r/TopCharacterTropes • u/MammothPenguin69 • 16d ago

Hated Tropes Stupid Contrived Survival Stories

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  1. 12 Feet Deep - Two idiots decide they absolutely positively MUST go swimming in a pool after it's closed. An incredibly contrived sequence of events happens so they get stuck in a pool. So the movie can happen.

  2. Frozen (not that one) - Three idiots decide they absolutely positively MUST get on a ski-lift after it's closed. To the point of bribing the operator who for some stupid reason doesn't say anything. Do the movie can happen. Also, Wolves are not that aggressive. They are typically shy and avoid humans.

  3. 47 Meters Down- Arguably the most believable scenario on this list. It's still really stupid.

  4. Fall- Two idiots decide to climb an abandoned radio tower without proper equipment that would make escaping their predicament trivially easy. Stop me if you've heard this one before

so the movie can happen.

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u/LightningFerret04 16d ago

irl that’s only gonna get more and more realistic from here

“Hey __(AI assistant)__, what equipment do I need to climb a cell tower?”

“To climb a cell tower, you’ll want a harness, proper clothing, ropes, and carabiners.”

“Where can I get carabiners?”

“You can purchase carabiners at any retail store such as Walmart, Home Depot, or your local hardware store for less than ten dollars.”

And stuff like that. For those who are unaware, cheap carabiners you use for keychains are NOT the type of carabiners that you use for climbing. Regular carabiners are not rated to hold the weight of a person and will be perfectly happy to snap and drop you to your death

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u/Yakety_Sax 16d ago

There was recently a group of people who needed to be rescued from Mt. Shasta because they used Google AI to plan their trip.

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u/AEW4LYFE 16d ago

When I asked Google AI to give me its thoughts on a Magic the Gathering deck I was building, it told me to put cards in the deck that don't actually exist so I can only imagine how it could mess up a trip and then of course:

"You are absolutely right, there is no hotel on the top of the mountain."

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u/stiff_tipper 16d ago edited 16d ago

there's a series i liked watching back when ai was still a bunch of gibberish, where a dude would rate (at times) borderline unreadable ai magic cards. link to the playlist for anyone interested:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWwL-4K0zJSw7iNVZyh4qexCr6JhUCKQT