Few of the best movies based on popular misconceptions contain subjects like, The human body cannot serve as a generator, potatoes will not take root in the Martian soil, and the DNA of dinosaurs is not preserved in amber. Let us check...

1. The Matrix

The cult film by the Wachowski sisters. The invention of artificial intelligence has turned into disaster: machines have completely enslaved humanity, and billions of people are used by artificial intelligence to generate energy.

Immersed in sleep, they feed their mechanical enemies with the heat of their bodies and bioelectricity, while their minds are in the world of virtual reality - the Matrix. And only the Chosen One named Neo will be able to subjugate the Matrix and free humanity.

2. Jurassic Park

Using DNA material extracted from blood-sucking insects frozen millions of years ago in amber, scientists successfully clone dinosaurs. Rich man John Hammond creates an unprecedented amusement park, inhabited by the most amazing reptiles of the past. Unfortunately, dinosaurs are not easy to tame.

The book by Michael Crichton that underlies the film is impressive in its authenticity and detail, but it is based on one big assumption. DNA degrades very quickly, and 521 years are enough for its molecules to decay to a state from which they cannot be restored.

This conclusion was reached by scientists at the University of Manchester when they studied DNA has a 521 ‑ year half ‑ life , Scientists Show That Jurassic Park ‑ Style Dinosaur Cloning Couldn't , ancient resin of tropical plants, bloodsuckers. Not to mention the fact that you can hardly collect the complete genome from the contents of the mosquito's abdomen. So dinosaurs cannot be revived in this way.

3. The Martian

A group of scientists is urgently evacuated from Mars due to the fact that their base was covered by a monstrous dust storm. One of them, Mark Watney, is lost, and the expedition, finding the poor fellow dead, flies away without him. However, Mark survived the storm. And now he has to find a way to make himself known to people on Earth. And to survive on the planet, to the conditions of which a person is absolutely not adapted.

4. Macho and nerd

Morton Schmidt and Greg Jenko are completely different: one is squeezed and unsure of himself, and the other is an uninhibited bully and a handsome bully. They used to be in conflict, but after studying at the police academy, they became best friends. They are now partners and must work together. However, they are unlucky all the time ...

5. Independence Day

The Earth is attacked by aliens. They intend to pump out all the resources from the planet and, along the way, exterminate humanity so that they do not get confused under their feet. But a group of scientists and the military enter into an unequal battle with them, in which not force, but cunning can help to win.

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