skills

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CF-166.

August 29, 2019 at 6:19 pm

9:40 . . . Pun intended?

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Ty

August 29, 2019 at 6:22 pm

Kinda disappointing the thumbnail only includes that dude scientists. Just sayin.

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Marctary Darius

August 29, 2019 at 6:39 pm

Woow really good video it’s very cool to bring professionalist and have their opinion on what can and cannot be. Next, try to invite an astronaut and react to space sci-fi movies .

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Octavio Alderete

August 29, 2019 at 6:57 pm

I loved every minute of this video!

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Marctary Darius

August 29, 2019 at 7:16 pm

18:15 we’ve found the mushroom addict

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