Skip to Content

23 Of TV’s Most Scientifically Inaccurate Tropes

Depending on your level of tolerance for false science on TV, you’d find yourself either laughing it off or reaching for a blunt kitchen utensil so you can gouge out your eyes.

Sometimes it’s a subtle error that’s undetectable to anyone outside a profession that deals with cases like it, and sometimes it’s so blatant you can’t help but take notice.

Related: Explore Hundreds of Hours of Curated Historical Videos with History Vault via Prime Video Channels!

Why shows choose to let these things happen is a mystery. Now, these errors happen across a lot of shows, but specific genres are more guilty of certain errors than others.

Here are 19 oft-used schticks that don’t translate accurately to the real world. Buckle up and get ready for a lot of nitpicking!