Movie clichés --- jumping to avoid explosions?

Yes, J, it is all fiction and done for effect. Escaping bullets is somewhat believable. I have spoke with a number of USMC who survived combat and they were always thankful for not being hit. They told me keep your head done and hit what you are shooting at. Lily RT: You bring up an excellent example of the failure of physics in movies. Assume that McClain was 68kg (150lbs) and he fell for 2-3 stories to be suddenly stopped by the "reel" --- what would the forces on the body be for that acceleration, Add in the forces of his swing out to break the window and shot the guy there only to magically not get yanked out of the window by the falling reel and hose. I did bring this question up with the hopes that science teachers and physics teachers would use these silly examples to teach their students to see the problems such silliness that they ought not attempted this nonsense. Tie a cord around a watermelon or pumpkin and have it stop after a fall of 20 or 30 ft, the