Ewan MacGregor on his epic 'Long Way Down' motorcycle journey through Africa was quoted as saying that one of the most refreshing things about these countries is that their lack of restrictive Health and Safety laws.
"The guy filling my petrol tank had a lit cigarette in his mouth!". Crazy eh? Well not really, considering it's not actually possible to light petrol with a cigarette. It's one of the big movie myths, and makes a complete mockery of legendary scenes like the one in The Usual Suspects, where a lit cigarette sparks the inferno at the beginning. Not possible I'm afraid.
The other thing that's really annoying in films and TV at the moment (did I tell you how anal I was?) is the sound effect they seem to attach to anyone smoking a fag. As they take a drag, you get this overly loud crackling sound of burning tobacco. It's barely audible in real life, but of course it's more 'atmospheric' to have it louder than a Space Shuttle lift-off.
Pedantic rant over.
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